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Q1. (A) A valid ‘Living Will’ facilitates passive euthanasia. A failure to legally
recognize an advance medical directive inconveniences the “right to smoothen
the dying process”, the court reasoned.
(B) It called passive euthanasia as a “mere acceleration of the inevitable
conclusion.” Active euthanasia, the court concluded, is unlawful.
(C) In cases of terminally ill or permanently vegetative state patients, where
there is no hope for revival, priority should be given to the Living Wills and
the right of self-determination.
(D) Suicide involves “overt acts” which culminates in an unnatural death.
(E) The court distinguished passive euthanasia from suicide and active
euthanasia.
(a) EBDCA
(b) EBDAC
(c) BEDCA
(d) BEDAC
(e) ECBDA
Q2. (A) They had no idea what an elephant was, and so they decided, "Even
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though we will not be able to see it, we can feel it. Let's go."
(B) "Oh, no! it is like the branch of a tree," said the third man, touching the
tusk of the elephant.
(C) One day the villagers were very excited, and when they asked what was
happening they told them, "Hey, there is an elephant in the village today!"
(D) So, they all went to where the elephant was, and each of them touched it:
"Hey, the elephant is a pillar," said the first man, touching its leg.
(E) "Oh, no! it is like a rope," said the second man, who was touching the tail.
(a) CDAEB
(b) CBADE
(c) CADBE
(d) EBDCA
(e) EDBAC
Q3. (A) The previous winter having been unusually severe, this spring feeling
was like a form of intoxication in May, as if there were an overabundant
supply of sap.
(B) Everybody I met seemed to be smiling; an air of happiness appeared to
pervade everything in the warm light of returning spring.
(C) One might almost have said that a breeze of love was blowing through the
city, and the sight of the young women whom I saw in the streets in their
morning toilets, in the depths of whose eyes there lurked a hidden tenderness,
and who walked with languid grace, filled my heart with agitation.
(D) One morning on waking I saw from my window the blue sky glowing in
the sun above the neighbouring houses.
(E) The canaries hanging in the windows were singing loudly, and so were the
servants on every floor; a cheerful noise rose up from the streets, and I went
out, my spirits as bright as the day, to go—I did not exactly know where.
(a) ADEBC
(b) AEDBC
(c) AEDCB
(d) ADECB
(e) ABCED
Q4. (A) Sometimes he had flashbacks of sandstorms that used to whirl around
the village, leaving behind a thick sandy layer all over the houses and even on
his face.
(B) After settling down in the valley, he had adjusted to his new life by
accepting the title of shepherd, something that he had never thought of doing
before his forced immigration.
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(C) Once the herd was settled, and busy grazing, he would sit down under
his favourite tree and rest his head on the tree trunk and watch over the
herd.
(D) It was his job to lead the herd to pasture and let them graze randomly on
the lush green patches.
(E) He would often daydream of his beautiful village in Afghanistan: he
missed the giant, dry mountains that stood erect like soldiers, as if they were
guarding the village.
(a) BEDCA
(b) BDEAC
(c) BDCEA
(d) DBCEA
(e) CEBDA
Q5. (A) The tower is 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-
storey building, and the tallest structure in Paris. Its base is square,
measuring 125 metres on each side.
(B) Constructed from 1887–89 as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair, it was
initially criticized by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its
design, but it has become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most
recognizable structures in the world.
(C) The Eiffel Tower is the most-visited paid monument in the world; 6.91
million people ascended it in 2015.
(D) The Eiffel Tower is a wrought iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in
Paris, France.
(E) It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed
and built the tower.
(a) ACDEB
(b) BCDEA
(c) CBEAD
(d) EABCD
(e) DEBCA
(D) In hydrocarbon exploration, for example, site surveys are run over the
proposed locations of offshore exploration or appraisal wells.
(E) Site surveys are inspections of an area where work is proposed, to gather
information for a design or an estimate to complete the initial tasks required
for an outdoor activity.
