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Which statement about the Supreme Court is true?

A) The court hears all cases for which two or more justices agree that the case has merit. B) The court decides which cases it will hear. In deciding cases, the chief justice’s vote counts as two votes.
C) Every case appealed to the Supreme Court is ruled upon by the court. D) The court can hear only cases that have worked their way up from local courts.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The court decides which cases it will hear. In deciding cases, the chief justice’s vote counts as two votes.

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The Contingency Fund of India has been placed at the disposal of the 

A) Prime Minister B) President
C) Comptroller and Auditor-General D) Home Ministry
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) President

Explanation:

The Contingency Fund of India was constituted in 1950, by an act of parliament (Article 267). The Fund has been placed at the disposal of the president, who can make advances out of the Fund to meet unforeseen expenditure. The expenses must be subsequently authorised by Union Parliament (Articles 115, 116) and recovered through additional, supplementary or excess grants.

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Adverbs can modify all of the following except

A) Nouns B) Verbs
C) Adjectives D) Other adverbs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nouns

Explanation:

An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, determiner, clause, preposition, or sentence.

Adverbs can modify all of the following except nouns.

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Seacoast of which of the following states is the longest ?

A) Andhra Pradesh B) Maharashtra
C) Orissa D) Tamil Nadu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Andhra Pradesh

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Which company has overtaken Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) to become India’s most profitable state-owned company  ?

A) Indian Oil Corporation B) SAIL
C) Hindustan Petroleum D) GAIL
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Indian Oil Corporation

Explanation:

Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has overtaken Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) to become India’s most profitable state-owned company. IOC, which has for decades been India’s biggest company by turnover, posted a 70 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 19,106.40 crore in the financial year ended March 31, 2017.

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During Kargil War, Who was the Indian Army chief of staff ?

A) Ved Prakash Malik B) Sankar Roy Chowdary
C) Nirmal chandar Vij D) Sundar rajan Padmanabhan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ved Prakash Malik

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The First modern warship built in India in 1952 was

A) INS Goa B) INS Nilgiri
C) INS Kailash D) Ins Vikram
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) INS Nilgiri

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What is the shortest phase of the cell cycle?

A) M B) G1
C) S D) G2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) M

Explanation:

Longest and shortest phases Of cell cycle:

Shortest Phase - M phase or Mitotic phase.

Longest phase - G1 phase of the Interphase

Longest and shortest phases During Mitosis:

Longest Phase - Prophase

Shortest Phase - Anaphase

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