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Q:

The council of ministers is collectively responsible to

A) Prime Minister B) Rajya Sabha
C) President D) House of the People
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) House of the People

Explanation:

The council of ministers is collectively responsible to House of the People. Cabinet collective responsibility, also known as collective ministerial responsibility, is a constitutional convention in Parliamentary systems that members of the cabinet must publicly support all governmental decisions made in Cabinet, even if they do not privately agree with them.

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Which would usually be studied by a geologist?

A) Plants B) Insects
C) Earth D) Life
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Earth

Explanation:

A geology is a branch of science that deals with the study of Earth, its structure and materials made it. And the person who studies this is called as Geologist.

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In union terms, a direct strike occurs

A) when people refuse to patronize companies that handle products of struck companies B) when an organized body of workers withholds its labor to force the employer to comply with its demands
C) when union members and their supporters refuse to buy products from a company being struck D) when workers who have no particular grievance of their own and who may or may not have the same employer decide to strike in support of others
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) when an organized body of workers withholds its labor to force the employer to comply with its demands

Explanation:

A direct strike occurs when an organized body of workers withholds its labor to force the employer to comply with its demands.

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Which telescopes has recently helped to discover 300000 new galaxies?

A) Lofar B) Gemini Observatory
C) Chandra D) Kepler
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lofar

Explanation:

Lofar telescope has recently helped to discover 300000 new galaxies.

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Q:

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

Ask for trouble

A) Act in a way that is likely to incur problems or difficulties. B) Be the self appointed guardian of your neighbourhood.
C) A clumsy person who keeps making mistakes. D)  A person who has no work is bound to create trouble for others.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Act in a way that is likely to incur problems or difficulties.

Explanation:
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What base does guanine pair with?

A) Adenine B) Thymine
C) Uracil D) Cytosine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cytosine

Explanation:

In DNA, the chemicals are Adenine, thymine, guanine and cytosine. They always pair as basepairs like Adenine with Thymine and Guanine with Cytosine.

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Which of the following phrases (i), (ii), and (iii) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer.
The political masters of health care system have not listened to professional health planners because it has not been profitable for them to do so.

i. Has not been profitable for them to do that things.
ii. Has been unprofitable for the professionals to do so.
iii. Has been not profitable for them to do so.

A) A. Only i B) B. Only ii
C) C. Only iii D) D. ii and iii
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

Ans. E.
i- ‘that things’ is incorrect.
ii- This is wrong because it is not unprofitable for the professionals but the political masters of health care.
iii-It is structurally incorrect. It should be has not been.

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Which of the following phrases (i), (ii), and (iii) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (E) i.e., "No correction required" as the answer.
The vilest of the thing that can be done by a person is to ill-treat dogs and other defenseless animals.
i. vile things that can be done by persons.
ii. vilest things that can be done by a person.
iii. vilest thing that can be done by a person.

A) A. Only i B) B. Only ii
C) C. Only iii D) D. ii and iii
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C. Only iii

Explanation:

Ans. C.
The answer is the ‘vilest thing that can be done by a person.' Vile/vilest means extremely unpleasant. Option A: A singular thing is being talked about (indicated by ‘is’) hence, things can’t be used. Option B: ‘is’ indicates singular activity, hence things can’t be used.
Option C: It makes the sentence grammatically and structurally correct.

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