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Bevex, an artificial sweetener used only in the soft drinks, is carcinogenic for mice, but only when it is consumed in very large quantities. To ingest an amount of Bevex equivalent to the amount fed to the mice in the relevant ... per day. People can obtain important health benefits by controlling their weight through the use of artificially sweetened soft drinks.

Bevex, an artificial sweetener used only in the soft drinks, is carcinogenic for mice, but only when it is consumed in very large quantities. To ingest an amount of Bevex...

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Before the printing press, books could be purchased only in expensive manuscript copies. The printing press produced books that were significantly less expensive than the manuscript editions. The public's demand for printed books in the ... printing press in the first years after its invention often circulated among friends in informal reading clubs or libraries.

Before the printing press, books could be purchased only in expensive manuscript copies. The printing press produced books that were significantly less expensive than the...

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Many environmentalists have urged environmental awareness on consumers, saying that if we accept moral responsibility for our effects on the environment, then products that directly or indirectly harm the environment ought to be avoided. Unfortunately ... available to consumers the morally right action is always the one whose effects produce the least total harm

Many environmentalists have urged environmental awareness on consumers, saying that if we accept moral responsibility for our effects on the environment, then products th...

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NIELIT 2019 Feb Scientist D - Section B: 2
Choose the most appropriate option. Each sentence has been divided into three parts, indicated by $A$, $B$ and $C$. Read each sentence to find out, if there is an error. If you find an error in any of the parts $(A, B$ or $C)$, indicate your ... $\underset{(D)}{\underline{\text{No error. /}}}$

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Choose the most appropriate option. Each sentence has been divided into three parts, indicated by $A$, $B$ and $C$. Read each sentence to find out, if there is an error. If you find an error in any of the parts $(A, B$ or $C)$, indicate your response. ... $\underset{(C)}{\underline{\text{to do it/}}}$ $\underset{(D)}{\underline{\text{No error/}}}$

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NIELIT 2019 Feb Scientist D - Section B: 8
Read the following passage carefully, and answer the questions given below them, in the context of the passage. Strange, un-fathomable happiness of thinking of seeking knowledge for its own sake. So much of our life ... pure contemplation. The writer's attitude towards seeking knowledge for its own sake is : Critical Equivocal Reverential Unambiguous

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Read the following passage carefully, and answer the questions given below them, in the context of the passage. Strange, un-fathomable happiness of thinking of seeking knowledge for its own sake. So much of our life is ... creating a work of art and healing the sick" in terms of : Self satisfaction Creativity Selfless satisfaction Happiness obtained

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Read the following passage carefully, and answer the questions given below them, in the context of the passage. Strange, un-fathomable happiness of thinking of seeking knowledge for its own sake. So much of our life ... pure contemplation. Seeking knowledge for its own sake gives man : Expected benefits Happiness Only selfish satisfaction Practical ability

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Read the following passage carefully, and answer the questions given below them, in the context of the passage. Strange, un-fathomable happiness of thinking of seeking knowledge for its own sake. So much of our life is spent ... The happiness of seeking pure knowledge The desire for knowledge inherent in all men and women The need for practical knowledge

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Choose the most appropriate option. Each sentence has been divided into three parts, indicated by $A$, $B$ and $C$. Read each sentence to find out, if there is an error. If you find an error in any of the parts $(A, B$ or $C)$, indicate your ... $\underset{(C)}{\underline{\text{keep up their pace.}}}$ $\underset{(D)}{\underline{\text{No error.}}}$

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Choose the most appropriate option. Each sentence has been divided into three parts, indicated by $A$, $B$ and $C$. Read each sentence to find out, if there is an error. If you find an error in any of the parts $(A, B$ or $C)$, indicate your ... $\underset{(C)}{\underline{\text{that I won prize.}}}$ $\underset{(D)}{\underline{\text{No error.}}}$

Choose the most appropriate option.Each sentence has been divided into three parts, indicated by $A$, $B$ and $C$. Read each sentence to find out, if there is an error. I...

