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Who is appointed as new Deputy Governor of RBI in place of R. Gandhi in March, 2017 ?

A) Shrugdi Vilas B) BP Kanungo
C) Harun R. Khan D) Mundra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) BP Kanungo

Explanation:

BP Kanungo was appointed as Deputy Governor in Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for three years. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post with effect from the date of taking over the charge on or after April 3, an order issued by Personnel Ministry said. He has been appointed in place of R Gandhi, it said.
Kanungo was in March last year appointed as Executive Director in the central bank.

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Which line is an example of the poetic technique metonymy?

A) I’m martyr to a motion not my own B) These old bones live to learn her wanton ways
C) Let seed be grass, and grass turn into hay D) I swear she cast a shadow white as stone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) These old bones live to learn her wanton ways

Explanation:

Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept. Hence it occurs when a word is replaced by a word that has an obvious relation to itself.

 

In the given example of the text, the bones refer to the human being.

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Q:

European Turkey is separated from its Asian part by

A) Straits of Bosporus B) Sea of Marmara
C) Straits of Dardanelles D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

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Nucleons are

A) protons and neutrons B) neutrons and electros
C) protons and electrons D) protons, neutrons and electrons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) protons and neutrons

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Which statement is true about blood alcohol concentration?

A) The higher the blood alcohol concentration, the more severe the hangover will be. B) Drinking coffee and exercising will lower your blood alcohol concentration.
C) Blood alcohol concentration is affected by factors such as body size and gender. D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Blood alcohol concentration is affected by factors such as body size and gender.

Explanation:

Blood alcohol concentration is affected by factors such as body size and gender. Women are usually smaller than men, and that they turn out less of the enzyme that breaks down alcohol.

 

For those reasons, most girls can have a higher BAC than the typical male if they each drink an identical quantity of alcohol.

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The Indira Gandhi Zoological Park is located in which state?

A) Sikkim B) Manipur
C) Andhra Pradesh D) Mizoram
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Andhra Pradesh

Explanation:

The Indira Gandhi Zoological Park is located in Vishakapatnam (Vizag) in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

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Q:

The cause of Beri Beri was discovered by

A) Eijkman B) Macmillan
C) Alexanderson D) Cockrell
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Eijkman

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Q:

I have 9 letters, Nobody can read without me, 4+5+6 is an animal, 7 is me, 3 is u, 2+8+9+1 is completed. Who am I ?

A) Literature B) Dictionary
C) Education D) Dedication
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Education

Explanation:

The answer is EDUCATION

 

4,5,6 make up the word cat,

7th is 'i' which means me,

3rd letter is 'u' which mean you,

2,8,9,1 make up the word done, which means completed

and nobody can read without education.

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