General Aptitude
Verbal Ability
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IncorrectKavya _________ go to work yesterday as she __________ feeling well. Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.
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Sign in to UnlockGood : Evil :: Genuine : _______
Select the most appropriate option to complete the analogy.
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Sign in to UnlockEach row of Column-I has three items and each item is represented by a circle in Column-II. The arrangement of circles in Column-II represents the relationship among the items in Column-I.
Identify the option that has the most appropriate match between Column-I and Column-II.
Note: The figures shown are representative.
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Sign in to UnlockIdentify the option that has the most appropriate sequence such that a coherent paragraph is formed: P. It is because deer, like most of the animals that tigers normally prey on, run much faster! It simply means, another day of empty stomach for the big cats. Q. Tigers spend most of their life searching for food. R. If they trace the scent of deer, tigers follow the trail, chase the deer for a mile or two in the dark, and yet may not catch them. S. For several nights, they relentlessly prowl through the forest, hunting for a trail that may lead to their prey.
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Sign in to UnlockIf ' ' denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words
[talk shout scream] is analogous to [please __________ pander].
Which one of the given options is appropriate to fill
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Sign in to UnlockIn the given text, the blanks are numbered (i)-(iv). Select the best match for all the blanks.
Following a row ___(i)___ the shopkeeper ___(ii)___ the price of a frying pan, the cook stood ___(iii)___ a row to withdraw cash ___(iv)___ the ATM booth.
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Sign in to UnlockRafi told Mary, "I am thinking of watching a film this weekend."
The following reports the above statement in indirect speech:
Rafi told Mary that he__________ of watching a film that weekend.
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Sign in to UnlockPermit : ___ :: Enforce : Relax (by word meaning)
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Sign in to UnlockA recent survey shows that of tobacco users were advised tos top consuming tobacco. The survey also shows that 3 out of 10 tobacco users attempted to stop using tobacco.
Based only on the information in the above passage, which one of the following options can be logically inferred with certainty?
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Sign in to UnlockStudents of all the departments of a college who have successfully completed the registration process are eligible to vote in the upcoming college elections. However, by the time the due date for registration was over, it was found that surprisingly none of the students from the Department of Human Sciences had completed the registration process.
Based only on the information provided above, which one of the following sets of statement(s) can be logically inferred with certainty?
(i) All those students who would not be eligible to vote in the college elections would certainly belong to the Department of Human Sciences.
(ii) None of the students from departments other than Human Sciences failed to complete the registration process within the due time.
(iii) All the eligible voters would certainly be students who are not from the Department of Human Sciences.
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Sign in to UnlockWhich one of the options does NOT describe the passage below or follow from it?
We tend to think of cancer as a 'modern' illness because its metaphors are so modern. It is a disease of overproduction, of sudden growth, a growth that is unstoppable, tipped into the abyss of no control. Modern cell biology encourages us to imagine the cell as a molecular machine. Cancer is that machine unable to quench its initial command (to grow) and thus transform into an indestructibel, self-propelled automation.
(Adapted from The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee)
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Sign in to UnlockAs you grow older, an injury to your ______ may take longer to ______.
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Sign in to UnlockGiven below are two statements and four conclusions drawn based on the statements.
Statement I: Some bottles are cups.
Statement II: All cups are knives.
Conclusion I: Some bottles are knives.
Conclusion II: Some knives are cups.
Conclusion III: All cups are bottles.
Conclusion IV: All knives are cups.
Which one of the following options can be logically inferred?
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Sign in to UnlockAltruism is the human concern for the well being of others. Altruism has been shown to be motivated more by social bonding, familiarity and identification of belongingness to a group. The notion that altruism may be attributed to empathy or guilt has now been rejected.
Which one of the following is the CORRECT logical inference based on the information in the above passage?
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Sign in to UnlockThe people ________ were at the demonstration were from all section of society.
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Sign in to UnlockOasis is to sand as island is to ________.
Which one of the following options maintains a similar logical relation in the above sentence?
