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Statement I :The passing of the Coercive Acts made reconciliation between Britain and her American colonies virtually impossible.

Statement II :The British Parliament, having issued the Stamp Act in 1765, repealed it later.

A) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I	B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false	D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

Explanation:

The Coercive Acts included a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774, including Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act of 1774, which were meant to punish American colonies for throwing a large tea shipment into Boston Harbour, so,the passing of the Coercive Acts made reconciliation between Britain and her American colonies virtually impossible. The Stamp Act of 1765 was passed by Parliament of Great Britain to impose a direct tax on the colonies of British America. It was later repealed on March 18, 1766 after protest.

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
He _____ his camera on the table.

A) laid	B) lain
C) lay	D) lie

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) laid

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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.
I would have kept your bicycle here if you had left it with me.

A) Your bicycle would have been kept here if you had left it with me.	B) Keeping of your bicycle would have been done by me if you had left it.
C) If you had left it with me I would have kept your bicycle there.	D) Your bicycle would be kept there if you have left it with me.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Your bicycle would have been kept here if you had left it with me.

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The McMahon Line, which sets the boundary between India and China, is drawn to the northern boundary of which of the following states?

A) Jammu and Kashmir	B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Himachal Pradesh	D) Arunachal Pradesh

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Arunachal Pradesh

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Dynamite was invented by?

A) Jean-Antoine Nollet	B) Alfred Nobel
C) Joseph Nicephore Niepce	D) Ted Nelson

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Alfred Nobel

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Who are the winners of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award 2018 from India, regarded as the Asian version of the Nobel Prize?

A) Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk	B) Kailash Satyarthi and Arvind Kejriwal
C) Bhuwan Ribhu and Asmita Satyarthi	D) Nadia Murad and Juan Manuel Santos

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk

Explanation:

Two Indians Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk are among the winners of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award 2018, regarded as the Asian version of the Nobel Prize.

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In November 2017, an Indian short film, The School Bag won the Best Short Film Award at the South Asian Film Festival held at Montresd. Who among the following is the Director of the film?

A) Anurag Kashyap	B) Dheeraj Jindal
C) Sujoy Ghosh	D) Samvida Nanda

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dheeraj Jindal

Explanation:

Indian short film ‘The School Bag’, which tells a story based in Pakistan, has won the Best Short Film Award at the South Asian Film Festival of Montreal (SAFFM).It is directed by Dheeraj Jindal.

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Who built Gateway of India?

A) Guru Ramdas	B) Maharaja Pratap Singh
C) Rabindra Nath Tagore	D) British Govt

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