Questions

In the given options, BIS is the odd one from the other three.  NABARD, RBI & IRDA are the bodies related to financial sector of India. The financial sector consists of banks, investment funds, insurance companies and real estate firms. 

BIS stands for Beareau of Indian Standards is a National standard body of India with the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods.

Fructose or Levulose is the monosaccharide that is responsible for the sweet taste of fruit. 

Monosaccharides are the simplest of all sugars, contain at least three carbon atoms, and are the building blocks of all carbohydrates.

When exposed to certain frequencies of radiation, such as radio waves, the subatomic particles called electrons that orbit an atom's nucleus will "jump" back and forth between energy states. Clocks based on this jumping within atoms can therefore provide an extremely precise way to count seconds.It is no surprise then that the international standard for the length of one second is based on atoms. Since 1967, the official definition of a second is 9,192,631,770 cycles of the radiation that gets an atom of the element called caesium to vibrate between two energy states.

Subdued means restrained in style or quality. Softened means being or made softer or less loud or clear.
Dampened means to suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity. Quite means to a degree (not used with a negative).
Silenced means reduced to silence. The reaction of the authorities is already mentioned, i.e. muted. All the options, except 'quite', are synonymous with 'muted'. But the reaction was toned-down. Hence, the correct answer is 1.

China shares land borders with 14 different countries, the longest being with Mongolia followed by Russia and then India.