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If D and E are points on the sides AB and AC respectively of a triangle ABC such that DE||BC. If AD = x cm, DB = (x – 3) cm, AE = (x + 3) cm and EC= (x – 2) cm, then what is the value (in cm) of x?

A) 3 B) 3.5
C) 4 D) 4.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4.5

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Who was the first Englishman to appear in the Mughal Court during Jahangir's reign?

A) Paul Canning B) Captain William Hawkins
C) William Edward D) Ralph Fitch
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Captain William Hawkins

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Who  among  the  following  is  the  author  of the  book,  A  comparison  between  Woman and Men?

A) Pandita Ramabai B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Tarabai Shinde D) Rameshwari Nehru
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Tarabai Shinde

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Tarabai Shinde is the author.

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Three runners A,B and C run a race, with runner A finishing 12 meters ahead of runner B and 18 meters ahead of runner C, while runner B finishes 8 meters ahead of runner C. Each runner travels the entire distance at a constant speed. The length of the race is

A) 36 Metres B) 48 Metres
C) 60 Metres D) 72 Metres
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 48 Metres

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To whom the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2016 was awarded?

A) David J. Thouless B) Yoshinori Ohsumi
C) J. Michael Kosterlitz D) Sir J. Fraser Stoddart
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Yoshinori Ohsumi

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Ravuri Bharadhwaja won Jnanpith Award for work in which language?

A) Gujarati B) Marathi
C) Hindi D) Telugu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Telugu

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The City of Cartagena, which is famous for Protocol on Biosafety,is located in

A) Colombia B) Venezuela
C) Brazil D) Guyana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Colombia

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Cartagena is a port city on Colombia’s Caribbean coast. By the sea is the walled Old Town, founded in the 16th century, with squares, cobblestone streets and colorful colonial buildings.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

By now that garden (had been reduced) to an insignificant muddy patch.

 

A) has to reduced B) have been reduced  
C) had been reducing   D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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