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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

I sensed the __________ of the argument.

A) beautiful B) beautifully
C) beauty D) beautification
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) beauty

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A ___________ deficit is financed by net capital flows from the rest of the world, thus by a capital account surplus.

A) Current Account B) Savings Account
C) Capital Account D) Asset Account
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Current Account

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Statement I :The    Poona    Pact    provided    for    151 reserved  seats  for  the  scheduled  castes  to be   elected   by   a   joint,   not   separate, electorate.

Statement II :Dr.  B.  R.  Ambedkar  withdrew  from  active politics   for   almost   a   decade   when   the Communal Award was revoked.

A) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Explanation:

The  Poona  Pact  was  an  agreement between  Dr.  Babasaheb  Ambedkar and  Mahatma  Gandhi  which  was signed  on  24  September  1932  at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune, India, which asserted that there will be a single    Hindu    electorate,    with scheduled    castes    having    seats reserved     within     it,So     the representation of these classes was based  on  the  standards  of  joint electorates   and   reserved   seats. The  Communal  Award  was  made by    the    British    Prime    Minister Ramsay  MacDonald  on  16  August 1932    which    allowed    separate electorates  in  India,  and  it  was supported by Ambedkar.

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
P: When all the credit worthy people were given loans to a logical limit, they ceased to be a part of the market.
Q: Even this would have been understandable if it could work as an eye opener.
R: Owing to the materialistic culture elsewhere, it was possible to keep selling newer products to the consumers despite having existing ones which served equally
well.
S: They were lured through advertising and marketing techniques of 'dustbinisation' of the customer; and then finally, once they became ready customers, they were
given loans and credits to help them by more and more.

A) PRQS B) RSPQ
C) QSPR D) RPQS 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) RSPQ

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UNITAR stands for -

A) United Nations Institute for Transport and Agriculture Research B) United Nations Initiative for Total Agricultural Readiness
C) United Nations Institute for Training and Research D) United Nations Initiative for Transport Readiness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) United Nations Institute for Training and Research

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. Ifa sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

The injustice from the sentence pronounced (1)/ above that great scientist, is (2)/ now evident to us all. (3)/ No error (4)

 

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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R. Ashwin of India became the quickest bowler to reach 300 test wickets in just 54 tests. Where was this historic test played?

 

A) Delhi B) Kolkata
C) Nagpur D) Kanpur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nagpur

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Q:

Which is the most powerful piece in a game of chess?

A) King B) Queen
C) Rook D) Knight
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Queen

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