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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.

 

Starting late-2014, scientists of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) working _______ satellite data tracking the rift found that the defect in the Larsen C was growing _________. By 2016 the crack became 70 miles long and 300 feet ________. By January 2017 it measured 109 miles in length and 1,500metres in breadth. On July 12, it broke. The broken shelf, now __________ official iceberg, was massive, indeed the ____________-ever such iceberg, weighing 1.1trillion tons and measuring 2,200 square miles.

 

Administration (NASA) working _______ satellite data tracking

 

A) besides B) along
C) by D) with
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) with

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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.

 

Keep at bay

 

A) Keep your loved ones protected even when they are faced with problems B) To control something and prevent it from causing you problems
C) Hide your precious stuff D) Be alert at all times
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To control something and prevent it from causing you problems

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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.

 

In a work ____________ art, each layer and texture, colour ____________ perspective creates an individualistic vision, which can mean different things to different viewers and even to its creator at different points of time. The audience does not ____________ see the struggle or uncertainty of the _____________ process, only its outcome. And sometimes, ___________ in the case of icons, the passage of time reveals the glow within.

 

texture, colour ____________ perspective creates

 

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

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If in a two digit number, the digit at unit place is y and the digit at tens place is 5, then the number is

A) 50y + y B) 5y + 5
C) 50 + y D) 50y + 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 50 + y

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The  Ryotwari  experiment  in  land  revenue was started by

A) Henry Dundas B) Alexander Reed
C) David Ricardo D) Mountstuart Elphinstone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Alexander Reed

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The Ryotwari system was introduced by  Sir  Thomas  Munro and   Captain   Alexander   Read   in 1820.This system  was in operation for  nearly  30  years  and  had  many features  of  revenue  system  of  the Mughals,    Under    the    Ryotwari System  every  registered  holder  of land is recognised as its proprietor and pays direct to Government

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The number of parliamentary seats (Lok Sabha) of Haryana is

A) 10 B) 26
C) 28 D) 48
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 10

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Which is a feature included in Microsoft PowerPointsoftware that allows the user to see all the slides in apresentation at one time?

A) Slide Sorter B) Slide Master
C) Handout Master D) Slide Header
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Slide Sorter

Explanation:

Slide sorter view is a feature included in MicrosoftPowerPoint software that allows the user to see all theslides in a presentation at one time. The slides appearin the task pane as small graphics that are arranged inrows and columns.

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Android is a mobile operating system designed primarilyfor touch screen mobile devices such as smartphones andtablets. Which among the following was the first Android Operating System?

A) Cupcake B) Alpha
C) Gingerbread D) Doughnut
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Alpha

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Alpha was android version 1.0 released on 23rdSeptember 2008. Android is continually developed byGoogle and the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), andhas seen a number of updates to its base operatingsystem since the initial release

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