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Read the following passage carefully, and answer the questions given below them, in the context of the passage. Strange, un-fathomable happiness of thinking of seeking knowledge for its own sake. So much of our life is spent in ... The word "eternal" stands for : Light Heavenly Expel by legal process That always (has existed) and will exist

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Read the following passage carefully, and answer the questions given below them, in the context of the passage. Strange, un-fathomable happiness of thinking of seeking knowledge for its own sake. So much of our life is spent ... is mentioned in the paragraph. 'It' here refers to : Directed thinking Cooking Happiness of pure knowing Pure knowing

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Read the following passage carefully, and answer the questions given below them, in the context of the passage. Strange, un-fathomable happiness of thinking of seeking knowledge for its own sake. So much of our life is spent ... contemplation The word 'tempered' as used in the passage means : Mixed Reduced Moderated Brought to its proper level

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Read the following passage carefully, and answer the questions given below them, in the context of the passage. Strange, un-fathomable happiness of thinking of seeking knowledge for its own sake. So much of our life ... refers to : Cooking, furnishing, investing and spending Every pleasure of pure knowledge Avoiding immediate pain Pragmatic effects

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Read the following passage carefully, and answer the questions given below them, in the context of the passage. Strange, un-fathomable happiness of thinking of seeking knowledge for its own sake. So much of our life is spent in solving ... for the sake of knowledge Have direct relevance to the welfare of man Can be studied only for the sake of knowledge

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Read the following passage carefully, and answer the questions given below them, in the context of the passage. Strange, un-fathomable happiness of thinking of seeking knowledge for its own sake. So much of our life is spent ... human life is spent in : Pragmatic thinking Problem solving Acquiring knowledge per se The purposeful study of various projects

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Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words given after it. Select the word which consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your choice. If negotiations are to prove fruitful, there must not ... sincerity on each side, but there must also be __________ in sincerity of the other side. Faith Belief Substance Certainty

Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words given after it. Select the word which consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your cho...

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Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words given after it. Select the word which consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your choice. 'Please' and 'Thank you' are the little courtesies by which we keep the __________ of life oiled and running smoothly. Path Machine Garden River

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NIELIT 2019 Feb Scientist D - Section B: 18
Find the word which is closest in meaning to the phrase or sentences given below : A cognate language : Difficult Universal Ancient Kindred

Find the word which is closest in meaning to the phrase or sentences given below :A cognate language :DifficultUniversalAncientKindred

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NIELIT 2019 Feb Scientist D - Section B: 17
Find the word which is closest in meaning to the phrase or sentences given below : A sumptuous house : Luxurious Ornate Old-fashioned Artistic

Find the word which is closest in meaning to the phrase or sentences given below :A sumptuous house :LuxuriousOrnateOld-fashionedArtistic

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NIELIT 2019 Feb Scientist D - Section B: 16
Find the word which is closest in meaning to the phrase or sentences given below : Read with avidity : Understanding Fear Eagerness Complaint

Find the word which is closest in meaning to the phrase or sentences given below :Read with avidity :UnderstandingFearEagernessComplaint

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Find the word which is closest in meaning to the phrase or sentences given below : Exhausted by lucubration : Long walks Lecturing Exposure Laborious study

Find the word which is closest in meaning to the phrase or sentences given below :Exhausted by lucubration :Long walksLecturingExposureLaborious study

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You are given certain sentences which have been jumbled and named $P$, $Q$, $R$ and $S$. You should find the proper sequence of these four that will reconstruct the original sentence. From the list of options given, choose the one which you think ... : he was a dandy $R$: melodramatic Byronic poses $S$: who delighted in wearing $QPSR$ $QSPR$ $QRPS$ $PQRS$

You are given certain sentences which have been jumbled and named $P$, $Q$, $R$ and $S$. You should find the proper sequence of these four that will reconstruct the origi...

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Choose the alternative which is exact opposite to the given word 'inimical' : Emotional Neutral Cheerful Friendly

Choose the alternative which is exact opposite to the given word 'inimical' :EmotionalNeutralCheerfulFriendly

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For the following idiomatic verbal expressions find the best answer given after them : Spick and span A ready-made something Outspoken Garrulous Neat and clean

For the following idiomatic verbal expressions find the best answer given after them :Spick and spanA ready-made somethingOutspokenGarrulousNeat and clean

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For the following idiomatic verbal expressions find the best answer given after them : To draw the long bow to put up high demands to make an exaggerated statement to demand a very high price to overestimate oneself

For the following idiomatic verbal expressions find the best answer given after them :To draw the long bowto put up high demandsto make an exaggerated statementto demand ...

