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The first working steam­ powered vehicle was designed and most likely built by Ferdinand Verbies, a Flemish member of a Jesuit mission in China around 1672. It was a 65 cm long scale­ model toy for the Chinese Emperor, that was unable to carry a driver or a passenger. It is not known if Verbiest's model was ever built. Nicolas- Joseph Cugnot is widely credited with building the first full­ scale, self ­propelled mechanical vehicle or automobile in about 1769; he also created a steam­ powered tricycle. He constructed two steam tractors for the French Army, one of which is preserved in the French National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts. His inventions were however handicapped by problems of water supply and maintaining steam pressure. In 1801, Richard Trevithick built and demonstrated his Puffing Devil road locomotive, believed by many to be the first demonstration of a steam ­powered road vehicle. It was unable to maintain sufficient steam pressure for long periods. Sentiment against steam ­powered road vehicles led to the Locomotive Acts of 1865. In 1807 Nicephore Niepce and his brother Claude probably created the world's first internal combustion engine which they called Pyreolophore.

The Pyreolophore was ?

A) A self­propelled mechanical vehicle B) A steam-­powered tricycle
C) A steam tractor D) The name of the world's first internal combustion engine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The name of the world's first internal combustion engine

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The antigen-antibody immunological reaction is used to be regarded as typical of immunological responses. Antibodies are proteins synthesized by specialized cells called plasma cells, which are formed by lymphocytes (cells from the lymph system) when an antigen, a substance foreign to an organism's body, comes in contact with lymphocytes. Two important manifestations of antigen-antibody immunity are lysis, the rapid physical rupture of antigenic cells and the liberation of their contents into the surrounding medium, and phagocytosis, a process in which antigenic particles are engulfed by and very often digested by macrophages and polymorphs. The process of lysis is executed by a complex and unstable blood constituent known as complement, which will not work unless it is activated by a specific antibody; the process of phagocytosis is greatly facilitated when the particles to be engulfed are coated by a specific antibody directed against them.

Phagocytosis is a process in which antigenic particles are _____ by and very often digested by macrophages and polymorphs.

A) attacked B) attracted
C) enveloped D) engulfed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) engulfed

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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.

"Jim Crow" shuns the mountains for reasons satisfactory to himself; not so the magpie, the raven, and __________ mischief-maker, Clark's nutcracker. All of which keeps the bird-lover from the East in an ecstasy of surprises until he has _____________ accustomed to his changed environment. One cannot help ___________ into the speculative mood in view of the sharp contrasts ______________ the birds of the East and _________ of the West.


One cannot help ___________ into the speculative mood

A) to fall B) fallen
C) falling D) fell
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) falling

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Who was the 2015 Men's Rugby World Cup Winner?

A) New Zealand B) South Africa
C) Australia D) England
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) New Zealand

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Which country won the first cricket world cup?

A) New Zealand B) West Indies
C) England D) Australia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) West Indies

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Who of the following was the winner of Grammy Awards 2017 ‘Rap Album of the Year’?

A) Chance the Rapper B) Crances in the Sky
C) Lake by the Ocean D) Humble and Kind
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chance the Rapper

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From the given alternatives, according to dictionary, which word will come at SECOND position?

A) Charity B) Cardigan
C) Caravan D) Carton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Caravan

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"Global Competitiveness Report" is released by which of the following organization?

A) WTO B) WEF
C) SAARC D) EU
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) WEF

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