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The simplified value of 3-212-18 - 13 × 27 - 12 x 273 is closest to

A) (√3 - 1) B) (1 - √3)
C) - (-√3 - 1) D) - (√3 + 1)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) - (√3 + 1)

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Who invented the vacuum pump?

A) Otto von Guericke B) Cai Lun
C) Melitta Bentz D) William Henry Fox Talbot
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Otto von Guericke

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Who among the following is the first Indian to win Pulitzer Prize?

A) Arundhati Roy B) Gobind Behari Lal
C) Vijay Seshadri D) Jhumpa Lahiri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gobind Behari Lal

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Gobind BehariLal: He came to study at the University of California in Berkeley in 1912 on the Guru Govind Singh Sahib Scholarship. He later became the science editor of the San Francisco Examiner. He won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism in 1937.

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Tax on inheritance is called __________

A) Excise duty B) Estate duty
C) Gift tax D) Sales tax
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Estate duty

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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.

It is not _____ to ignore all allegations of booth capturing and rigging as murmurs of _____ losers. _____ have come to light of intimidation of whole villages and communities to make them vote for a particular candidate or party. At times election officials have been _____ by unscrupulous politicians into turning a blind eye to _____ practices.

_____ have come to light of intimidation of whole villages and communities

A) instances B) sources
C) reasons D) Ideas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) instances

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Where is Pushkar Fair held?

A) Bihar B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Rajasthan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rajasthan

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Find the odd one out.

A) NaCl B) Na2CO3
C) H2O D) He
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) He

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Psidium guajava is the scientific name of ___________.

A) Guava B) Mango
C) Bamboo D) Jack fruit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Guava

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