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Which of the following countries is not a member of The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)?

A) Afghanistan B) Pakistan
C) Maldives D) Myanmar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Myanmar

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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.

She was chatting ______ the cars.

A) of B) about
C) with D) on
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) about

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______ is a thyroid hormone which controls the balance of calcium in the body.

A) Calcitonin B) Thyroxine
C) Calmodulin D) all of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Calcitonin

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Calcitonin is 32-amino acid linear polypeptide hormone that is produced in humans primarily by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid, and in many other animals in the ultimopharyngeal body. It acts to reduce blood calcium, opposing the effects of parathyroid hormone.

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Which kind of cell division is used to repair an injury by the body?

A) Mitosis only B) Meiosis only
C) Both Mitosis and Meiosis  D) Neither Mitosis nor Meiosis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mitosis only

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Which one of the following does not directly refer to cholesterol?

A) Low density lipoprotein B) High density lipoprotein
C) Rhesus factor D) Packaged protein coat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rhesus factor

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Which Indian Bank co-launched a Contactless debit card along with Japan's JCB International?

A) Punjab National Bank B) State Bank of India
C) HDFC Bank D) Axis Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) State Bank of India

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Which tennis player has been awarded the Padma Bhushan award 2016?

A) Sania Mirza B) Leander Paes
C) Mahesh Bhupathi D) Rohan Bopanna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sania Mirza

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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 new civilisation of Righteousness and __________, and therefore of Brotherhood, of ordered Liberty, of Peace, of __________, cannot be built up until the elements are removed ______________ have brought the old civilisation crashing about our ears. _________________ is it necessary that the War shall be fought out to its appointed end, and that _______________ premature peace shall leave its object unattained.

 

crashing about our ears. _________________ is it necessary

 

A) If B) Because
C) Why D) Therefore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Therefore

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