(a) ABCED
(b) ABCDE
(c) BCDEA
(d) ECBAD
(e) DABCE
Q7. (A) Sridevi acted in her comeback film in Malayalam in 1996 Bharatan's
Devaraagam, a love story in which she starred opposite Aravind Swamy.
(B) The last major film Sridevi starred in before she took a break from the
industry was Judaai, released in 1997.
(C) Along with Anil Kapoor and Urmila Matondkar, the actress played a
greedy housewife going to extreme lengths for money.
(D) Talking about her swan song, critic Subhash K. Jha wrote that Sridevi
"left us with the most stunning hurrah in Judaai.
(E) A terrible film that I've watched countless times to see her play the
money-minded harridan who 'sells' her husband to Urmila Matondkar.
(a) CEABD
(b) CBEAD
(c) ABCED
(d) DBAEC
(e) DECBA
Q8. (A) Karti Chidambaram, being investigated by the CBI for corruption,
stressed today that he would not turn over his phone password to the CBI,
speaking to NDTV as he waited for a court hearing.
(B) The son of senior Congress leader and former union minister P
Chidambaram also complained about the food he was being served in custody.
(C) The CBI had told the court earlier this week that Karti Chidambaram
had flatly refused to share the password to his mobile phone.
(D) Appearing for the CBI, Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta had
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told the court that when asked for his phone password, Karti "virtually says
go to hell".
(E) Karti was arrested on February 28 on charges that he had facilitated, for a
bribe, investment approvals for the INX media group in 2007 and 2008 using
the influence of his father, who was then Finance Minister.
(a) EACBD
(b) DEABC
(c) ABCDE
(d) EDCBA
(e) DBCAE
Q9. (A) The facility, which is a popular with tourists, also manufactures and
sells tea.
(B) On Thursday night, it is believed that a fire spread from a section of the
factory where green tea is processed.
(C) Blustery winds near Doddabetta led to the fire quickly spreading, leading
to more than 75 % of the factory being gutted, official from the Department of
Fire and Rescue Services in Udhagamandalam said.
(D) Workers employed at the factory noticed the fire and informed the fire
department a few minutes after the fire broke out.
(E) Fire-fighters rushed to the spot and fought the blaze for over two hours,
before it was finally put out.
(a) ABDCE
(b) ABDEC
(c) AECBD
(d) AECDB
(e) ADBEC
Q10. (A) You become a responsible adult by the time you reach the age of 30.
(B) You are healthy, placed with a fantastic career. The pay is decent and
financial stability is around the corner.
(C) You have recently started a family or are planning to get married.
(D) You’ve bought a car or bike, perhaps you’ve invested in buying a house
too. You’re travelling places.
(E) But, it’s only human to not bother about the ‘what if’ moment that could
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Q11. (A) Google has announced that it is rolling out “Google Lens” — app
designed to bringing up relevant information using visual analysis — to all
Android phones running “Google Photos”.
(B) “Rolling out today, Android users can try ‘Google Lens’ to do things like
create a contact from a business card or get more info about a famous
landmark.
(C) To start, make sure you have the latest version of the “Google Photos” app
for Android,” the company wrote on Twitter late on Tuesday.
(D)The company also said that the app would soon come on Apple devices.
(E) According to The Verge, certain phones, including flagships from
Samsung, Huawei, LG, Motorola, Sony and HMD/Nokia would eventually be
able to access “Google Lens” through the “Google Assistant”.
(a) ADCEB
(b) EABDC
(c) ACDBE
(d) ABCED
(e) ABCDE
Q12. (A) Madame Bovary is the debut novel of French writer Gustave
Flaubert, published in 1856.
(B) The character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and
emptiness of provincial life.
(C) When the novel was first serialized in La Revue de Paris between 1
October 1856 and 15 December 1856, public prosecutors attacked the novel
for obscenity.
(D) The resulting trial in January 1857 made the story notorious.
