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Among the given nutrients, milk is a poor source of which of the following ?

A) Vitamin 'C' B) Calcium
C) Protein D) Carbohydrate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vitamin 'C'

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A collective term used by the Jains for their sacred books is

A) Prabandhas B) Angas
C) Nibandhas D) Charits
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Angas

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

To clip one's wings

A) To stop one from flying B) To trim the leaves
C) To deprive one of power D) To hurt a bird
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To deprive one of power

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Which of the following countries border does not touch China?

A) Cambodia B) Laos
C) Vietnam D) Myanmar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cambodia

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Who among the following is the first Indian to win Pulitzer Prize?

A) Arundhati Roy B) Gobind Behari Lal
C) Vijay Seshadri D) Jhumpa Lahiri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gobind Behari Lal

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Gobind BehariLal: He came to study at the University of California in Berkeley in 1912 on the Guru Govind Singh Sahib Scholarship. He later became the science editor of the San Francisco Examiner. He won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism in 1937.

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Which Indian badminton player won the silver medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics?

A) Sania Mirza B) PV Sindhu
C) Saina Nehwal D) Rituparna Das
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) PV Sindhu

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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.

 

A dime a dozen

 

A) A very expensive proposition B) Something which appears cheap but which will prove expensive in the long run
C) Something which appears attractive but has zero value   D) Very common and of no particular value
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Very common and of no particular value

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Dishwasher was invented by ________.

A) John Barber B) Sir Henry Cole
C) Josephine Cochrane D) Bartolomeo Cristofori
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Josephine Cochrane

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