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Q:

Government has announced to fix MSP at a level of at least ________________ per cent of the cost of production for kharif crops 2018-19 which redeems the promise made in the Union Budget for 2018-19.

A) 50 per cent	B) 250 per cent
C) 200 per cent	D) 100 per cent

Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

Government has announced its historic decision on 04.07.2018 to fix MSP at a level of at least 150 per cent of the cost of production for kharif crops 2018-19 which redeems the promise made in the Union Budget for 2018-19.The MSPs fixed by Government, cost and returns over all-India weighted average cost of production of crops for 2017-18 and 2018-19 is at Annexure.Cost of production varies in different states on account of difference in levels of irrigation, resource endowment, farm mechanization, land holding size, yield of crops etc.

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Q:

What is the name of the book which was awarded the golden man Booker Prize 2018?

A) The English Patient	B) Everything Under
C) The Long Take	D) Washington Black

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The English Patient

Explanation:

The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje (Bloomsbury) was crowned the best work of fiction from the last five decades of the Man Booker Prize, announced on Sunday 8 July, 2018. The Golden Man Booker winner was revealed at the closing event of the Man Booker 50 Festival in Royal Festival Hall at Southbank Centre.

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Who is the author of the book titled 'Citizen and Society'?

A) Pranab Mukherjee	B) Hamid Ansari
C) Nandan Nilekani	D) Satyajit Ray

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hamid Ansari

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Q:

What will be the value of $a^{3} + b^{3}, if a^{2} + b^{2} = 32 and a + b = 8$ ?

A) 8	B) 32
C) 128	D) 256

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 128

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

Egoism is ______ or negative pride-the mentality of showing and acting superior to others.

A) surfict	B) conceit
C) forfeit	D) resceit

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) conceit

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

I said to my friend, "Be careful, my dog may bite you."

A) I warned my friend to have been careful and that my dog might be biting him.	B) I warned my friend to be careful and that my dog might bite him.
C) I warn my friend to be careful and that my dog may bite him.	D) I warned my friend for being careful and that my dog might be biting him.

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) I warned my friend to be careful and that my dog might bite him.

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With whom did the Government of India sign a $ 120 million loan agreement to complete double-tracking and electrification of railway tracks along high-density corridors to improve the operational efficiency of India's railway network?

A) European Bank	B) African Development Bank
C) International Monetary Fund (IMF)	D) Asian Development Bank

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Asian Development Bank

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Q:

Which of the following devices converts Chemical energy into Electrical energy?

A) Electric heater	B) Electric fan
C) Hair dryer	D) Electric cell

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