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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

If there is a subject of really ______________ interest and utility, it is the art of writing and speaking one's own language ___________. It is the basis of culture, as we all know; but it is infinitely more _________ that, it is the basis of business. ___________ salesman can sell anything unless he can explain the merits of his goods in effective language, or can write ___________ advertisement equally effective, or present his ideas, and the facts, in a letter.

 

is infinitely more _________ that, it is the basis

 

A) then B) such
C) so D) than
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) than

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

But representatives have cynically chosen to look the other _________________ when matters of justice are involved. They seem to have only a will to power; to be part of a new ___________________ elite. _________________ they forget that the history of struggle is the future of struggle. Maoism is one extreme ____________________ struggle ___________________ corrupt appropriative and greedy elites; there are others.

 

look the other _________________ when matters of justice are involved.

 

A) road B) action
C) way D) method
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) way

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Who is the author of "I Too Had a Love Story"?

A) Preeti Shenoy B) Ravinder Singh
C) Keshav Aneel D) Durjoy Datta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ravinder Singh

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Battle of Haldighati was fought in the year ________.

A) 1764 B) 1526
C) 1576 D) 1857
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1576

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What percentage of India's population is employed in agriculture?

A) 85% B) 70%
C) 55% D) 40%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 70%

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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. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.
The Captain along with (1)/his team has been (2)/invited to the function.(3)/No Error (4)

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

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Which one of the following is not an International Human Rights Treaty?

A) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights B) Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
C) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities D) Declaration on the Right to Development
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

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The International Bill of Human Rights has been further supplemented by various other international treaties, conventions and declarations. They are usually regarded as “human rights instruments”. The important among them are as follows....

•Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (1979)

•Declaration on the Right to Development (1986)

•Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006).

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Q:

Find the incorrect statement in regard to food?

A) It is an inorganic substance B) It undergoes chemical reactions
C) It is an organic substance D) It provides energy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) It is an inorganic substance

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