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Which one of the following statements with regard to Antrix Corporation Limited is correct?

A) It is a commercial arm of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. B) It is under the administrative control of the Department of Space. 
C) It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. D) It is a commercial arm of the Department of Science and Technology.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) It is under the administrative control of the Department of Space. 

Explanation:

Antrix Corporation Limited (ACL), Bengaluru is a wholly owned Government of India Company under the administrative control of the Department of Space. Antrix Corporation Limited was incorporated as a private limited company owned by Government of India in September 1992 as a Marketing arm of ISRO for promotion and commercial exploitation of space products, technical consultancy services and transfer of technologies developed by ISRO. As the commercial and marketing arm of ISRO, Antrixis engaged in providing Space products and services to international customers worldwide.

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Lowering of value of currency relative to a foreign reference currency is called _________.

A) Devaluation B) Revaluation
C) Down valuation D) Negative valuation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Devaluation

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expressesthe same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

Why do you waste money?

A) Why is money been wasted by you? B) Why has money been wasted by you?
C) Why is money wasted by you? D) Why is money being wasted by you?
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Why is money wasted by you?

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Which cultural influence came from the black power movement?

A) Change in Lifestyles B) Black Art Movement
C) Pride in Blackness D) Black is Beautiful
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pride in Blackness

Explanation:

Black Power Movement can be termed as a cultural revolution that changed African American’s view about blackness. This movement encouraged them to be proud of their history, culture, and identity and celebrate their uniqueness.

 

The cultural influence came from the black power movement is Pride in Blackness.

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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) revarberate B) reverberate  
C) reverberete D) revarberete
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) reverberate  

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A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

 

The teacher told him to collect assignments.

 

A) He was told to collect assignments by the teacher. B) He is told by the teacher to collect assignments.
C) The teacher asked him to collect assignments. D) He was asked to collect assignments.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) He was told to collect assignments by the teacher.

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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.

 

Worldwide, journalism and the news industry are struggling, in this digital age, to ________________ their relevance and value under profoundly changed and _________________ circumstances. In response ________________ the challenge, a strong view is forming within the profession that one way to ensure that the activities that __________________ journalism will continue to matter is to hone, strengthen, and develop its professional capabilities to perform certain __________________ tasks.

 

In response ________________ the challenge

 

A) to B) of
C) for D) about
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to

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Who is the author of "The Oath of the Vayuputras (Shiva Trilogy)"?

A) Amish Tripathi B) Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
C) Ruskin Bond D) Ashwin Sanghi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Amish Tripathi

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