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Q:

Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

The angry neighbours never passed from each other without making rude remarks.

A) passed on B) passed against
C) passed D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) passed

Explanation:

Here ‘passed each other’ means crossed each other’s path. No preposition is required by ‘passed’.

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Q:

Which country blocked wikipedia in all languages?

A) China B) Japan
C) India D) North Korea
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) China

Explanation:

China blocked wikipedia in all languages recently in May 2019.

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Q:

Which year is observed as poverty eradication year by SAARC?

A) 1995 B) 1999
C) 2005 D) 2011
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1995

Explanation:

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of nations in South Asia. Its member states include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The year 1995 is observed as poverty eradication year by SAARC.

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Q:

The right to vote in India is in an article of

A) 370 B) 368
C) 356 D) 326
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 326

Explanation:

In India, the right to vote is provided by the Constitution and the Representation of People's Act, 1951, subject to certain disqualifications. Article 326 of the Constitution guarantees the right to vote to every citizen above the age of 18.

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Q:

An irregular mode of reproduction resulting in the development of an embryo without fertilization is called

1.Parthenogenesis 2.Apogamy 3.Sporophytic budding

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 only B) 2 only
C) 2 and 3 only D) 1, 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

In animals, parthenogenesis means development of an embryo from an unfertilized egg cell. In plants parthenogenesis is a component process of apomixis.Apogamy is a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophytedevelops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes.Adventitious embryony also called sporophytic budding, is a type of apomixis in which an embryo develops directly from nucellus or integument tissue.So, all three are correct.

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Q:

The official currency of United Kingdom -

A) Pound Sterling B) Renminbi
C) Euro D) Dollar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pound Sterling

Explanation:

Pound Sterling is the official currency of United Kingdom.

 

-> Renminbi is the currency of China.

-> Euro is the currency of 19 countries like Spain, Austria, Finland, Italy, Germany, Greece, Belgium, etc...

-> Dollar is the currency of United States.

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Q:

A person who enjoys pain is called

A) Sadist B) Dipsomania
C) Masochist D) Blogomaniac
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Masochist

Explanation:

A person who enjoys in feeling or being pain is called Masochist. The person who enjoys inflicting pain on others is called as Sadist.

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Q:

The Swarnjayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojana which came into operation  from 1.12.1997 aims to provide gainful employment to the urban unemployed or under employed poor but does NOT Include:

A) Nehru Rojgar Yojana B) Urban Basic Service Programme
C) Prime Minister's Integrated Urban poverty Eradication Programme D) Prime Minister's Rojgar Yojana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Prime Minister's Rojgar Yojana

Explanation:
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