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Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 60-megawatt Tuirial Hydroelectric power project. The project is being constructed in which of the following state?

A) Sikkim B) Assam
C) Meghalaya D) Mizoram
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mizoram

Explanation:

The 60-megawatt Tuirial Hydroelectric power project has been inaugurated by PM from Aizawal, Mizoram. Now Mizoram has become third power-surplus state in North-East after Sikkim and Tripura.Note: Tuirial Dam is an earth fill and gravity dam near Kolasib in the state of Mizoram in India.

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The largest irrigation canal in India is _____________

A) Yamuna canal B) Indira Gandhi canal
C) Sirhand canal D) Upper Bari Doab canal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Indira Gandhi canal

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What is the basis of first level of classification among plants?

A) Differentiated plant body B) Specialised tissues
C) Ability to bear seeds D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Differentiated plant body

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The main square of cuzco is called

A) Plaza de Armas B) Machu Picchu
C) Catedral de Santo Domingo D) Barrio de San Blas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Plaza de Armas

Explanation:

The main square of cuzco is called Plaza de Armas. Cuzco was the capital of the Inca Empire.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

 

Gratify an immoral or distasteful desire

 

A) Depress B) Frustrate
C) Offend D) Pander
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pander

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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.

 

Ram cooked a conspiracy to cheat Abdul.

A) cultivated B) hatched
C) fabricated D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) hatched

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Who invented the Centigrade scale?

A) Anders Celsius B) Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
C) William Thomson D) Wright Brothers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Anders Celsius

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In the following questions, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

Children need to be taught the importance of hygiene early on so that it becomes a _____. Children are the most _____ to hygiene-related disorders like skin issues, rashes, infections, wounds, etc. Teach them early on about what to _____. Teach them that taking a few _____ measures to prevent infections and diseases is _____.

Teach them early on about what to _____.

A) avoid B) read
C) right D)  learn
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) avoid

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