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A government by the people:Read the answer and worked solution →A medicine that induces sleep:Read the answer and worked solution →One who renounces worldly life:Read the answer and worked solution →"The Industrial Revolution... transformed economies from agrarian to industrial." 'Agrarian' in this context means:Read the answer and worked solution →What does the idiom 'A blessing in disguise' mean?Read the answer and worked solution →What does 'To bite the bullet' mean?Read the answer and worked solution →What does 'To beat around the bush' mean?Read the answer and worked solution →What does 'Crocodile tears' refer to?Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct article: '___ honest student is rare these days.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct article: '___ Ganga is sacred to Hindus.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct preposition: 'She is good ___ mathematics.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct preposition: 'He has been working here ___ five years.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct preposition: 'The book is divided ___ ten chapters.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correct form: 'If I ___ a millionaire, I would travel the world.'Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the SYNONYM of: EPHEMERALRead the answer and worked solution →Choose the SYNONYM of: UBIQUITOUSRead the answer and worked solution →Choose the SYNONYM of: ALTRUISTICRead the answer and worked solution →

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A government by the people:

  1. Theocracy
  2. Aristocracy
  3. Monarchy
  4. Democracy
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Correct answer: D. Democracy

Democracy (Greek demos = people, kratia = rule). **Monarchy:** rule by king/queen. **Aristocracy:** rule by nobility. **Theocracy:** rule by religious authority.

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A medicine that induces sleep:

  1. Sedative
  2. Vaccine
  3. Antibiotic
  4. Anesthetic
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Correct answer: A. Sedative

**Sedative (or hypnotic):** induces calmness and sleep. **Anesthetic:** induces loss of sensation/consciousness for surgery. **Antibiotic:** kills bacteria. **Vaccine:** induces immunity.

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One who renounces worldly life:

  1. Ascetic
  2. Hedonist
  3. Optimist
  4. Pessimist
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Correct answer: A. Ascetic

**Ascetic:** one who practices severe self-discipline, abstaining from worldly pleasures (often for religious reasons). **Hedonist:** pursues pleasure. **Optimist/pessimist:** outlook.

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