Instrumentation Engineering
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Question 8
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The nomenclature of Hindustani music has changed over the centuries. Since the medieval period dhrupad styles were identified as baanis. Terms like gayaki and baaj were used to refer to vocal and instrumental styles, respectively. With the institutionalization of music education the term gharana became acceptable. Gharana originally referred to hereditary musicians from a particular lineage, including disciples and grand disciples.
Which one of the following pairs is NOT correct?
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“I read somewhere that in ancient times the prestige of a kingdom depended upon the number of taxes that it was able to levy on its people. It was very much like the prestige of a head-hunter in his own community.”
Based on the paragraph above, the prestige of a head-hunter depended upon ______
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“When she fell down the ______, she received many ______ but little help.” The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence are
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“In spite of being warned repeatedly, he failed to correct his ________ behaviour.” The word that best fills the blank in the above sentence is
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The event would have been successful if you ______ able to come.
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There was no doubt that their work was thorough.
Which of the words below is closest in meaning to the underlined word above?
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