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Sign in to UnlockThe importance of sleep is often overlooked by students when they are preparing for exams. Research has consistently shown that sleep deprivation greatly reduces the ability to recall the material learn. Hence, cutting down on sleep to study longer hours can be counterproductive. Which one of the following statements is the CORRECT inference from the above passage?
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Sign in to UnlockSelect the next element of the series: Z, WV, RQP
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Sign in to UnlockIf ,S are four individuals. How many teams of size exceeding one can be formed, with as a member?
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Sign in to UnlockIn four-digit integer numbers from 1001 to 9999, the digit group "37" (in the same sequence) appears __________ times.
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Sign in to UnlockNon-performing Assets (NPAs) of a bank in India is defined as an asset, which remains unpaid by a borrower for a certain period of time in terms of interest, principal, or both. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has changed the definition of NPA thrice during 1993-2004. in terms of the holding period of loans. The holding period was reduced by one quarter each time. In 1993, the holding period was four quarters (360 days). Based on the above paragraph, the holding period of loans in 2004 after the third revision was __________days.
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Sign in to UnlockThe passengers were angry _____ the airline staff about the delay.
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Sign in to UnlockNewspapers are a constant source of delight and recreation for me. The _____ trouble is that I read _____ many of them
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Sign in to UnlockI am not sure if the bus that has been booked will be able to _____ all the students
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Sign in to UnlockAn award-winning study by a group of researchers suggests that men are as prone to buying on impulse as women but women feel more guilty about shopping.
Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the given text?
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Sign in to Unlock“A common misconception among writers is that sentence structure minors thought: the more _______the structure, the more complicated the ideas.”
The word that best fills the blank in the above sentence is
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Sign in to Unlock"Since you have gone off the _______, the _______ sand is likely to damage the car."
The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence arc
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Sign in to UnlockAfter Rajendra Chola returned from his voyage to Indonesia, he _______ to visit the temple in Thanjavur.
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Sign in to UnlockResearch in the workplace reveals that people work for many reasons _____________ .
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Sign in to Unlock“The hold of the nationalist imagination on our colonial past is such that anything inadequately or improperly nationalist is just not history.”
Which of the following statements best reflects the author’s opinion?
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Sign in to UnlockChoose the option with words that are not synonyms.
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Sign in to UnlockSaturn is ___________ to be seen on a clear night with the naked eye.
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Sign in to Unlock“We lived in a culture that denied any merit to literary works, considering them important only when they were handmaidens to something seemingly more urgent – namely ideology. This was a country where all gestures, even the most private, were interpreted in political terms.”
The author’s belief that ideology is not as important as literature is revealed by the word:
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Sign in to UnlockThe man who is now Municipal Commissioner worked as _______________.
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Sign in to UnlockNobody knows how the Indian cricket team is going to cope with the difficult and seamer – friendly wickets in Australia.
Choose the option which is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase in the above sentence.
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Sign in to UnlockFind the odd one in the following group of words. mock, deride, praise, jeer
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Sign in to UnlockPick the odd one from the following options.
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Sign in to UnlockComputers were invented for performing only high–end useful computation. However, it is no understatement that they have taken over our world today. The internet, for example, is ubiquitous. Many believe that the internet itself is an unintended consequence of the original invention. With the advent of mobile computing on our phones, a whole new dimension is now enabled. One is left wondering if all these developments are good or, more importantly required.
Which of the statement(s) below is/are logically valid can be inferred from the above paragraph?
(i) The author believes that computers are not good for us.
(ii) Mobile computers and the internet are both intended inventions.
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Sign in to UnlockAll hill-stations have a lake. Ooty has two lakes.
Which of the statement(s) below is/are logically valid and can be inferred from the above sentences?
(i) Ooty is not a hill-station.
(ii) No hill-station can have more than one lake.
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Sign in to UnlockThe chairman requested the aggrieved share-holders to_______________ him.
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Sign in to UnlockIdentify the correct spelling out of the given options:
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Sign in to UnlockR2D2 is a robot. R2D2 can repair aero planes. No other robot can repair aero planes. Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above statements?
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Sign in to UnlockA poll of students appearing for masters in engineering indicated that 60% of the students believed that mechanical engineering is a profession unsuitable for women. A research study on women with masters or higher degrees in mechanical engineering found that 99% of such women were successful in their professions.
