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1151.

The dying reefs acquired a

A. brilliant and multicolour
B. kaleidoscopic hues
C. brilliant blue colour like the whale
D. sickly white pallor
Answer» E.
1152.

How does the cut in freight traffic affect the shortfall?

A. By increasing the income
B. By the reducing the expense
C. Simultaneously increasing income and reducing expense
D. By reducing dependence on the central Government
E. None of these
Answer» F.
1153.

Which of the following has the same meaning as phrase played out as it has been used in the passage ?

A. Enacted
B. Repeated
C. Dramastised
D. Done
E. predicted
Answer» C. Dramastised
1154.

What was the cause of the gunmans attack?

A. Distaste for Sunday services.
B. His association with white supremacists ans neoNazi groups.
C. His hatred for Indians.
D. Particular reason may never be known.
Answer» E.
1155.

which of the following is false regarding the railway operation?

A. Reduction in goods traffic is not a new phenomenon
B. passenger traffic has shown an increase in recent years
C. Rates per tonne of goods carried has came down
D. Railways are aware of the problem of reduction in income `
E. None of these
Answer» C. Rates per tonne of goods carried has came down
1156.

Which of the following has the same meaning as the word dip as it has been used in the passage.

A. Drift
B. Slowness
C. Plunge
D. Reduction
E. Tardiness
Answer» E. Tardiness
1157.

Which of the following seems to be the major contributing factor towards the losses of the Railways?

A. Passenger subsidies
B. Freight subsidies
C. Uneconomical linas
D. All of the three are at the same level
E. None of these
Answer» B. Freight subsidies
1158.

The aim of education is to make us realise the need of

A. understanding science.
B. freedom.
C. jobs.
D. passing examinations.
Answer» C. jobs.
1159.

If men tamed animals, they made the animals _____ for them.

A. race
B. search
C. work
D. hunt
Answer» D. hunt
1160.

Which of the following is true regarding the passenger fare charged by the Railways?

A. It excessively high now
B. First class passenger are not given any subsidy
C. Only second class Passenger get subsidy
D. Poor people alone get subsidy
E. None of these
Answer» F.
1161.

The travellers were worried after twenty kilometers because ?

A. it was a lonely countryside
B. they probably feared of having lost their way
C. the rain began to fall
D. it was getting colder as they drove
Answer» B. they probably feared of having lost their way
1162.

What seems of the ultimate consideration for allowing freight subsidy by the Railways?

A. Keeping the freight charges low
B. keeping the railways in losses
C. Keeping the prices of commodities low
D. Cannot be made out from the passage
E. None of these
Answer» D. Cannot be made out from the passage
1163.

When is powder usually applied?

A. Before the make-up
B. As make-up foundation
C. After the make-up
D. During the make-up
Answer» D. During the make-up
1164.

According to the passage, the foreign language policy in the EU aims to foster.

A. English
B. Multilingualism
C. Bilingualism
D. Only native language
Answer» C. Bilingualism
1165.

Which of the following has the same meaning as the word pruning as it has been used in the passage?

A. Stopping
B. Economising
C. Spending
D. Profiteering
E. Cancelling
Answer» C. Spending
1166.

What issue does the author highlight in the given passage?

A. the dowry that is given to the girls
B. Malnutrition of the girl child
C. Life of the street children
D. How the girls are treated in our society
Answer» E.
1167.

Do the girls really live their lives in their own terms?

A. When they are grown up, they live their lives in their own terms
B. In their childhood they live their lives in their own terms
C. Hardly they live their lives in their own terms
D. Yes they live their lives in their own terms
Answer» D. Yes they live their lives in their own terms
1168.

How the birth of a girl is celebrated in our society?

A. Tears are shed on her birth
B. Celebrations are there on her birth
C. Her birth is considedered to be an expense in future
D. Her birth is considered to be good in terms of a mother
Answer» D. Her birth is considered to be good in terms of a mother
1169.

Girl in our society are victim of ?

A. Feminism
B. Traditions
C. Judiciary
D. Discrimination
Answer» E.
1170.

The author felt sad about the latter part of his life because:

A. He was nostalgic about has childhood
B. The world had not become prosperous
C. The author had not won any further victories
D. The world was painfully disturbed during that period of time
Answer» E.
1171.

The victories of the past:

A. Brought permanent peace and prosperity
B. Ended cruelty, tyranny and injustice
C. Proved to be temporary events
D. Filled men with a sense of pessimism
Answer» D. Filled men with a sense of pessimism
1172.

The word 'definitive' used in the passage means:

A. Defined
B. Final
C. Temporary
D. Incomplete
Answer» C. Temporary
1173.

According to the author most people ?

A. do not allow circumstances to affect their lives
B. have fatalistic attitude toward life
C. do not know how to cope with their situation
D. do nothing to change the condition they live in
Answer» E.
1174.

Wilsons' boldest decision was that he ?

A. quit his job
B. saved a lot of money to lead a pleasant life
C. preferred to live in isolation
D. wanted to live without depending on others
Answer» B. saved a lot of money to lead a pleasant life
1175.

Which word best describes self-directed learning?

