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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

Off the hook

 

A) Every thing prepared and kept ready for you B) Accept something without checking its veracity
C) No longer in difficulty or trouble D) Put a person who is helping you into a difficult situation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) No longer in difficulty or trouble

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What is the type of Energy possessed by a stretched rubber band?

A) Potential energy B) Kinetic energy
C) Chemical energy D) Thermal energy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Thermal energy

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Punched card is also called

A) Hollerith card B) Video card
C) Sound card D) Accelerator card
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hollerith card

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Sunny was driving the car so fast that it slipped at the turn.

A) Sunny slipped at the turn as he was driving the car so fast. B) So fast was Sunny driving the car that it slipped at the turn.
C) The car was being driven by Sunny so fast that it slipped at the turn. D) The car slipped at the turn as Sunny was driving it so fast.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The car was being driven by Sunny so fast that it slipped at the turn.

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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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The weight of an object is maximum

A) on the equator B) on the surface of the earth
C) at the centre of the earth D) on the poles of the earth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) on the poles of the earth

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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.

 


People are now either exposed to the very best of their inner circle and the world, ________ to the worst — articles that look to shock, to provoke rage and put a lens on everything that is wrong _________ the world. Imperceptibly, it goes unsaid that often __________ pieces of ‘news’ fail to actually provide a constructive solution. The effect of such a disparity _________ to the same effect as news of TV and newspapers — a feeling that what we see does not ____________ our lives.

 

and the world, ________ to the worst

 

A) nor   B)  or  
C)  and   D)  but  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  or  

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The process of reducing the milk fat globules size to allow them to stay evenly distributed in milk is called ____.

A) Standardization B) Pasteurization
C) Homogenization D) Fortification
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Homogenization

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