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Thursday, December 19, 2019

Replace the bold portion by choosing the phrase from the given alternatives that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence.
The researcher has to mull over his idea for several days.

Replace the bold portion by choosing the phrase from the given alternatives that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence.
The researcher has to mull over his idea for several days.
ATo organise his idea for a number of days.
BTo remember his ideas for several days.
Cto scrutinise his ideas for many days.
Dto ponder over his ideas for several days.
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Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Your mind is like a parachute : It works when it is open. What does the statement imply?

Your mind is like a parachute : It works when it is open. What does the statement imply?
AParachutes are meant for saving lives and you have to open them to do that.
BOpen - mindedness is what is essential. We should share with others our joys, sorrows, fears and hopes to make life meaningful.
CWe should never close our minds to others. When we share, we become hap- pier and contented.
DOur minds are like parachutes, closed. We must open them to share happiness.
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Critically examine the statement given in bold and answer the questions.
The circumstances of birth are irrelevant. What you do with gift of life determines what you are. Which statement best explains this?

Critically examine the statement given in bold and answer the questions.
The circumstances of birth are irrelevant. What you do with gift of life determines what you are.
Which statement best explains this?
AOne may be born rich or poor. But how he lives speaks of his real self.
BMisfortunes come even if we are born rich. But success in life depends on our own efforts to live a good life.
CBirth alone does not contribute to success in life. Life is precious and is a free gift of God. We should make it worth living.
DGreat qualities are given by God as gifts. We should make good use of them to achieve success in life.
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Critically examine the statement given in bold and answer the questions.
Un easy lies that the head that wears the crown. What does this mean?

Critically examine the statement given in bold and answer the questions.
Un easy lies that the head that wears the crown. What does this mean?
AThe crown worn by the king does not mean that he is a happy man.
BThe king wears a crown of gold and gems but his responsibilities make him restless and unhappy.
CPeople who are rich and powerful are generally restless and worried.
DThose who are in high positions and wealthy are mostly restless because of their responsibilities like kings.
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Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word. Choosing it from the options given. The celebrated grammarian Patanjali was a contemporary... Pushyamitra Sunga.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word. Choosing it from the options given. The celebrated grammarian Patanjali was a contemporary... Pushyamitra Sunga.
Afor
Bwith
Cof
Dto
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Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word. Choosing it from the options given.
It was formerly supposed that malaria was due... poisonous exhalations.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word. Choosing it from the options given.
It was formerly supposed that malaria was due... poisonous exhalations.
Aof
Bwith
Cfor
Dto
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Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word. Choosing it from the options given.
The goat subsists... the coarsest of food

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word. Choosing it from the options given.
The goat subsists... the coarsest of food
Aon
Bfor
Cin
Dto
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