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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Statement II :The British Parliament, having issued the Stamp Act in 1765, repealed it later.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 It was later repealed on March 18, 1766 after protest.

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Which planet is the nearest in size to Earth?

A) Mercury	B) Mars
C) Venus	D) Saturn

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Venus

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select No Error.

Can India make it to a leadership position (1)/ or will it be retained the ‘fast train-going-slow’ (2)/ image it always had? (3)/ No error (4)

A) 1	B) 2
C) 3	D) 4

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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7 workers work in a printing press. Each gets paid Rs 450 per day. The 8th worker demands Rs 500 per day. If this worker is hired then all other workers must be paid Rs 500. The marginal resource (labour) cost of the 8th worker is _______.

A) Rs 50	B) Rs 850
C) Rs 400	D) Rs 100

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rs 850

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The existence of a parallel economy (black money) ___________.

A) makes economy more competitive	B) makes the monetary policies less effective
C) ensures a better distribution of income and wealth	D) ensures increasing productive investment

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) makes the monetary policies less effective

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Narcolepsy is a disorder in which a person

A) has excessive daytime sleepiness	B) has excess heart rate
C) has excess body pains	D) All the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) has excessive daytime sleepiness

Explanation:

Narcolepsy is a disorder in which a person has excessive daytime sleepiness, sleep/wake disorder.

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If sin 30° + cos 45° = X, then the value of X.

A) (2√2-√3)/2	B) 4/√3
C) (1-√3)/√3	D) (1+√2)/2

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) (1+√2)/2

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Which of the following sportspersons recently wrote the autobiographical book 'Ace Against Odds'?

A) Saina Nehwal	B) Anil Kumble
C) Yuvraj Singh	D) Sania Mirza

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