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Who discovered benzene?

A) Hal Anger B) Michael Faraday
C) Bruce Ames D) Nicolas Appert
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Michael Faraday

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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.

 

He said, "I will go to Mumbai someday next month."

A) He said that he would go to Mumbai someday the following month. B) He says that he would go to Mumbai someday the following month.
C) He said that he will go to Mumbai someday the following month. D) He says that he will go to Mumbai someday the following month.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) He said that he would go to Mumbai someday the following month.

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Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.


Implanting standards, right values, the science of good and evil are an essential part of education. Many forces thwart this to work, but two of the most serious hindrances to it are examinations and specialization. The examination system is both an opiate and a poison. It is an opiate because it lulls Man into believing that all is well when most is ill. It is a poison because it paralyses or at least slows down the natural activities of the healthy mind. Man finds himself a creature of unknown capacities in an unknown world, wants to learn what the world is like, what he should be and do in it. To help him in answering these questions is the one and only purpose of education. However, tests of progress are useful and necessary. Examinations are harmless when the examinee is indifferent to their result, but as soon as they matter, they begin to distort his attitude to education and to conceal its purpose. For disinterestedness is the essence of all good education and liberal education is impossible without it.

 

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A) Encourages indifference to the outcome of examinations. B) Encourages examinations.
C) Encourages specialization. D) Encourages learning.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Encourages indifference to the outcome of examinations.

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Q:

The first Field Marshall of India was

A) A. S. Vaidya B) K.M. Cariappa
C) Sunderji D) S.H.F.J. Manekshaw
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) S.H.F.J. Manekshaw

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Mount Everest has earned the _____ distinction of being the world's highest garbage dump.

A) marked B) disgusting
C) dubious D) dismal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) dubious

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Battle of Kanauj in 1540 was fought between Sher Shah and _______.

A) Babur B) Humayun
C) Akbar D) Aurangzeb
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Humayun

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What is the total outlay (in Rs crore) pegged for “Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojna” by the Indian Government?

A) 15320 B) 16320
C) 17320 D) 18320
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 16320

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Who is known for the invention of 'World Wide Web'?

A) Sir Tim-Berners-Lee B) Maxwell
C) Martin Cooper D) S A Forbes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sir Tim-Berners-Lee

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