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In December 2015, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover found the presence of ____, which will help scientists learn about the ancient wet environment.

A) Magnesium B) Cadmium
C) Silica D) Calcium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Silica

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Which one of the following statements with regard to the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India is not correct?

 

A) It was inserted by the Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1951. B) The Acts and Regulations specified in the Ninth Schedule shall become void on the ground that it violates a fundamental right in Part III of the Constitution.
C) The Supreme Court has the power of judicial review of an Act included in the Ninth Schedule on the doctrine of basic structure. D) The appropriate Legislature can repeal or amend an Act specified in the Ninth Schedule
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The Acts and Regulations specified in the Ninth Schedule shall become void on the ground that it violates a fundamental right in Part III of the Constitution.

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Ninth Schedule says that the article mentioned in this are immune from judicial review. It is for the larger good of the society, the government cannot be challenged in the court for his actions. Ninth Schedule was added to the Constitution by First Constitutional Amendment, 1951.In a landmark ruling on 11th January 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that all laws (including those in the Ninth Schedule) would be open to judicial review, if they violated the basic structure of the Constitution.

 

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Who built Shantiniketan?

A) Guru Ramdas B) Maharaja Pratap Singh
C) Rabindra Nath Tagore D) British Govt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rabindra Nath Tagore

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

A man who collects old and new coins.

A) Geologist B) Numismatist
C) Archaeologist D) Zoologist
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Numismatist

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In the following question, out of the give four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Plight

A) Blessing B) Aid
C) Relief D) Difficulty
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Difficulty

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In a Punnett Square with the cross AaBb x Aabb, how many AaBb genotypes would be created?

A) 4 B) 1
C) 7 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4

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In these questions, a question is given followed by information in three statements. You have to consider the information in all the three statements and decide the information in which of the statement(s) is not necessarily required to answer the question and therefore can be dispensed with. Indicate your answer accordingly How many students from institute 'A' got placement?

I. Number of students studying in institutes A and B are in the ratio of 3:4 respectively.

II. Number of students who got placement from institute B is 120% of the number of students who got placement from institute A

III. 80% of the students studying in institute B got placement.

A) None of the statements can be dispensed with B) Only I
C) Only II D) Any one of the three
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

From I No. of students studying in A and B are 3x and 4x respectively.
From II No. of students studying in B who got placement = (4x × 80) ÷ 100 = 16x/5
Hence Question cannot be answered even with the information in all the three statements
Hence option 5 is correct

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ABC inscribed in a circle so that BC is a diameter. The tangent at a point C intersects BA when produced at a point D. If ABC=36° then the value of ADC is 

A) 36° B) 44°
C) 48° D) 54°
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 54°

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