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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.

Books are our ______ friends. They are our guides. We can learn everything from them. The books contain all the great ______ of the world's leaders and we can learn them by reading the books. The books help us find ______ to our questions. The books never fail us. We should read as ______ books as we can. But all books are not good. So we should ______ only good books.

The books help us find ______ to

A) answers B) solutions
C) relations D) opinions
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) answers

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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.

________________ various signs of economic slowdown such as languishing industrial production and adverse __________________of the drought on rural livelihoods and demand, the government is apparently unable ____________________ unwilling to increase public spending to _________________ people’s material distress or to kick-start economic ____________________ to increase employment.


adverse __________________of the drought on rural livelihoods and demand

A) effects B) effect
C) affects D) affect
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) effects

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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.

 

The entry of foreign media has to be ______ by strict rules. Any intention to ______ the country politically or economically or any attempt at cultural ______ in order to make the country a slave to the designs of international powers would not be ______. If the foreign media is keen on making a presence on the Indian soil, respect for the country’s unity and ______ is essential.

 

Any intention to ______ the country politically.

 

A) grapple B) cripple
C) scruple D) stripple
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) cripple

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

 

A) conjectural B) conjecturel
C) conjactural   D) conjacturel  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) conjectural

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

 

The beggar said to me, "Please give me something to eat."

A) The beggar requested me to give him something to eat. B) The beggar requests me to give him something to eat.
C) The beggar requested me to have given him something to eat. D) The beggar requests me to give him something to be eaten.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The beggar requested me to have given him something to eat.

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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.

 

He had to ______ his theft.

A) repent for B) repent in
C) repented D) repenting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) repent for

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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 ________ to return by the 3rd of the month.

A) strategize B) program
C) plan D) project
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) plan

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Consensus

A) Accord B) Discord
C) Consent D) Unity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Discord

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