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Sign in to UnlockSourya committee had proposed the establishment of sourya institute of technology (SITs) in line with Indian institute of technology (IITs) to cater to the technological and industrial needs of a developing country.
Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above sentence?
(i) In the initial years, SIT students will get degrees from IIT.
(ii) SITs will have a distinct national objective.
(iii) SIT like institutions can only be established in consultation with IIT.
(iv) SITs will serve technological needs of a developing country.
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Sign in to UnlockDidn’t you buy _____________ when you went shopping?
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Sign in to UnlockBased on the given statements, select the most appropriate option to solve the given question. If two floors in a certain building are 9 feet apart, how many steps are there in a set of stairs that extends from the first floor to the second floor of the building?
Statements:
(I) Each step is 3/ 4 foot high.
(II) Each step is 1 foot wide.
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Sign in to UnlockWhich of the following options is the closest in meaning to the sentence below?
She enjoyed herself immensely at the party.
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Sign in to UnlockWhich one of the following combinations is incorrect?
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Sign in to UnlockSelect the alternative meaning of the underlined part of the sentence.
The chain snatchers took to their heels when the police part arrived.
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Sign in to UnlockThe given statements is followed by some courses of action. Assuming the statements to be true, decide the correct option.
Statement:
There has been a significant drop in the water level in the lakes supplying water to the city.
Courses of action:
(I) The water supply authority should impose a partial cut in supply to tackle the situation.
(II) The government should appeal to all the residents thought mass media for minimal use of water.
(III) The government should ban the water supply in lower area.
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Sign in to UnlockBased on the given statements, select the most appropriate option to solve the given question. What will be the total weight of 10 poles each of same weight?
Statements:
(I) One fourth of the weight of a pole is 5Kg.
(II) The total weight of these poles is 160Kg more than the total weight of two poles.
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Sign in to UnlockChoose the statement where underlined word is used correctly
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Sign in to UnlockA generic term that includes various items of clothing such as a skirt, a pair of trousers and a shirt is
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Sign in to UnlockWe ______________________our friend’s birthday and we ____________________how to make it up to him.
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Sign in to UnlockOut of the following four sentences, select the most suitable sentence with respect to grammar and usage
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Sign in to UnlockWhich of the following options is the closest in meaning to the phrase underlined in the sentences below?
It is fascinating to see life forms cope with varied environmental conditions.
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Sign in to UnlockChoose the most appropriate word from the option given below to complete the following sentence. He could not understand the judges awarding her the first prize, because the thought that her performance was quite_______.
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Sign in to UnlockIn a press meet on the recent scam, the minister said, “the buck stop here”. What did the minister convey by the statement?
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Sign in to UnlockThe Palghat Gap (or Palakkad Gap), a region about 30km wide in the southern part of the western ghats in India, is lower than the hilly terrain to its north and south. The exact reasons for the formation of this gap are not clear. It result in the neighboring regions of Tamil Nadu getting more rainfall from the south west monsoon and the neighboring regions of Kerala having higher summer temperatures.
What can be inferred from this passage?
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Sign in to UnlockGeneticists say that they are very close to confirming the genetic roots of psychiatric illness such a depression and schizophrenia and consequently, that doctors will be able to eradicate these disease through early identification and gene therapy. On which of the following assumptions does the statement above rely?
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Sign in to UnlockChoose the most appropriate phrase from the options given below to complete the following sentence.
India is a post – colonial country because
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Sign in to UnlockWho ________________ was coming to see us this evening?
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Sign in to UnlockMatch the columns
Column 1 | Column 2 |
1) Eradicate | P) Misrepresent |
2) Distort | Q) Soak completely |
3) Saturate | R) Use |
4) Utilize | S) Destroy utterly |
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Sign in to UnlockThe old city of Koenigsberg, which had a German majority population before world war 2, is now called Kaliningrad. After the events of the war, Kaliningrad is snow a Russian territory and has a predominantly Russian population. It is boarded by the Baltic sea on the north and the countries of Poland to the south and west and Lithuania to the east respectively. Which of the statements below can be inferred from this passage?
