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Which of the following authors wrote the novel ‘The Black Hill’ ?

A) Jhumpa Lahiri B) Amitav Ghosh
C) Ramesh Kuntal D) Mamang Dai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mamang Dai

Explanation:

Mamang Dai has been awarded the ‘Sahitya Akademi A ward 2017 for her novel ‘The Black Hill’ in English. Ramesh Kuntal has been awarded for his literary criticism ‘Vishw Mithak Sarit Sagar’ in Hindi.

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Choose the most appropriate answer:Mahatma Gandhi left South Africa to return to India in

A) 1911 B) 1915
C) 1917 D) 1919
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1915

Explanation:

Mahatma Gandhi left South Africa to return to India in 1915

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Permanent settlement was a feature of___________.

A) Zamindari System B) Mahalwari System
C) Ryotwari System D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Zamindari System

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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.

 

and 300 feet ________. By January 2017

 

A) width   B) length  
C) breadth   D) wide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) wide

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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.

 

Shoot through

 

A) Pass with flying colours B) Practice a difficult task so many times that you can do it easily
C) Reach your target by breaking through an obstacle D) Leave, typically to escape from or avoid someone or something
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Leave, typically to escape from or avoid someone or something

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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.

 


People are now either exposed to the very best of their inner circle and the world, ________ to the worst — articles that look to shock, to provoke rage and put a lens on everything that is wrong _________ the world. Imperceptibly, it goes unsaid that often __________ pieces of ‘news’ fail to actually provide a constructive solution. The effect of such a disparity _________ to the same effect as news of TV and newspapers — a feeling that what we see does not ____________ our lives.

 

and the world, ________ to the worst

 

A) nor   B)  or  
C)  and   D)  but  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B)  or  

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Involuntary muscles are controlled by the

A) Central nervous system B) Autonomic nervous system
C) Peripheral nervous system D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Autonomic nervous system

Explanation:

Involuntary muscles are the muscles which contract without conscious control whereas Voluntary muscles are the muscles that help you walk, talk, pick up things, jump and do all the basic or complex movements you do everyday with your consciousness.

* The contraction in the involuntary muscles is controlled by the autonomic nervous system. These are present in the walls of the digestive system, blood vessels, bronchi, uterus and bladder.

* Voluntary muscles are mostly located in the arms ,legs ,hands, and feet.

 

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The metal that can be cut with a knife is

A) Sodium B) Iron
C) Aluminium D) Copper
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sodium

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