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Who was the First Governor General of Bengal?

A) Lord William Bentinck	B) Sir William Denison
C) The Lord Napier	D) Warren Hastings

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Warren Hastings

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The polar regions are sparsely populated because of

A) lack of minerals	B) unsuitable climatic conditions
C) infertile land	D) mountainous topography

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) unsuitable climatic conditions

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Which one of the following statements is not correct?

A) Centre for Science and Environment in a recent study found that a number of commonly available brands of prepackaged breads tested positive for potassium bromate and potassium iodate.	B) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India recommended to the Health Ministry to remove potassium bromate from the list of permissible food additives.
C) The Union Government banned the use of potassium bromate as a food additive on the basisof the above recommendation.	D) Potassium bromate is a neurotoxin.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Potassium bromate is a neurotoxin.

Explanation:

CSE in its recommendation asked Indian regulator FSSAI to act immediately and ban the two chemicals.

It says that Indian bread manufacturer’ use two chemicals, banned in many countries but not in India, being used by bread industry are potassium bromate (KbrO3) and potassium iodate (KIO3).

The government (FSSAI) banned the use of potassium bromate as a food additive on the basis of the above recommendation.

The regulator had recommended to the health ministry removal of potassium bromate from the list of permissible food additives after a study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).

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Kalarippayatt is the martial art of which State of

A) Madhya Pradesh	B) Mizoram
C) Nagaland	D) Kerala

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kerala

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__________ (HHDD) is a technology where the conventional disk drive is combined with non-volatile flash memory, of typically 128 MB or more to cache data during normal use.

A) Hyper Hard Disk Drive	B) Hybrid Hard Disk Drive
C) Hybrid Helium Disk Drive	D) Hyper Helium Disk Drive

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hybrid Hard Disk Drive

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Milbecycin is used in the eradication of _____.

A) Agricultural Fungus	B) Agricultural Pests
C) Agricultural Herbs	D) Agricultural Weeds

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Agricultural Pests

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Which one of the following statements is not true of Protection of Women from Domestic violence Act, 2005?

A) This Act provides civil remedies to protect a woman subjected to domestic violence.	B) Only women can make a complaint under this legislation.
C) Relief may be sought only against the husband or a male live-in partner with whom the woman has lived in a domestic relationship.	D) The Act includes not just wives but also women in marriage-like relationships.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Relief may be sought only against the husband or a male live-in partner with whom the woman has lived in a domestic relationship.

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The Supreme Court has struck down the words “adult male” from the pertinent provision in the DV Act to lay down that a woman can also file a complaint against another woman, accusing her of domestic violence.

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Which Indian-American is the chairman of the prestigious Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States as of March 2018?

A) Seema Verma	B) Neil Chatterjee
C) Ajit Pai	D) Neomi Rao

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