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ABM stands for ______.

A) Anti Belligerent Mine	B) Anti Base Machine
C) Anti Body Mechanics	D) Anti Ballistic Missile

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Anti Ballistic Missile

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Which one of the following is n ot an objective of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)?

A) To achieve convergence ofinvestment in irrigation at the fieldlevel	B) To expand cultivable area underirrigation
C) To improve on-farm water use efficiency to reduce wastage of water	D) To protect farmers against crop failure due to natural calamities

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) To protect farmers against crop failure due to natural calamities

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The major objective of the PMKSY is to achieve

•convergence of investments in irrigation at the field level,

•expand cultivable area under assured irrigation (Har Khet ko pani),

•improve on-farm water use efficiency to reduce wastage of water,

•enhance the adoption of precision-irrigation and other water saving technologies (More crop per drop),

•enhance recharge of aquifers and introduce sustainable water conservation practices by exploring the feasibility of reusing treated municipal based water for peri-urban agriculture and attract greater private investment in precision irrigation system.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Get up on the wrong side of the bed

A) Make a wrong decision and regret it for the rest of the life	B) Start the day in a bad mood, which continues all day long
C) Have a sleepless night especially due to worries	D) Suffer an uncomfortable stay at an unfamiliar place

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Start the day in a bad mood, which continues all day long

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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.

While language as the medium ___________ thought may be compared to air as the medium of the sun's influence, in other _____________ it is like the skin of the body; a scurvy skin shows bad blood within, and a scurvy language shows inaccurate thought ___________ a confused mind. And as a disease once fixed on the skin reacts and poisons the blood in turn as it has first been poisoned by the blood, so careless use of language __________ indulged reacts on the mind to make it permanently and increasingly _____________, illogical, and inaccurate in its thinking.

shows inaccurate thought ___________ a confused mind.

A) and	B) but
C) so	D) then

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) and

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Who invented the hot air balloon?

A) Montgolfier brothers	B) Wright brothers
C) Lisitsyn brothers	D) Walton brothers

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Montgolfier brothers

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Sunita Williams is a

A) Astronaut	B) Missile scientist
C) Nuclear scientist	D) Astro physicist

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Astronaut

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Mir Hassan Dehlavi was in the court of which of the following?

A) Alauddin Khilji	B) Mubarak Khilji
C) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq	D) Firoj Tughlaq

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Alauddin Khilji

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Who is the author of "India: From Midnight to the Millennium"?

A) Anuj Tiwari	B) Mitali Meelan
C) Shashi Tharoor	D) Jhumpa Lahiri

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