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What is the name of the book which was awarded the golden man Booker Prize 2018?  

A)  The English Patient B)  Everything Under
C) The Long Take  D) Washington Black
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A)  The English Patient

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The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje (Bloomsbury) was crowned the best work of fiction from the last five decades of the Man Booker Prize, announced on Sunday 8 July, 2018. The Golden Man Booker winner was revealed at the closing event of the Man Booker 50 Festival in Royal Festival Hall at Southbank Centre.

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On 10 April 2017, Lok Sabha passed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The Bill seeks to amend ______

A) Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 B) Motor Vehicles Act, 1998
C) Motor Vehicles Act, 2005 D) Motor Vehicles Act, 2010
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Beguile

 

A) Deceive   B) Warn  
C) Deter   D) Repel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Deceive  

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Which of these two water bodies are connected by the Suez Canal?

A) Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea B) Black Sea and Red Sea
C) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea D) Pacific Ocean and Atlantic ocean
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea

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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.

 

All this suggests the intimate relations which exist between history, politics, and sociology. The ____________ thing, however, is not the identities but the distinctions.For, however much the _____________ disciplines may, in practice, overlap, it is necessary ________ the sake of clear thinking to have their limits defined. As far _______sociology and history are concerned the differences may be summed up in a word. __________ history and sociology are concerned with the life of man as man.

 

up in a word. __________ history and

 

A) Two B) Both
C) Twice D) Pair
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Both

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Under GST regime, in ‘Composition Scheme’, taxpayers have to fill returns ______.

A) Monthly B) Half-yearly
C) Quarterly D) Bi-Monthly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Quarterly

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Ozone hole is caused by chemicals like _____.

A) Nitrogen Oxide B) Hydrogen Sulphide
C) Chloro Fluoro Carbon D) Carbon Monoxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chloro Fluoro Carbon

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Q:

The disease Beri Beri is caused due to the deficiency of which of the following?

A) Vitamin B2 B) Vitamin B1
C) Vitamin B12 D) Vitamin E
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vitamin B1

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