(E) After Flaubert's acquittal on 7 February 1857, Madame Bovary became a
bestseller in April 1857 when it was published in two volumes. A seminal work
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Q13. (A) As I was leisurely surfing through random channels on TV, my eyes
got glued on a show called ‘Stories by Rabindranath Tagore’ on Epic
Channel.
(B) I have earlier heard about in-depth and life-touching stories of
Rabindranath Tagore but nothing matches the ‘amazement’ these stories
offered me.
(C) I was hooked. I found all the book written by the legend and spent next
few days feasting myself to the literary genius’ work. Such is the power of his
work, more than 100 years later.
(D) One of the most famous short stories of Rabindranath Tagore, Kabuliwala
beautifully portrays the love a father has for his daughter.
(E) The protagonist is a pathan dry fruit seller who comes from Kabul to
Calcutta to sell dry fruits and be-friend a young girl called Mini. A movie by
the same name was made Hemen Gupta in 1961
(a) ACDEB
(b) ABCDE
(c) ACEBD
(d) ABECD
(e) ADCEB
Q14. (A) If you are a morning person, pull yourself out of the confines of your
home and go somewhere where there is some green.
(B) The indoors can get hot.
(C) Your sofas, curtains, furniture... everything in the house radiates heat and
make you feel hotter.
(D) Outdoors, there is always fresh air and that will cool not just your skin
but your mind as well.
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(E) Walk or run or, if that is too much, just find a secluded spot, sit down and
hear the birds call and the leaves rustle.
(a) ADEBC
(b) ABEDC
(c) CDEAB
(d) ABCDE
(e) EDCBA
Q15. (A) One of the most important factors for making a good impression on
the people around you is to smell good and fresh.
(B) That’s precisely why you can’t think of life without your deodorants and
perfumes.
(C) Using your favorite deo after shower or spraying on your favorite
perfume before you are stepping out is part of your daily routine.
(D) But, what about those times when you feel sweaty and smelly while on the
go, and would do anything to go back home just for a spritz of that
fragrance?
(E) Even though you would love to carry along your deo or perfume
everywhere with you, it’s not always possible, specially for guys. But worry
not! Pocket perfumes are here to salvage such sweaty situations and help you
stay fresh whenever, wherever!!!
(a) BCAED
(b) EDBCA
(c) EBDAC
(d) EBDCA
(e) BCADE
Directions (1-15): Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and
(E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer
the questions given below.
(C) Southeast Asia region to aggressively address the double burden of household
and ambient (outdoor) air pollution,
(D) The WHO has called upon member-countries in its
(E) saying the region, which comprises India,
(a) DCEBA
(b) DCBEA
(c) DBCEA
(d) DABCE
(e) DECBA
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S1. Ans.(a) Sol. DCEBA
Q2. (A) I must confess that I am intrigued by your invitation to me to join the
members of the Indo-Korean War Veterans
(B) was the Chairman and General Thorat was the Commander of the Custodian
Forces of India.
(C) It is of course true that
(D) in welcoming the new Ambassador from South Korea.
(E) I spent some few months of my life in Panmunjom in my capacity as Alternate
Chairman of the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission of which General
Thimayya
(a) ACBED
(b) ADCBE
(c) ADCEB
(d) ABCDE
(e) AEDCB
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S2. Ans.(c) Sol. ADCEB
Q3. (A) held talks against a classic Chinese landscape of gardens and lakes, with
and without aides.
(B) Indian and Chinese troops engaged in a tense stand-off lasting 73 days.
(C) on the high Himalayan plateau of Doklam on the borders of Bhutan, India and
China, overlooking the vital Siliguri Corridor connecting ‘mainland’ India to the
Northeastern States,
(D) The optics were reassuring and optimism about the outcome of these
conversations was implied. Only a year ago,
(E) For the duration of a day and a half, the leaders of the world’s two most
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populous countries
(a) ECBDA
(b) EDCBA
(c) EACDB
(d) EADCB
(e) EBCDA
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S3. Ans.(d) Sol. EADCB
Q4. (A) The authorities may claim that the situation is stable but the daily litany of
violence tells a different story.
