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In April 2017, Agriculture Ministry Unveiled Model APMC Act. The new Act proposes to put a Cap on Mandi taxes at what rate (in percent) for food grain?

A) 5 B) 1
C) 2.5 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1

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The number of electrons that can be accommodated in the M shell is

A) 18 B) 8
C) 2 D) 32
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 18

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Which of the following metals does NOT react with Oxygen even at a high temperature?

A) Silver B) Lead
C) Aluminium D) Zinc
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Silver

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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 each of the following questions, a question is followed by information given in three statements. You have to decide the information given in which of the statements
is necessary and sufficient to answer the questions:


A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a circle. Are all of them facing the centre?


I. A is sitting second to the right of D; C is facing the centre and is not an immediate neighbour of D.
II. B, who is sitting between C and D, is second to the right of E, who is not an immediate neighbour of C. B and A are facing each other.
III. D is sitting on the immediate left of B, who is not sitting on the immediate left of A. E is on the immediate right of D.

A) Only I and II B) Only I and III
C) Either I and II, or III D) Any two of the three
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Any two of the three

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Where will be the Jai Bhawani women's cooperative textile mill (Asia's first Solar Power-Enabled Textile Mill) set up?

A) Maharashtra B) Chennai
C) Bengaluru D) Kanpur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Maharashtra

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Jai Bhawani women's cooperative textile mill which is set to come up at Parbhani, Maharashtra will be the first Textile Mill in Asia which will operate on Solar Power.

 

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About 93% of Tribal women cannot contest for the post of Sarpanch in Rajasthan as they are not educated enough. What are the educational qualification necessary?

A) Minimum Qualification is class 2 B) Minimum Qualification is class 5
C) Minimum Qualification is class 7 D) Minimum Qualification is class 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Minimum Qualification is class 5

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Which team won the 2016 Champions Trophy Men's Hockey tournament defeating India in the finals in London?

A) Netherlands B) Australia
C) USA D) Spain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Australia

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