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Q.8407·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

4 goats or 6 sheep can graze a field in 50 days. 2 goats and 3 sheep will graze it in

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Q.8408·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

30 men can complete a job in 40 days. After 24 days, some men left the job. Remaining men took 40 more days to complete. Number of men who left the job is

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Q.8409·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

In this question has a blank space and four words or group of words given after the question. Select whichever word or group of words you consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly. Many people today have fallen into utter confusion of values with the result that they cannot ______ the good from the bad.

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Q.8410·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet. This telephone number is not existing.

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Q.8411·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

When Jonathan (the seagull) came, it was well after dark, and he floated in moonlight on the surface of the ocean. His wings were ragged bars of lead, but the weight of failure was even heavier on his back. He wished, feebly, that the weight would be just enough to drag him gently down to the bottom, and end it all. But soon he came back to normal. He pushed wearily away from the dark water and flew towards the land, grateful for what he had learned about work-saving low-altitude flying. The word 'wearily' means

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Q.8412·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

When Jonathan (the seagull) came, it was well after dark, and he floated in moonlight on the surface of the ocean. His wings were ragged bars of lead, but the weight of failure was even heavier on his back. He wished, feebly, that the weight would be just enough to drag him gently down to the bottom, and end it all. But soon he came back to normal. He pushed wearily away from the dark water and flew towards the land, grateful for what he had learned about work-saving low-altitude flying. The seagull suffered because

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Q.8413·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

Vacationing on a motorcycle, you see things in way that is completely different from any other. In a car you are always in a compartment, and because you are used to it you do not realise that through that car window everything you see is just more TV. You are a passive observer and it is all moving by you boringly in a frame. On a motorcycle, however, the frame is gone. You are completely in contact with it all. You are in the scene, not just watching it anymore, and the sense of presence is overwhelming. The word 'overwhelming' means

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Q.8414·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

Which one of the following polymers does not contain glucose units?

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Q.8415·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

When Jonathan (the seagull) came, it was well after dark, and he floated in moonlight on the surface of the ocean. His wings were ragged bars of lead, but the weight of failure was even heavier on his back. He wished, feebly, that the weight would be just enough to drag him gently down to the bottom, and end it all. But soon he came back to normal. He pushed wearily away from the dark water and flew towards the land, grateful for what he had learned about work-saving low-altitude flying. 'His wings were ragged bars of lead' means that

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Q.8416·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

When Jonathan (the seagull) came, it was well after dark, and he floated in moonlight on the surface of the ocean. His wings were ragged bars of lead, but the weight of failure was even heavier on his back. He wished, feebly, that the weight would be just enough to drag him gently down to the bottom, and end it all. But soon he came back to normal. He pushed wearily away from the dark water and flew towards the land, grateful for what he had learned about work-saving low-altitude flying. The lesson that he had learnt that day was about

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Q.8417·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

Vacationing on a motorcycle, you see things in way that is completely different from any other. In a car you are always in a compartment, and because you are used to it you do not realise that through that car window everything you see is just more TV. You are a passive observer and it is all moving by you boringly in a frame. On a motorcycle, however, the frame is gone. You are completely in contact with it all. You are in the scene, not just watching it anymore, and the sense of presence is overwhelming. The writer likes travelling on the motorcycle. What is the most likely reason for this?

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Q.8418·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

Vacationing on a motorcycle, you see things in way that is completely different from any other. In a car you are always in a compartment, and because you are used to it you do not realise that through that car window everything you see is just more TV. You are a passive observer and it is all moving by you boringly in a frame. On a motorcycle, however, the frame is gone. You are completely in contact with it all. You are in the scene, not just watching it anymore, and the sense of presence is overwhelming. Which of the following statements is closest to the truth?

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Q.8419·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

Vacationing on a motorcycle, you see things in way that is completely different from any other. In a car you are always in a compartment, and because you are used to it you do not realise that through that car window everything you see is just more TV. You are a passive observer and it is all moving by you boringly in a frame. On a motorcycle, however, the frame is gone. You are completely in contact with it all. You are in the scene, not just watching it anymore, and the sense of presence is overwhelming. "In a car you are always in a compartment, and because you are used to it you do not realise that …….. ." In this sentence, 'it' refers to

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Q.8420·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

Vacationing on a motorcycle, you see things in way that is completely different from any other. In a car you are always in a compartment, and because you are used to it you do not realise that through that car window everything you see is just more TV. You are a passive observer and it is all moving by you boringly in a frame. On a motorcycle, however, the frame is gone. You are completely in contact with it all. You are in the scene, not just watching it anymore, and the sense of presence is overwhelming. In the last sentence, the writer talks of a 'sense of presence'. He is referring to the presence of

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Q.8421·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

I was lying down in a dark, lonely compartment of the speeding train, trying to sleep. But, quite unusually, sleep eluded me. A vague uneasiness gripped me. It was pitch dark outside. A few points of light flashed by as we sped through a small station and in the dim light I thought I saw a hand gripping the bars of my window. Once again the train was swallowed up by the impenetrable darkness. My heart pounded. My mouth was parched. I could not get up. I do not know how long. I remained thus before the train began to slow down. The reassuring bright lights of the station we were entering revealed no intruder. I breathed again. The narrator could not sleep because

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Q.8422·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

I was lying down in a dark, lonely compartment of the speeding train, trying to sleep. But, quite unusually, sleep eluded me. A vague uneasiness gripped me. It was pitch dark outside. A few points of light flashed by as we sped through a small station and in the dim light I thought I saw a hand gripping the bars of my window. Once again the train was swallowed up by the impenetrable darkness. My heart pounded. My mouth was parched. I could not get up. I do not know how long. I remained thus before the train began to slow down. The reassuring bright lights of the station we were entering revealed no intruder. I breathed again In the dim light he saw

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Q.8423·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

I was lying down in a dark, lonely compartment of the speeding train, trying to sleep. But, quite unusually, sleep eluded me. A vague uneasiness gripped me. It was pitch dark outside. A few points of light flashed by as we sped through a small station and in the dim light I thought I saw a hand gripping the bars of my window. Once again the train was swallowed up by the impenetrable darkness. My heart pounded. My mouth was parched. I could not get up. I do not know how long. I remained thus before the train began to slow down. The reassuring bright lights of the station we were entering revealed no intruder. I breathed again. Which of the following words best describes the condition of the traveller?  

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Q.8424·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

I was abruptly awakened by a noisy scuffle. The sun, a mere fringe over the horizon, immediately chased away the grey half-darkness. I was too sleepy to notice what was happening. Yuri was rolling over on the ground. I ran up to him but was struck dumb. With his right hand he was holding a cobra by the neck. Two sharp fangs showed from its jaws. The battle was over in a few minutes. A hollow hissing and convulsive jerks were then only reminders of a just-ended tussle. The catcher half-opened the lid of the box and calmly put the quarry in. When the writer saw Yuri holding a cobra by the neck, he was 'struck dumb'. This means that he was

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