(B) on different planes across the country.
(C) The authorities need to analyses why simultaneous upheavals are taking place
(D) Each day, a concatenation of events and situations are contributing to feelings
of deep unease.
(E) Take internal security, for instance.
(a) CAEDB
(b) CEBAD
(c) CDEAB
(d) CBEAD
(e) CBDEA
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S4. Ans.(e) Sol. CBDEA
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S5. Ans.(e) Sol. BDCEA
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S6. Ans.(c) Sol. ADCBE
Q7. (A) and journalists are increasingly the targets of online smear campaigns
(B) by the most radical nationalists, who vilify them
(C) and even threaten physical reprisals.
(D) With Hindu nationalists trying to purge all manifestations of ‘anti-national’
thought
(E) from the national debate, self-censorship is growing in the mainstream media
(a) DEBCA
(b) DEABC
(c) DBCEA
(d) DACBE
(e) DCBEA
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S7. Ans.(b) Sol. DEABC
(c) ABCED
(d) ACBDE
(e) AECDB
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S8. Ans.(a) Sol. ADCEB
Q9. (A) It has potentially sabotaged elections. Even as governments and social
media companies grapple with methods
(B) of countering the publishing of fake news,
(C) a particularly alarming strain has come into existence recently, in the Rana
Ayyub case.
(D) It has whipped up communal frenzy.
(E) Fake news has wreaked damage several times over the last few years.
(a) EADCB
(b) ECDBA
(c) EDCBA
(d) EDABC
(e) EBCDA
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S9. Ans.(d) Sol. EDABC
Q10. (A) This is a potential threat to anybody who has an online presence.
(B) It has been proven that false news spreads faster and farther than real news.
(C) there is absolutely no stopping them as they leap from group to group within
seconds.
(D) Any attempts at correcting statements that are wrongly attributed to users will
find a much more limited audience and once the screenshots reach WhatsApp,
(E) The damage to one’s reputation is immediate and impossible to completely
reverse.
(a) ABDCE
(b) ABCDE
(c) ACDEB
(d) ADBCE
(e) AECDB
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S10. Ans.(a) Sol. ABDCE
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S11. Ans.(c) Sol. CBAED
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S12. Ans.(e) Sol. DECBA
Q13. (A) and thus I fail as a ‘supposed to be’ wife. Silence is a bargain for a happy
life,
(B) happiness at least for one member.
(C) Because I resist, I refuse, I think, I give views...
(D) That doesn’t mean I’m the silent type.
(E) In fact, I’m the loudest one in the house. And that is the root of all problems.
(a) DCAEB
(b) DEABC
(c) DBCEA
(d) DECAB
(e) DACEB
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S13. Ans.(d) Sol. DECAB
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S14. Ans.(c) Sol. CABDE
Q15. (A) He was a calm boy, anchored by the recent acceptance of death and
detached from the inconsistent character of strangers.
(B) In rural middle class homes, there is no time to mourn death.
(C) Counter-measures are taken to manage the sharp shift in the trajectory of the
lives of the survivors.
(D) Fresh defences are built to protect their dignity.
(E) Hopes are realigned into the shadows of new breadwinners as they learn to
cradle an uncertain future on their still soft shoulders.
(a) ABCDE
(b) ABDEC
(c) ACDEB
(d) AECDB
(e) ADCEB
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S15. Ans.(a) Sol. ABCDE
Directions (1-15): Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and
(E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer
the questions given below.
Q1. (A) Rana is one of a growing number of professionals who are channeling
their passion into food.
(D) We talk to a few new foodpreneurs who have switched career paths and are
addressing the needs of this evolved, more conscious market.
(E) As the food landscape evolves, newer examples are cropping up.
(a) ABCDE
(b) ACBDE
(c) ABECD
(d) ADCEB
(e) AEDBC
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Q2. (A) The era of sharing space for designated slots of time is here.