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Sign in to UnlockThe number of people diagnosed with dengue fever (contracted from the bite of a mosquito) in north Indian is twice the number diagnosed last year. Municipal authorities have concluded that measures to control the mosquito population have failed in this region. Which one of the following statements, if true, does not contradict this conclusion?
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Sign in to Unlock(I) While trying to collect an envelope (II) from under the table, (III) Mr. X fell down and
(IV) was losing consciousness.
Which one of the above underlined parts of the sentence is NOT appropriate?
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Sign in to UnlockIf she _________________ how to calibrate the instrument, she __________________ done the experiment.
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Sign in to UnlockChoose the world that is opposite in meaning to the word “coherent”.
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Sign in to UnlockA dance programme is schedule for 10.00 a.m. Some students are participating in the programme and they need to come an hour earlier than the start of the event. These students should be accompanied by a parent. Other student and parents should come in time for the programme. The instruction you think that is appropriate for this is
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Sign in to UnlockBy the beginning of the 20th century, several hypotheses were being proposed, suggesting a paradigm shift in our understanding of the universe. However, the clinching evidence was provided by experimental measurements of the position of a star which was directly behind our sun.
Which off the following inferences (s) may be drown from the above passage?
(i) Out understanding of the universe changes based on the positions of stars
(ii) Paradigm shifts usually occur at the beginning of centuries
(iii) Stars are important objects in the universe
(iv) Experimental evidence was important in confirming this paradigm shift
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Sign in to UnlockThey were requested not to quarrel with others.
Which one of the following option is the closest in meaning to the word quarrel?
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Sign in to UnlockComplete the sentence:
Dare ___________ mistakes.
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Sign in to UnlockChoose the grammatically CORRECT sentence:
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Sign in to UnlockStatement: You can always give me a ring whenever you need.
Which one of the following is the best inference from the above statement?
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Sign in to UnlockStatement: There were different streams of freedom movements in colonial India carried out by the moderates, liberals, radicals, socialists, and so on.
Which one of the following is the best inference from the above statement?
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Sign in to UnlockOne of the parts (A, B, C, D) in the sentence given below contains an ERROR. Which one of the following is INCORRECT?
I requested that he should be given the driving test today instead of tomorrow
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Sign in to UnlockChoose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the following sentence:
If the tired soldier wanted to lie down, he __________ the mattress out on balcony.
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Given the seriousness of the situation that he had to face, his ___________was impressive.
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Latitude
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Sign in to UnlockOne of the lagacies of the Roman legions was discipline. In the legions, military law prevailed and discipline was brutal. Discipline on the battlefield kept units obedient, intact and fighting, even when the odds and conditions were against them. Which of the following statements best sums up the meaning of the above passage?
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Under ethical guidelines recently adopted by the Indian Medical Association, human genes are to be manipulated only to correct disease for which _______________ treatment are unsatisfactory.
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Sign in to UnlockThe question below consists of a pair of related words followed by four pairs of words. Select the pair that best express the relation in the original pair:
Gladitor : Arena
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Sign in to UnlockChoose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentences:
it was her view that the country’s problem had been ______________ by foreign technocrats, so that to invite them to come back would be counter-productive.
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Frequency
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Sign in to UnlockThe horse has played a little known but very important role in the field of medicine. Horses were injected with toxins of disease until their blood built up immunities. Then a serum was made from their blood. Serums to fight with diphtheria and tetanus were developed this way.
It can be inferred from the passage, that horses were
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If we arrange to _______________ our natural resources, we would leave a better planet for out children.
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Sign in to UnlockThe question below consists of a pair of related words followed by four pairs of words. Select the pairs that best express the relation in the original pair.
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Sign in to UnlockWhich of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word below: Circuitous
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His rather casual remarks on politics _______________ his lack of seriousness about the subject.
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Sign in to UnlockModern warfare has changed from large scale clashes of armies to suppression of civilian populations. Chemical agents that do their work silently appear to be suited to such warfare; and regretfully, there exist people in military establishments who think that chemical agents are useful tools for their cause.
Which of the following statements best sums up the meaning of the above passage:
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