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The Sahitya Akademi Awards are given for best writings in how many Indian languages?

A) 12 B) 15
C) 20 D) 24
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 24

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Which among the following is not a characteristic of oxidation reaction?

A) It involves addition of hydrogen B) It involves addition of oxygen
C) It involves loss of electrons D) 4) It involves addition of electronegative element
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) It involves addition of hydrogen

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What is Syzygy?

A) Position of sun, earth and moon in the straight line B) Earth's position between Sun and Moon
C) Sun and Moon position on one side of the Earth D) The right angle position of Moon from the Sun and Earth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Position of sun, earth and moon in the straight line

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Polynucleotide chain of DNA contains

A) a nitrogenous base, deoxyribose sugar and phosphate group B) a nitrogenous base, ribose sugar and phosphate group
C) deoxyribose sugar, ribose sugar and phosphate group D) a nitrogenous base and phosphate group only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a nitrogenous base, deoxyribose sugar and phosphate group

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The two DNA strands are called polynucleotidesbecause they are composed of simpler monomer units called nucleotides. Eachnucleotideis composed of one of four nitrogen-containingnucleobases (cytosine, guanine, adenine or thymine), a sugar called deoxyribose, and a phosphate group.

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Who among the following did Gandhiji regard as his political Guru?

A) Mahadev Desai B) Dayanand Saraswati
C) Acharya Narendra Dev D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

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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.

 

Against the clock

 

A) One can't fight one's fate B) Work very fast to complete something within a deadline
C) Time will march on ceaselessly irrespective of what you do D) The person who manages time will be successful
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Work very fast to complete something within a deadline

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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.

 

Cut corners

 

 

A) Remove the sharp edges now if you don’t want to get hurt later   B) One has to sacrifice to achieve one's goals
C) Even a coward when cornered musters strength to fight back D) Do something perfunctorily so as to save time or money
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Do something perfunctorily so as to save time or money

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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.

 

Starting late-2014, scientists of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) working _______ satellite data tracking the rift found that the defect in the Larsen C was growing _________. By 2016 the crack became 70 miles long and 300 feet ________. By January 2017 it measured 109 miles in length and 1,500metres in breadth. On July 12, it broke. The broken shelf, now __________ official iceberg, was massive, indeed the ____________-ever such iceberg, weighing 1.1trillion tons and measuring 2,200 square miles.

 

Administration (NASA) working _______ satellite data tracking

 

A) besides B) along
C) by D) with
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) with

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