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701.

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.Some of theseX-height of more thanY-2000 feet above the seaZ-rocks rise to the

A. YZX
B. ZXY
C. YXZ
D. XZY
Answer» C. YXZ
702.

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.Evidently it was tooX-of a deadly-looking cobra orY-two we saw no reptilesZ-dry for game, and with the exception

A. YZX
B. YXZ
C. XZY
D. ZXY
Answer» E.
703.

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.It was three o'clock in the afternoonX-find our bearersY-before we woke, toZ-preparing to return

A. YXZ
B. XZY
C. XYZ
D. ZYX
Answer» B. XZY
704.

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.Now the first and mostX-strata of marine origin occur above theY-simple appearance is whereZ-level of the sea in horizontal position

A. XZY
B. YXZ
C. XYZ
D. ZYX
Answer» C. XYZ
705.

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.P: Practical farming includes knowledge of fruit and vegetable farming.Q: These schools need not necessarily have their own farms because the village itself will provide ample field work facilities.R: Agriculture should be made compulsory in higher secondary schools; alternatively, the urban students can be taught town-planning, industrial planning etc.S: Therefore, at this stage, only theoretical education for the village students would suffice.

A. QRSP
B. RPQS
C. RSPQ
D. QPRS
Answer» C. RSPQ
706.

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.P- Epistemological idealists (such as Kant) might insist that the only things which can be directly known for certain are ideas.Q- The approach to idealism by Western philosophers has been different to that of Eastern thinkers.R- In much of Western thought (though not in such major Western thinkers as Plato and Hegel) the ideal relates to direct knowledge ofsubjective mental ideas, or images.S- It is then usually juxtaposed with realism in which the real is said to have absolute existence prior to and independent of our knowledge.

A. RQPS
B. PQSR
C. PRQS
D. QRSP
Answer» E.
707.

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.P: If all the requirements of the villages are satisfied there by itself, then the peasants will usefully utilize their spare time.Q: Let us consider the village artisans.R: This will also provide employment to all the educated people of the villages.S: Having discussed the problems and requirements of rural life.

A. SQPR
B. PRQS
C. QRPS
D. PSQR
Answer» B. PRQS
708.

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.P: Yet making loans to poor people is hardly a Poverty cure.Q: Segmenting the industry, might be worth while if it allows more of the poor to get access to credit.R: Multinational corporations could take the top microfinance institutions to the next level, and the remainder could take the responsibility of development groups andregional banks.S: Property rights and the role of law matter too.

A. PRQS
B. QRPS
C. SPQR
D. RSPQ
Answer» C. SPQR
709.

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.P: But the scenario has quite changed now-a-days by allocating a special budget of funds for security.Q: In the last ten years, budget towards the development of military forces is higher when compared to others.R: India earlier days gave more importance to the development of industry and less importance to other departments.S: This is because of the frightening increase in terrorism all around the world especially emerging after the 9/11 terror attack in U.S.

A. PRQS
B. SPQR
C. QSPR
D. RPSQ
Answer» E.
710.

Partition is the opposite of what?

A. mark off
B. divide
C. attach
D. separate
Answer» D. separate
711.

Pick up the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blanks to make the sentence meaningfully complete._x005F_x000D_ According to the weather _______ it is going to be cloudy today.

A. Announcement
B. Indication
C. Prediction
D. Forecast
Answer» E.
712.

Pageant is most similar in meaning to

A. Show
B. Gallant
C. Beauty
D. Sovereign
Answer» B. Gallant
713.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Postponement or delay permitted in the suffering of a penalty or the discharge of an obligation.

A. Respite
B. Spire
C. Splurge
D. Scourge
Answer» B. Spire
714.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ A person who lays too much stress on bookish-learning

A. Pervert
B. Pedant
C. Philosopher
D. Scholar
Answer» C. Philosopher
715.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ A drug or other substance that produces sleep

A. Soporific
B. Depressant
C. Narcotic
D. Antiseptic
Answer» B. Depressant
716.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Deviation from the right course

A. Imagination
B. Amalgamation
C. Illumination
D. Aberration
Answer» E.
717.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Land covered by water on three sides

A. Island
B. Mainland
C. Strait
D. Peninsula
Answer» E.
718.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ One who sets type for books, newspapers, etc.

