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Who invented the electric tram?

A) James Cook B) William Harvey
C) Fyodor Pirotsky D) Robert Boyles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Fyodor Pirotsky

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


The preacher challenged hundreds of thousands of young people who gathered in a ___________ Polish meadow to reject being a "____________" who retreats into video games and computer screens and instead engage in social activism and politics to create a more just world. __________ his speech with ______________, the 79- year-old pope, despite a long day of public appearances, addressed his eager audience with enthusiasm yesterday on a warm summer night. Pope Francis spoke of a ______________ that comes from merely seeking convenience, from confusing happiness with a complacent way of life that could end up depriving people of the ability to determine their own fates.


_______________, the 79-year-old pope, despite a long day of public appearances,

A) contemporary lingo B) modern linguistics
C) fashionable jargon D) common slang
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) contemporary lingo

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Which type of city administration controls smaller urban areas?

A) Nagar Panchayat B) Municipal Council
C) Municipal Corporation D) No option is correct.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Municipal Council

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) coniferous B) coniferos
C) coniferrous D) coniferros
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) coniferous

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Who takes the decision regarding the savings and loan activities in a Self Help Group (SHG)?

A) Private Bank B) Reserve Bank of India
C) Members of group D) Non Government Organizations
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Members of group

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Which of the following has low resistivity?

A) Nichrome B) Glass
C) Ebonite D) Diamond
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nichrome

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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.

 

Achilles' heel

 

A) A weakness which turns out to be a strength B) A weakness or vulnerable point
C) A strength which eventually becomes your weakness D) The point where you have converted your weakness into your strength
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A weakness or vulnerable point

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In the following question, 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.

 

Without education we are ______ and our lives are useless without any meaning attached to it.

 

A) someone B) uncomplete
C) complete D) incomplete
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) incomplete

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