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Which one is the correct chronological order of the following events?
I. Quit India Movement
II. Shimla Conference
III. Poona Pact
IV. Cabinet Mission

A) II, IV, I, III B) III, IV,II, I
C) III, I, II, IV D) IV, II, III, I
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) III, I, II, IV

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Which of the following statements with regard to the speech of Mahatma Gandhi at the opening of the Banaras Hindu University are correct?

1.he charged the Indian elite with a lack of concern for the laboring poor.

2.He asserted that our salvation can come only through the farmers.

3.He highlighted the plight of the untouchables.

4.He promised to take up the cause of the mill owners of Ahmedabad.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1, 2, 3 and 4 B) 1 and 2 only
C) 1, 2 and 3 only D) 3 and 4 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1 and 2 only

Explanation:

Only   1   and   2   are   correct,   as Mahatma  Gandhi’s  speech  in  BHU on 4 February,1916 did not include plight  of  untouchables  and  there was no issue of the mill owners on Ahmedabad in 1916.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.
The kids were laughing at the old lady.

A) The old lady is laughing at the kids. B) The old lady was being laughed at by the kids.
C) The old lady was being laughed by the kids. D) The old lady was laughed at by the kids.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The old lady was being laughed at by the kids.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.

Obfuscate

A) Envelop B) Puzzle
C) Haze D) Clarify
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Clarify

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In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning as S1 and S6. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark your response accordingly on the Answer Sheet.

S1 :Jumbo, the famous 3.3 metre elephant was born in Africa over a hundred years ago.
S6:Before his death in September 1882, he had been seen by over 20 million Americans.
P:After disembarkation in New York, he was taken in a procession to the place where he was to be kept.
Q:Another admirer was the famous American showman Barnum who bought it for a huge sum in February 1882.
R:Transported from his native land to London Zoo, he became a favourite of Queen Victoria.
S:He made his transatlantic voyage aboard SS Assyrian Monarch.

The proper sequence should be 

A) P Q R S  B) S R Q P
C) P S R Q D) R Q S P
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) R Q S P

Explanation:

The starting statement is talking about the birth of a 3 –3 metre elephant –Jumbo. So, the connecting statement would be discussing what happened after the birth. So statement R would be the next statement as it describes that he was transported to London; So, R being the first statement eliminates all other options. Thus, the correct sequence is RQSP.

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Ajanta and Ellora caves are situated in which state of India?

A) Kerala B) Odisha
C) Maharashtra D) Jammu & Kashmir
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Maharashtra

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The appointments Committee of the Cabinet extended the tenure of ____ as Chairman, Railway Board, by two years with effect from 1st August 2016.

A) S.K. Roy B) Arunendra Kumar
C) Deepak Gupta D) A.K. Mittal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) A.K. Mittal

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What is the resistance (in ohm) of an electrical component if a current of 0.5 A passes through it on application of 20 V of potential difference across it?

A) 10 B) 20
C) 80 D) 40
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 40

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