(B) Then came renting and leasing. But even that is passé.
(C) There were times when properties were bought and companies raised grand
edifices to house their offices with paraphernalia.
(D) With nearly two decades of the new millennium behind us today, the new
technology is urging compaction of time and space.
(a) EBCDA
(b) ECBDA
(c) EADCB
(d) ECDBA
(e) EADBC
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Q3. (A) With the modernization of our homes, cooking is no longer done behind
four walls
(B) the kitchen needs to be open to attract attention and is often the hub of the
home.
(D) In any home, the kitchen is considered as one of the most important spaces.
(E) Our kitchens thereby have moved from being only utilitarian
(a) DCBAE
(b) DCEAB
(c) DBAEC
(d) DEBCA
(e) DABEC
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Q4. (A) apart from the potential for upholding human values, is our ability to make
choices, to take control of our destiny.
(B) Unless we go with nature, we won’t be able to survive any longer, in Stephen
Hawking’s words, “the next thousand years” on this fragile planet”.
(C) It all comes down to karma, what goes around comes around. Humans have
committed mass deforestation, nature has rewarded us with climate change,
unexpected storms, wildfires and sea levels.
(D) That’s not just why we must be careful in terms of the lifestyle we choose.
What differentiates us humans from other species,
(E) Today it all comes down to our lifestyle choices, each of which, corporations
have ensured have strong repercussions on nature.
(a) CDAEB
(b) CDEAB
(c) CEADB
(d) CADBE
(e) CBDEC
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Q5. (A) The boys have queued up, the overseer has inspected their dhoti-kurtas,
(B) I am at the ashram gate, wondering if the priest will let me in.
(C) I walk in hesitantly, but the monk smiles warmly and points to an empty chair.
(D) and they are now waiting patiently for instructions from the priest , who is on
the phone.
(a) EDBCA
(b) EADBC
(c) ECBDA
(d) ECDAB
(e) EBDCA
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Q6. (A) for the entire length of the concert in anticipation of what these great
(B) The three-day The Hindu November Fest opened with ‘Classical and Beyond’,
a coming together of the stars of Hindustani music.
(D) The auditorium was jam packed with an attentive and benevolent audience
sitting with undiminished enthusiasm
(E) masters would unfold. The star–studded stage had the inimitable maestro
Taufiq Qureshi,
(a) BEDAC
(b) BCDEA
(c) BCAED
(d) BDAEC
(e) BADEC
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Q7. (A) Scriptures have always perceived the holistic value pervading creation and
speak of the close ties between human beings and nature,
(B) and of the need to live in harmony with the environment. Drawing from these
and taking into account the body-mind complex that constitutes each human being,
(C) the wise have shown that the most precious gifts for an individual are water,
food and good advice, pointed out Velukkudi Sri Krishnan in a discourse.
(D) Water and food are for the upkeep of the body and good advice, ‘subhashitani,’
for the welfare of the Atma. Good advice helps one to remain healthy in both mind
and body.
(E) Indian schools of thought have given much thought to explain the nature and
function of the human mind. It is seen as an instrument endowed with the functions
to think, decide and act.
(a) ABDCE
(b) ACDBE
(c) AEDBC
(d) AEBDC
(e) ABCDE
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Q8. (A) Legend has it that he was close to despair and hiding in a cave during a
storm when he saw an animal in the process of building something.
(B) It tried six times and failed and he realized he too had fought against the
English six times and failed.
(C) This inspired him to continue fighting the English and he eventually won in
1314.
(E) On March 25, 1306, Robert the Bruce became the King of Scotland. King
Edward of England waged war against him and made him an outlaw.
(a) EBCDA
(b) EABDC
(c) EBDCA
(d) EACBD
(e) ECDAB
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Q9. (A) If we do a movement, some hundreds of times, we can then repeat it easily
with little awareness.
(B) Yoga is a way of bringing positive changes in our life. Positive change requires
opposing past habits.
(D) Movement becomes mechanical because our brain learns movement patterns.