A. Typist
B. Editor
C. Composer
D. Compositor
Answer» E.
719.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ One who is able to use both hands

A. Sinister
B. Ambidextrous
C. Ambivalent
D. Amateur
Answer» C. Ambivalent
720.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ One who will do any job for anyone for money

A. Mercenary
B. Recruit
C. Hoodlum
D. Merchant
Answer» B. Recruit
721.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ A child born after the death of father

A. Post dated
B. Premature
C. Paternal
D. Posthumous
Answer» E.
722.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ A person who completely abstains from alcohol

A. teetotaller
B. drunkard
C. alcoholic
D. imposter
Answer» B. drunkard
723.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Suitable or intended for only young persons

A. Youthful
B. Puerile
C. Adolescent
D. Juvenile
Answer» E.
724.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Favouritism shown by a person in power to his relatives

A. Formalism
B. Red­tapism
C. Nepotism
D. Bureaucracy
Answer» D. Bureaucracy
725.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Speech delivered without preparation

A. Rhetoric
B. Oration
C. Extempore
D. Maiden speech
Answer» D. Maiden speech
726.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ A person's peculiar habit

A. Trait
B. Idiosyncracy
C. Idiolect
D. Talent
Answer» C. Idiolect
727.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ A round­-about way of expression

A. Verbosity
B. Talkativeness
C. Circumlocution
D. Locquacious
Answer» D. Locquacious
728.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ One who listens secretly to private conversation

A. Eavesdropper
B. Encroacher
C. Eaves bearer
D. Listener
Answer» B. Encroacher
729.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Belong to the same period

A. Comrades
B. Contemporaries
C. Compromises
D. Renegades
Answer» C. Compromises
730.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ A record of one's own life written by oneself

A. History
B. Biography
C. Bibliography
D. Autobiography
Answer» E.
731.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ The killing of a race

A. Homicide
B. Genocide
C. Suicide
D. Murder
Answer» C. Suicide
732.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Government by Department of State

A. Bureaucracy
B. Autocracy
C. Oligarchy
D. Hierarchy
Answer» B. Autocracy
733.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Misappropriation of money

A. Embezzlement
B. Robbery
C. Theft
D. Fraud
Answer» B. Robbery
734.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ An act of travelling from one place to another

A. Series
B. Journey
C. Sequence
D. Programme
Answer» C. Sequence
735.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Someone who is incapable of being quietened or pacified.

A. Implacable
B. Unflappable
C. Insatiable
D. Inexplicable
Answer» B. Unflappable
736.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ The thing no longer in use

A. Obstacle
B. Obsolete
C. Obsidian
D. Obstruction
Answer» C. Obsidian
737.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Violation of the sanctity of a sacred place

A. Sin
B. Sacrilege
C. Sedition
D. Blasphemy
Answer» C. Sedition
738.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ One who tends to patronize, rebuff or ignore people regarded as social inferiors and imitate, admire people regarded as social superiors

A. Snob
B. Fob
C. Dandy
D. Freak
Answer» B. Fob
739.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Hobson's choice

A. Choice to live or die
B. Excellent choice
C. No choice at all
D. Bigman's choice
Answer» D. Bigman's choice
740.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ A room where dead bodies are kept until burial

A. Grave
B. Cemetery
C. Mortuary
D. Pyre
Answer» D. Pyre
741.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Government by a king

A. Autocracy
B. Aristocracy
C. Oligarchy
D. Monarchy
Answer» E.
742.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ The ceremony of crowning a sovereign

A. Felicitation
B. Promotion
C. Coronation
D. Installation
Answer» D. Installation
743.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ The philosophy of putting another's welfare above one's own.

A. Agnosticism
B. Polytheism
C. Altruism
D. Iconoclasm
Answer» D. Iconoclasm
744.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ A state of emotional or intellectual separation

A. Euphoria
B. Ecstasy
C. Alienation
D. Communion
Answer» D. Communion
745.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Providing relief

A. Reissue
B. Reprieve
C. Rejoinder
D. Refuge
Answer» C. Rejoinder
746.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ A person who is new to a profession

A. Expert
B. Coach
C. Tutor
D. Novice
Answer» E.
747.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ That which makes one highly knowledgeable

A. Erudition
B. Irreverence
C. Irritability
D. Impulsiveness
Answer» B. Irreverence
748.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Act of making things like new again.

A. Innovate
B. Renovate
C. Motivate
D. Activate
Answer» C. Motivate
749.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Words inscribed on the tomb

A. Epigraph
B. Epigram
C. Epitaph
D. Elegy
Answer» D. Elegy
750.

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ Any morbid dread of water.

A. Hydrofoil
B. Hydrophobia
C. Hydraulic
D. Hyacinth
Answer» C. Hydraulic