A. Active learning
B. Passive learning
C. Compulsory learning
D. Repulsive learning
Answer» B. Passive learning
1176.

"... depends on oneself" suggests that Wilson, at 60, would ?

A. depend on his own resources
B. surrender himself to destiny
C. take away his own life
D. carry on living in the same way
Answer» D. carry on living in the same way
1177.

The travellers set out for the town although it was getting dark because ?

A. they were in a hurry
B. the next town was a short distance away and was a hill-resort
C. they were in wilderness
D. the next town was a short distance away and promised a good rest for the night
Answer» E.
1178.

Which of the following arguments of Ms. Aung Suu Kyi is not true?

A. Women also can bring greater peace to the world.
B. Men cannot claim they have done more for peace.
C. Women have the capacity for compassion and sacrifice.
D. Men have done nothing to dissipate ignorance.
Answer» E.
1179.

The author asked john to drive more slowly because?

A. the road led to the hills
B. John was an inexperienced driver
C. the road was not clearly visible
D. they were in wilderness
Answer» D. they were in wilderness
1180.

When an asteroid hit the earth 65 million years ago, the following things happened except ?

A. there was a big explosion
B. there were tons of dust on earth
C. there was no sunlight on earth for a long period
D. many types of vegetation died
Answer» C. there was no sunlight on earth for a long period
1181.

What did the many dinosaurs, who died due to starvation, feed on ?

A. Dry leaves
B. Different types of vegetation
C. Animals
D. None of these
Answer» C. Animals
1182.

According to the text, people with adjustable-rate mortgages

A. will have to economize.
B. have weak credit histories.
C. will get credit whatsoever.
D. will not be able to get credit
Answer» B. have weak credit histories.
1183.

Why are some books to be tasted?

A. To be read with great care.
B. To be read with great attention.
C. To be read only in parts.
D. To be read for fun.
Answer» D. To be read for fun.
1184.

How the Anschluss with the old mother country can be restored ?

A. Ten million Germans death
B. Disorganized parliament
C. Disintegration of Babylonian Empire
D. Freedom for German
Answer» C. Disintegration of Babylonian Empire
1185.

What is being hated by the author in this paragraph ?

A. Social democracy
B. Youth
C. Habsburg regime
D. Slavization
Answer» D. Slavization
1186.

What was the thought which led author to be hilarious ?

A. Social democracy
B. Slavization
C. Universal Suffrage
D. Disorganized parliament
Answer» D. Disorganized parliament
1187.

33 out of Australia s 48 reefs have succumbed to

A. the impact of the Blue whale
B. the impact of tourism
C. the destructive impact of white syndrome
D. the bleaching disease affecting the whales
Answer» D. the bleaching disease affecting the whales
1188.

What, according to the writer, is the essential link between breathing and the critical faculty?

A. Both are required in social relations
B. Both are exercised by human beings
C. Both grow with age
D. Both stop with death
Answer» C. Both grow with age
1189.

The gunman was a member of

A. Oak Creek.
B. a gurdwara.
C. neo-Nazi groups.
D. Sikh community.
Answer» D. Sikh community.
1190.

Which of the following prevents the poor from obtaining a license ?

A. They do not want to make an effort
B. They lack funds to bribe government officials
C. They do not want to pay taxes
D. They are intimidated by bureaucratic procedures
Answer» E.
1191.

The passage says that the rising demand for English in the EU is because of

A. immigrants
B. emigrants
C. Government policy
D. trade and commerce
Answer» E.
1192.

Lines are drawn with a dark make-up pencil or brush to suggest _____ .

A. dimples
B. wrinkles
C. smiles
D. pimples
Answer» C. smiles
1193.

Where did oranges come from?

A. Brazil
B. China
C. U.S.A.
D. Portugal
Answer» C. U.S.A.
1194.

When we are young we should

A. seek the meaning of life.
B. study and get a degree.
C. try for a good job.
D. study science.
Answer» B. study and get a degree.
1195.

Not having teeth is not an obstacle for birds because ?

A. they can crush the food by the muscles
B. they have special grinding machine
C. they have special grinding organ called gizzard
D. they swallow small stones and grit
Answer» D. they swallow small stones and grit
1196.

Where do the birds store food ?

A. inside the nests
B. 'Storage Bag ' below the throat
C. in their houses
D. in the bulge below their throat
Answer» C. in their houses
1197.

Amazing isn't it ? is about ?

A. birds not having houses
B. birds not having teeth
C. birds swallowing stones
D. birds can cough up stored food for chicks
Answer» E.
1198.

How is the constant value maintained ?

A. Set point
B. By error signal
C. Regulator operation
D. All of these
Answer» E.
1199.

The passage is talking about ?

A. the importance of digital word
B. impact of digital world on non-digital world
C. inescapable monsoons
D. uses of laptop
Answer» D. uses of laptop
1200.

According to the passage "the iconoclastic behaviour" means ?

A. Having belief in idol worshipping
B. Attacking on belief in idol worship
C. Following whatever the saints and sages speak
D. Following indian scholars
Answer» C. Following whatever the saints and sages speak