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Which one of the following statements is not correct?

A) Centre for Science and Environment in a recent study found that a number of commonly available brands of prepackaged breads tested positive for potassium bromate and potassium iodate.	B) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India recommended to the Health Ministry to remove potassium bromate from the list of permissible food additives.
C) The Union Government banned the use of potassium bromate as a food additive on the basisof the above recommendation.	D) Potassium bromate is a neurotoxin.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Potassium bromate is a neurotoxin.

Explanation:

CSE in its recommendation asked Indian regulator FSSAI to act immediately and ban the two chemicals.

It says that Indian bread manufacturer’ use two chemicals, banned in many countries but not in India, being used by bread industry are potassium bromate (KbrO3) and potassium iodate (KIO3).

The government (FSSAI) banned the use of potassium bromate as a food additive on the basis of the above recommendation.

The regulator had recommended to the health ministry removal of potassium bromate from the list of permissible food additives after a study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).

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India signed an MoU with which country for strengtheningcooperation in the field of Tourism?

A) Tajikistan	B) Turkmenistan
C) Uzbekistan	D) Kyrgyzstan

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kyrgyzstan

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In India, which of the following body is Constitutional in nature?

A) NITI Aayog	B) National Human Rights Commission
C) Central Vigilance Commission	D) Finance Commission

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Finance Commission

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___________ is a welfare scheme started by the Prime Minister in order to provide LPG connections to domestic households that fall under the below the poverty line category.

A) Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan	B) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
C) Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Yojana	D) Vidyanjali Yojana

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) holgram	B) comerce
C) bluffers	D) cluters

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) bluffers

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) annunciation	B) anunciation
C) annunceation	D) anunceation

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) annunciation

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'Tripitakas' are sacred books of ____________

A) Hindus	B) Jains
C) Parsis	D) Buddhists

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Buddhists

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What is the simplified value of tan (θ/2) + cot (θ/2)?

A) 2 cosec θ	B) 2 sec θ
C) sin θ	D) cosec θ

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