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Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words given after it. Select the word which consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your choice. If someone deliberately damages your property, he is __________ to pay for the cost of repairs. Liable Forced Requested Compelled

Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words given after it. Select the word which consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your cho...

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Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words given after it. Select the word which consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your choice. The criminal seems to have acted in __________ with three others. Collusion Coalition Collision Cohesion

Each of the following sentences has a blank space and four words given after it. Select the word which consider most appropriate for the blank space and indicate your cho...

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You are given certain sentences which have been jumbled and named $P$, $Q$, $R$ and $S$. You should find the proper sequence of these four that will reconstruct the original sentence. From the list of options given, choose the one which you think ... is skillful and sophisticated $R$: and crude, that $S$: approach of the boy $PRQS$ $SPRQ$ $RQPS$ $QSRP$

You are given certain sentences which have been jumbled and named $P$, $Q$, $R$ and $S$. You should find the proper sequence of these four that will reconstruct the origi...

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You are given certain sentences which have been jumbled and named $P$, $Q$, $R$ and $S$. You should find the proper sequence of these four that will reconstruct the original sentence. From the list of options given, choose the one which you think ... : find her a job $S$: and she succeeds in placing Jackie with a kindly widow $RPQS$ $PRQS$ $QSRP$ $SQRP$

You are given certain sentences which have been jumbled and named $P$, $Q$, $R$ and $S$. You should find the proper sequence of these four that will reconstruct the origi...

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You are given certain sentences which have been jumbled and named $P$, $Q$, $R$ and $S$. You should find the proper sequence of these four that will reconstruct the original sentence. From the list of options given, choose the one which you think ... is one to be explored $S$: but not taken as the last word about human nature $RQSP$ $SPRQ$ $PRQS$ $SRPQ$

You are given certain sentences which have been jumbled and named $P$, $Q$, $R$ and $S$. You should find the proper sequence of these four that will reconstruct the origi...

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You are given certain sentences which have been jumbled and named $P$, $Q$, $R$ and $S$. You should find the proper sequence of these four that will reconstruct the original sentence. From the list of options given, choose the one which you think contains ... to do well, $R$: by the strict letters of the law $S$: cannot afford $QSPR$ $SPRQ$ $RQPS$ $PRQS$

You are given certain sentences which have been jumbled and named $P$, $Q$, $R$ and $S$. You should find the proper sequence of these four that will reconstruct the origi...

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If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the second, fourth, eighth, and the tenth letters of the word $\text{CONSIDERATION}$, which of the following will be the first letter of that word? If no such word can be made, give $\text{X}$ as answer. If ... made, give "$\text{M}$" as the answer. $\text{X}$ $\text{R}$ $\text{S}$ $\text{M}$

If it is possible to make a meaningful word with the second, fourth, eighth, and the tenth letters of the word $\text{CONSIDERATION}$, which of the following will be the ...

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Poster is related to wall in the same way as photograph is related to ___________. Frame Camera Object People

Poster is related to wall in the same way as photograph is related to ___________.FrameCameraObjectPeople

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After establishment of industrial estate $5$ years ago at village $'D'$ ... in village $'D'$. Money lenders and the branches of banks report demand for second loan to return earlier loan.

After establishment of industrial estate $5$ years ago at village $’D’$ the economic condition of its villages has improved considerably. Which of the following, if t...

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A supplement of Vitamin $A$ and Zinc may boost children's resistance to Malaria (observation from one experiment conducted last year in a village $'X'$). Which of the following, if true, would weaken the statement? No adult in village ... nearby cities adjacent to village $'X'$. Vitamin $A$ and Zinc are readily available in village $'X'$.

A supplement of Vitamin $A$ and Zinc may boost children's resistance to Malaria (observation from one experiment conducted last year in a village $’X’$). Which of the...

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In the following question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A),(B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no ... was highly estimated and is now being prepared for publication. was highly discussed was highly commended is highly appraised No improvement

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In the following question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A),(B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is ... By studying AIDS has engaged many researchers in the last decade. Important study Now that the study The study of No improvement

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In the following question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (A), (B) and (C) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (D). Sordid and sensational books tend to vitiate the public taste. divide distract distort No improvement

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