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The Karma dance belongs to which state?

A) West Bengal B) Sikkim
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Madhya Pradesh

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A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.


The quest to find life outside the solar system got a big boost with the discovery of seven Earth-size extra-solar planets, or exoplanets, orbiting a dwarf star about 40 light years away. Unlike earlier discoveries of exoplanets, all seven planets could possibly have liquid water — a key to life as we know it on Earth — with three planets having the greatest chance. This is by far the largest collection of Earth-like planets in the habitable 'Goldilocks' zone of a star — neither too close nor too far from a star, which raises the possibility of liquid water being present on the surface. Only Earth has liquid water in the solar system. Since the dwarf star is much cooler than the Sun, the dimming of light each time a planet passes or transits before the star could be easily recorded from Earth unlike in cases when planets transit a Sun-like bright star. Since the initial discovery of three planets was made using the Chile-based Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope, the exoplanet system is called TRAPPIST-1.

 

What is the 'Goldilocks' zone?

A) It is a mythological place about stars and planets B) That place on a planet which has lowest possibility of liquid water.
C) The correct distance of a planet from its star to have possibility of having liquid water D) That place on a planet which has the right amount of sunlight
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The correct distance of a planet from its star to have possibility of having liquid water

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What is the adult voting age in between years of  1950-87 in India?

A) 16 years B) 18 years
C) 21 years D) 24 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 16 years

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Q:

Select the antonym of
therapeutic

A) ameliorative B) analeptic
C) salubrious D) inimical
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) inimical

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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.

I am _______________this crime.

A) ignorant on B)  innocent of
C) indebted to D) ignoring
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  innocent of

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Q:

Amur, one of the longest rivers in the world is in 

A) Africa B) South America
C) Asia D) Europe
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Asia

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The river flows through south eastern parts of former USSR close to the china border and drains into sea of Okhotsk. It is 4510 Km long

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

Scot­free

A) To escape from captivity B) Be free of all responsibilities
C) To Get something unexpected D) Without suffering any punishment or injury
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Without suffering any punishment or injury

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The expansion of the rail networks led to

A) Growth in trading between parts of the country B) Growth in Steel industry
C) Both A & B D) Decline in textile industry
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

The expansion of the rail networks led to better transport system for trading between many parts of the nation and the steel is the main component in making the rails and the locomotive itself resulting in the growth of the steel industry.

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