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Which one of the following statements is not correct?

A) Centre for Science and Environment in a recent study found that a number of commonly available brands of prepackaged breads tested positive for potassium bromate and potassium iodate.	B) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India recommended to the Health Ministry to remove potassium bromate from the list of permissible food additives.
C) The Union Government banned the use of potassium bromate as a food additive on the basisof the above recommendation.	D) Potassium bromate is a neurotoxin.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Potassium bromate is a neurotoxin.

Explanation:

CSE in its recommendation asked Indian regulator FSSAI to act immediately and ban the two chemicals.

It says that Indian bread manufacturer’ use two chemicals, banned in many countries but not in India, being used by bread industry are potassium bromate (KbrO3) and potassium iodate (KIO3).

The government (FSSAI) banned the use of potassium bromate as a food additive on the basis of the above recommendation.

The regulator had recommended to the health ministry removal of potassium bromate from the list of permissible food additives after a study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).

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BREXIT refers to the Great Britain leaving which one of the following?

A) International Monetary Fund	B) Common wealth
C) World Trade Organization	D) European Union

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) European Union

Explanation:

Brexit is the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. In a referendum on 23 June 2016, 51.9% of the participating UK electorate voted to leave the EU, out of a turnout of 72.2%.

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Which is the only train which runs between Kolkata and Dhaka?

A) Dosti Express	B) Maitree Express
C) Bangla Express	D) Padma Express

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Maitree Express

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What is a bug in computer terminology?

A) A virus	B) A program
C) An error in program	D) Magnetic disk storage device

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) An error in program

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The following are components of a database except ________ .

A) indexes	B) user data
C) metadata	D) reports

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) reports

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

We are ____ in a time of great and _____changes. The most obvious _____of the modern world is the _____development of science and technology. This has given man a deeper _____of nature.

time of great and _____changes

A) convenient	B) continuing
C) coveted	D) consequent

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) continuing

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) scuries	B) snached
C) cavortted	D) Hispanic

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Hispanic

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.

Bad blood

A) war	B) ill feeling
C) threatening attitude	D) in an infected state of being

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