(E) But Asanas can also become habits. If we practice asana like riding a bicycle,
we lose a large part of its transformative potential.
(a) BEDAC
(b) BADEC
(c) BCDEA
(d) BDECA
(e) BACDE
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Q10. (A) It made me want to dig into culture to get a grasp of men’s thinking
process.
(B) Even when the laws were made more stringent in India, it did nothing to deter
crimes against women.
(C) that allows men to think and do whatever they pleased with a woman — to her
body, mind, thoughts or psyche.
(D) I think it shook the collective conscience of the nation. I started looking at the
culture
(a) ECBDA
(b) EADCB
(c) EBCDA
(d) EDCBA
(e) EABCD
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(B) most memorable of all, discover the hedonistic pleasures of red wine and
inhale the indefinable aroma of freshly baked baguettes.
(C) The aftershocks were still rippling out when I reached Paris to study
comparative literature, hang around the Latin Quarter and,
(D) With age on our sides, we had the energy and will to walk, after the last Métro
had gone, to the Cité Universitaire
(E) It was a heady place, where impassioned and cheap wine-fuelled conversations
lingered on well after the moon was high in the sky.
(a) CADEB
(b) CDBEA
(c) CBEDA
(d) CADBE
(e) CAEBD
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Q12. (A) the game’s heart even as they enhanced many a fast bowler’s ability to
extract reverse-swing.
(B) That it has been called ‘a gentleman’s game’ suggests that it is held to high
standards. Yet, like a few other things wrong with the game, ball-tampering
remains one of its murkiest secrets.
(C) the use of nails or abrasive dust from the turf, and in some cases the use of
bottle openers have plunged a knife into
(D) Cricket is a sport, but it is also a code of honour. The phrase ‘it’s not cricket’
refers to any act that is not fair.
(E) The seemingly innocuous application of saliva and sweat, and more
interventionist acts such as pressing chewed lozenges, throwing the ball hard on
the surface,
(a) DBECA
(b) DEBCA
(c) DCAEB
(d) DBCAE
(e) DBACE
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Q13. (A) dire warnings about Mr. Yameen’s emergency in the past month have led
to the Maldives cancelling its participation in the Indian Navy’s “Milan” exercises.
Even in Bangladesh,
(B) with Bangladesh’s Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan describing the remarks
as untrue, unfounded and not helpful.
(C) the Indian Army chief, General Bipin Rawat’s tough talking last week about
immigration has drawn ire there,
(D) the required changes in the government’s treatment of the opposition, and New
Delhi’s
(E) Mr. Modi’s decision to abruptly cancel his visit to Male in 2015 did not yield
(a) EADCB
(b) EBCDA
(c) EDACB
(d) EACDB
(e) EDCBA
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(B) Such conditions covered those with disability, who were poor, had mental
health problems, were promiscuous, were dwarfs, and so on.
(C) that made sterilization compulsory for those who expressed a range of
conditions believed to be inherited.
(D) There were robust policies of eugenics in the U.S. in the 1900s. These led to
laws in many States
(E) but who are nevertheless treated differently on the basis of any real or assumed
genetic characteristics. We must recognize that GD is nothing new.
(a) ABCDE
(b) ADCBE
(c) AECDB
(d) ACBDE
(e) AEDCB
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Q15. (A) With supporting studies in the form of well-planned lab tests, this work
has the potential to improve health care and enhance drug discovery.
(B) Plants secrete various special chemicals to ward off predators, fight pathogens
and survive in difficult situations. Some of these so-called phytochemicals
(C) have been used to prepare traditional medicines and also poisons. While there
are extensive databases of phytochemicals of Chinese herbs, there has no similar
work in India.
(D) The use of Indian medicinal plants for drug discovery and therapeutics just
received a boost.
(E) For the repository, the scientists sourced information from several texts
including those that documented tribal medicine.
(a) DACBE
(b) DEABC
(c) DBCEA
(d) DECBA
(e) DCBEA
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