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Ganga is a result of confluence of rivers Bhagirathi and Alakananda at which place ?

A) Dev Prayag B) Karan Prayag
C) Gangotri D) Rudra Prayag
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dev Prayag

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Who is not amongst the winners of Nobel Prize 2016 for Chemistry?

A) Jean-Pierre Sauvage B) J. Michael Kosterlitz
C) Sir J. Fraser Stoddart D) Bernard L. Feringa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) J. Michael Kosterlitz

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For how many days did Mahatma Gandhi's volunteers of the Salt satyagrah walked?

A) 24 B) 36
C) 12 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 24

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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 Greek mythology, it is said that Lycurgus, the ruler of Sparta, ___________ a promise from his ____________, assuring him of the immutability of his laws till he returned from an _______________ journey. To make his laws immutable, Lycurgus _____________. Seven justices of the Indian Supreme Court on a historic day in 1973 christened themselves as modern­day Lycurguses, seeking to create, in India's constitutional context, an island of immutability, ___________ titled the "basic structure".

an island of immutability, ___________ titled the "basic structure".

A) timely B) aptly
C) opportunely D) pertinently
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) aptly

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice. 
Sarla changed the curtains.

A) Sarla changes the curtains. B) The curtains were changed by Sarla.
C) The curtain was changed by Sarla. D) Sarla was the one by whom the curtains were changed.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The curtains were changed by Sarla.

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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.

The promise of nuclear power has so __________ outweighed all of these concerns, and India has reason to be proud of its technology and determination to look for non-fossil _______________ in its energy planning. However, _________ rapid progress in technology in other ______________ energy sources such as wind and solar power, the collapse of oil prices and the expansion in gas projects as a viable and clean alternative, that promise ______________.

look for non-fossil _______________ in its energy planning.

A) compulsions B) obligations
C) alternatives D) constraints
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) alternatives

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In 2015, the nominal rate of interest in a country was 5.5% and the inflation rate then was 2.5%. So real rate of interest in 2015 was _________.

A) 8 percent B) 2.2 percent
C) 13.75 percent D) 3 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 3 percent

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Odsha often faces natural disasters due to ____

A) earthquakes B) rainfall
C) cyclones D) drizzle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) cyclones

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