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Q.8605·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

Which one of the following sectors is not affected by the changes made in the Foreign Direct Investment Policy in June 2016?

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Q.8606·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

The Ryotwari experiment in land revenue was started by

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Q.8607·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

Which one of the following is not an Inter-Services Establishment?

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Q.8608·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

Which one of the following types of glasses is used for making optical instruments?

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Q.8609·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

In this question there is a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d)

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Q.8610·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

S1: My office sent a message with a terrific urgency asking me to return. S6: It was the evening before I could sit and write to my parents that I would join them soon. P: I immediately sent a message requesting a few days of grace as I had to book the return ticket and attend sundry matters before winding up my establishment here. Q. On the way I went to the laundry and made sure I would get my clothes in time R: Then I rushed to the bank, collected all my money and made reservations for my return journey. S: From the shop next to it, I bought a strong box to dump my books and other odd articles so that I could send them away in advance. The proper sequence should be

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Q.8611·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

S1: A common disease of the eye is conjunctivitis or 'pink eye', which often occurs in school-children. S6: Students with this condition should be sent to the doctor. P: This disease spreads rapidly among school-children. Q: A white discharge also appears in the corners of the eyes. R: One or both eyeballs turn quite red and have a feeling of irritation. S: This discharge forms a crust which can often be seen in the morning after the eyes have been shut all night. The proper sequence should be

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Q.8612·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

S1: The first great discovery that man probably made was that of fire. S6: The animals were not clever enough to learn anything from this. P: Fires sometimes occur by themselves in the forests perhaps by rubbing together of flints or something else. Q: We light a fire now by a match. R: In olden times fires were made by striking two flints against each other till a spark came for setting fire to a dry thing. S: But matches are quite recent things. The proper sequence should be

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Q.8613·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

S1: People's fear of snakes seems to be based on a series of misconceptions. S6: Yet people will insist that they cannot touch a snake because of its sliminess. P The most common one is the conviction that all these creatures are noisonous Q: Another very popular idea is that these reptiles are slimy to touch. R: Snakes are really dry and cold; not slimy like a wet cake of soap but rather like crocodile-skin handbag to the touch. S: In fact, the non-poisonous ones outnumber the poisonous ones by about ten to one. The proper sequence should be

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Q.8614·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

S1: The sun-dried stalks of rice had caught fire and burst into flames. S6: Even those who were too feeble to keep up with the first rush were on their feet, eager to join the fire-fighters. P: Then came most of the older people, and mothers with babies at their backs. Q: And all the active women and girls followed them to assist them in fighting the fire. R: All the young men and boys were soon on the spot. S: Staring wildly at the blazing rice, the people of the village ran to extinguish the fire. The proper sequence should be

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Q.8615·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

India signed an agreement in 2016 to develop a strategic port in one of its neighbouring countries. What is the name of the port?

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Q.8616·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

S1: One fine morning, I heard a sound of fire engines with loud alarm bells. S6: It was a terrible scene, as huge flames of fire were coming out of the house. P: I thought, perhaps a house was on fire. Q: They were regulating the crowd. R: The policemen were standing around a big house. S: I immediately rushed out to see what was happening. The proper sequence should be

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Q.8617·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

S1: Chandran was terribly angry. S6: Saro ran screaming. P: His pen was in her hand and Chandran rushed at her. Q: Just then his sister, Saro, appeared at the door-step. R: His pen was missing from the place where he had left it. S: He thought it was lost. The proper sequence should be

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Q.8618·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

S1: Ramu was in a great hurry. S6: Fortunately. it wasn't a very serious one P: Asa result of this carelessness, he met with an accident. Q: The examination was to begin in five minutes time. R: He just rushed across the road. S: So he forgot to look to the left or right as he always did. The proper sequence should be

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Q.8619·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

S1: According to the legend it was during a famine in China many thousands of years ago that rice first came into the lives of the Asians. S6: And the little girl gathered a harvest of rice. P: The golden sunbeams dropped through the meshes and transformed themselves into golden grains. Q: A little girl went fishing. R: But instead of catching fish she netted the King of Frogs. S: The King told her to hold out the net to the sunbeams while he sang a magic song. The proper sequence should be

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Q.8620·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

In this question there is a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d)

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Q.8621·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

In this question there is a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d)

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Q.8622·Miscellaneous·2017·Easy

In this question there is a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d)

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