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Which Indian author in May 2016 won the prestigious 2016 Scholastic Asian Book Award for her work 'Codex : The Lost Treasure of the Indus' ?

A) Anita Desai B) Aditi Krishna Kumar
C) Rupa Iyer D) Preethi Nair
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Aditi Krishna Kumar

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A study published in PLOS Medicine found that obesity was the cause of 1 in 10 deaths in the United States. Also, obesity was the third-leading cause of death in men and women, after high blood pressure and smoking. Hence, many doctors believe that it’s high time obesity be placed in the category of serious diseases as it not only decreases life expectancy but also impairs the normal functioning of the body.
Which of the following statements, if true, undermines the given argument?

A) Extreme obesity can shorten a person's life span by 10 years. B) Obesity is the result of eating of too much and of a sedentary lifestyle and cannot be defined as a disease per se.
C) Obesity can be a genetic disorder such as sickle-cell anemia and Tay- Sachs, which are classified as diseases. D) The Food and Drug Administration, the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the Obesity Society, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and the American College of Gastroenterology have i
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Obesity is the result of eating of too much and of a sedentary lifestyle and cannot be defined as a disease per se.

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The given argument states that obesity should be categorized as a serious disease as it is known to decrease life expectancy and to harm the normal functioning of the body just like any other life-threatening disease. Option B undermines the argument by pointing out that obesity is mostly a lifestyle problem and not a disease. Compared to 40 years ago, people today spend more time commuting, sitting in front of a computer, watching television, playing video games, and generally exercising less, and end up burning fewer calories. Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.

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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'.
He did not go (1)/ to the temple on foot (2)/ he went there by the car. (3)/ No Error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of thefour alternatives.

When the kerosene burned, the fuel in the tank below would be __________ pressure, and __________ a small circular flame would appear in the burner. The valve had tobe opened to let more kerosene vapour to the burner and pumping resumed. With the increase in pressure, the burner flame would spread _________ a loud noise. Tolower the flame, the valve had to be _________ opened to reduce the pressure and then tightened until the desired flame size was achieved. _________ you wanted theflame to be bigger, you had to hit the piston again. Pump stoves are still in vogue.

was achieved. _________ you wanted the flame

A) If   B) Nor
C) So D) Thus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) If  

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

In a work ____________ art, each layer and texture, colour ____________ perspective creates an individualistic vision, which can mean different things to different viewers and even to its creator at different points of time. The audience does not ____________ see the struggle or uncertainty of the _____________ process, only its outcome. And sometimes, ___________ in the case of icons, the passage of time reveals the glow within.

 

In a work ____________ art, each layer

 

 

A) of B) for
C) from D) at
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) of

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Researchers at the University of Illinois have discovered new form of matter called Excitonium which was coined by ______ in the 1960’

A) Bertrand Halperin B) Eugene Wigner
C) Paul Dirac D) Felix Bloch
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bertrand Halperin

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Sphalerite is an ore/mineral of

A) Mercury B) Molybdenum
C) Silver D) Zinc
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Zinc

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If the ___________ firm has zero costs or only has fixed cost, the quantity supplied in equilibrium is given by the point where the marginal revenue is zero.

A) Perfect Competition B) Monopoly
C) Oligopoly D) Monopolistic Competition
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Monopoly

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