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A binding price ceiling is designed to

A) keep prices low B) increase efficiency
C) increase the quality of the good D) prevent shortages
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) keep prices low

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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.

 

Anti­apartheid activist Desmond Tutu is even more hard­headed when he says, "In almost ____________ language, the most difficult words are 'I am sorry’." Mr. Tutu adds that ______________ reconciliations can only lead to spurious healing. _____________ him forgiveness is a wager, an ethical wager on the future of ______________ relationship. This is why the few events of apology which stand up to _____________ scrutiny deserve to be treasured.

 

"In almost ____________ language, the most difficult words are 'I am sorry'."

 

A) each B) all
C) any D) every
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) every

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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.

 

Lateral thinking method is ______ with creation of new ideas that is a procedure and readiness to look at things in a diverse approach.

 

A) regressive B) neoconservative
C) aggressive D) apprehensive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) apprehensive

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Saving is that portion of money income that is .....

A) spent for development of Industries B) not spent on consumption
C) spent on health and education D) spent for consumer durables
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) not spent on consumption

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Which one among the following stars is nearest to the earth?

A) Sirius B) Arcturus
C) Spica D) Proxima Centauri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Proxima Centauri

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Proxima Centauri is the nearest star, and on August 24, 2016 astronomers announced it likely has a planet. This star is the nearest of a triple star system, which we on Earth see with the eye alone as the single star Alpha Centauri, visible from Earth's Southern Hemisphere

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___ is a unit of length, roughly the distance from Earth to the Sun.

A) Light years B) Astronomical unit
C) Kelvin D) Joule
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Astronomical unit

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Q:

UNESCO Headquarters is in

A) Moscow B) New York
C) London D) Paris
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Paris

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According to the Indian Constitution, the Union ______ body is called the Parliament.

A) Judicial B) Executive
C) Legislative D) both Judicial and legislative
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Legislative

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