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JIM YONG KIM: He is heading for another five-year term as president of the World Bank after no other candidates emerged during a hurried nomination process. A medical doctor and anthropologist by training plucked from the prestigious Dartmouth College by Mr Obama in 2012, Mr Kim has drawn criticism for pushing through a vast restructuring…

1.yoke(noun): a device for joining together a pair of draft animals, especially oxen,usually consisting of a crosspiece with two bow-shaped pieces, eachenclosing the head of an animal. Synonyms: burden,chain Antonyms: mastery Example Sentence: I must bow my neck once more to theyoke of the Inconceivable! 2.yore(noun): Chiefly Literary Synonyms: history,antiquity Antonyms: future,present Example Sentence: The…

1. Read the following statements carefully and answer the given question. Cocoas and chocolate products have been used as medicine in many cultures for centuries. Chocolate is made from plants which means it contains many of the health benefits of leafy vegetables. Which of the following statements weakens the above arguments?  (1) A. Dark chocolate…

1. There are approximately … lakh people estimated to be living with HIV in India?   (5) (1) 17 (2) 40 (3) 19 (4) 33 (5) 21 2. The United Nations (UN) has unveiled a postage stamp to honor which Indian singer?  (5) (1) Bhimsen Joshi (2) P. Susheela (3) Mohammed Rafi (4) Lata Mangeshkar…

Directions (Q. 1-5): In the following questions, some parts of the sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is your answer. If a sentence is free from errors, your answer is No error. 1. I saw (A) / four deers…

INDIA MADE CLEAN SWEEP AGAINST NEW ZEALAND India beat New Zealand by 321 runs in the third and the final Test to complete a 3-0 whitewash in the series in Indore. The 3-0 series triumph was the third for India in their last four home rubbers, the earlier ones achieved against Australia and West Indies,…