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A sales tax is a type of

A) aggressive B) regressive
C) both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) regressive

Explanation:

Sales tax is an additional amount of money you pay based on a percentage of the selling price of goods and services that are purchased.

 

For example, if you purchase a new laptop Rs. 40000 and live in an area where the sales tax is 6%, you would pay Rs.2400 in sales tax.

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Which one of the following States of India receives Sunshine at the earliest?

A) Arunachal Pradesh B) West Bengal
C) Himachal Pradesh D) Jammu & Kashmir
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Arunachal Pradesh

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Where does digestion of protein begin?

A) Mouth B) Pharynx
C) Stomach D) Liver
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Stomach

Explanation:

Three main enzymes, pepsin secreted by the stomach and trypsin and chymotrypsin secreted by the pancreas, break down food proteins into polypeptides that are then broken down by various exopeptidases and dipeptidases into amino acids.

 

Hence, digestion of protein begin in stomach.

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Which country shares the longest border with China?

A) India B) Russia
C) Mongolia D) Kazakhstan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mongolia

Explanation:

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

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Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa in 1941 against the

Answer

Soviet Union

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Which of the following events is not related to the era of Warren Hastings?

A) First Anglo-Maratha War B) Rohilla War
C) Chait Singh Incident   D) The establishment of the College of Hellbury
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The establishment of the College of Hellbury

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In the following question, a sentence / a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is required, choose "No Improvement" option.

 

The girl to whom he got married to is an actress.

 

A) got married with B) got married
C) got betrothed in D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) got married

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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.


Ants have been living on the earth for more than 100 million years and can be found almost anywhere on the planet. It is estimated that there are about 20000 different species of ants. For this reason ants have been called Earth's most successful species. If you watch ants for any length of time you will see that they really do communicate with each other and very effectively too. Ants communicate by touching each other with their antennae. Ants also use chemicals called pheromones to leave scent trails for other ants to follow. Ants build many different types of homes. Many ants build simple little mounds out of dirt or sand. Other ants use small sticks mixed with dirt and sand to make a stronger mound that offers protection from rain. Western Harvester ants make a small mound on top, but then tunnels up to 15 feet straight down to hibernate during winter. Ant mounds consist of many chambers connected by tunnels. Different chambers are used for nurseries, food storage, and resting places for the worker ants. Some ants live in wood like termites. Army ants don't make a home at all but travel in a large groups searching for food. Ants are social insects which means they live in large colonies or groups. Some colonies consist of millions of ants. There are three types of ants in each species, the queen, the sterile female workers and males. The male ants only serve one purpose, to mate with future queen ants and do not live very long. The queen grows to adulthood, mates, and then spends rest of her life laying eggs. A colony may have only one queen, or there may be many queens depending on the species. Ants go through four stages of development: egg, larva, pupa and adult.

 

Antennae are used by ants to

A) leave a trail for other ants B) communicate
C) find direction D)  touch and feel each other
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) communicate

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