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What occurs during the appropriations process?

A) Congress acquires requested oversight material from the executive. B) Congress instructs the president to eliminate federal agencies.
C) Congress grants funds to federal agencies and programs.  D) Congress makes laws.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Congress grants funds to federal agencies and programs. 

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The market for sugar is in equilibrium. If the supply of sugar increases, the equilibrium price of sugar will ________ and the equilibrium quantity will _________.

A) increase; increase B) decrease; decrease
C) increase; decrease D) decrease; increase
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) decrease; increase

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Resul Pookutty won Oscars for the movie "Slumdog Millionaire" in the category of _____ .

A) Best Sound Mixing B) Best Original Score
C) Best Original Song D) Best Foreign Language Film
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Best Sound Mixing

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Acceleration is

A) Inversely proportional to force B) Inversely proportional to mass
C) Directly proportional to mass D) Directly proportional to force
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Directly proportional to force

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Who is the author of the book named "Making India Awesome"?

A) Jairam Ramesh B) Tarun Khanna
C) Chetan Bhagat D) Amitav Ghosh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chetan Bhagat

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

The music (soothe) me and I stroll on happily.

 

A) soothing   B) soothes  
C) had soothed   D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) soothes  

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Which factor affects the heart rate in mammals?

A) Need for oxygen B) RBC count in blood
C) Blood type D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Need for oxygen

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India's current finance minister Arun Jaitley is a Rajya Sabha member from which state?

A) Uttar Pradesh B) Haryana
C) Punjab D) Gujarat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Gujarat

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