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The documents expose the cynicism of the government officials - and yet as the media website reflects, not a single newspaper has reported on their existence. Which one of the following inferences may be drawn with the greatest accuracy from the above passage? ... nobody cared. Media reports did not show the existence of the documents. The documents reveal the attitude of the government officials.
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A smuggler has $10$ capsules in which five are filled with narcotic drugs and the rest contain the original medicine. All the $10$ capsules are mixed in a single box, from which the customs officials picked two capsules at random and tested for the presence of narcotic drugs. The probability that the smuggler will be caught is $0.50$ $0.67$ $0.78$ $0.82$
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Ravi is taller than Arun but shorter than Iqbal. Sam is shorter than Ravi. Mohan is shorter than Arun. Balu is taller than Mohan and Sam. The tallest person can be Mohan Ravi Balu Arun
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Let $f(x) = x – [x],$ where $x\geq 0$ and $[x]$ is the greatest integer not larger than $x.$ Then $f(x)$ is a monotonically increasing function monotonically decreasing function linearly increasing function between two integers linearly decreasing function between two integers
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A value of $x$ that satisfies the equation $\log x + \log (x – 7) = \log (x + 11) + \log 2$ is $1$ $2$ $7$ $11$
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Ten teams participate in a tournament. Every team plays each of the other teams twice. The total number of matches to be played is $20$ $45$ $60$ $90$
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Which one of the parts (A, B, C, D) in the sentence contains an ERROR? No sooner had the doctor seen the results of the blood test, than he suggested the patient to see the specialist. no sooner had results of the blood test suggested the patient see the specialist
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Choose the grammatically CORRECT sentence: He laid in bed till $8$ o’clock in the morning. He layed in bed till $8$ o’clock in the morning. He lain in bed till $8$ o’clock in the morning. He lay in bed till $8$ o’clock in the morning.
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Choose the most appropriate pair of words from the options given below to complete the following sentence: The high level of ___ of the questions in the test was ___ by an increase in the period of time allotted for answering them. difficulty, compensated exactitude, magnified aptitude, decreased attitude, mitigated
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Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below? Pacify Excite Soothe Deplete Tire
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