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Q:

Which one of the following is not a tributary of the river Ganga?

A) Son B) Mahananda
C) Teesta D) Sharada
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Teesta

Explanation:
Tributaries -
left:
Ramganga, Gomti, Karnali, Gandaki, Koshi, Mahananda
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right:
Yamuna, Tamsa, Son, Punpun, Tons, Hindon, Kunta, Gir, Rishiganga, Hanuman Ganga, Sasur Khaderi
 
Sharda:
flows southeast another 100 km (62 mi) in Uttar Pradesh to join the Ghaghra (Karnali) as a right - bank tributary. Teesta is a tributary of Jamuna river.
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Q:

The 105th Indian Science Congress meeting was held in ______.

A) IIM, Ahmadabad B) Manipur University, Imphal
C) IIT, Bombay D) Jawahar Lal Nehru University, Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Manipur University, Imphal

Explanation:

The Indian Science Congress – the largest gathering of Indian scientists – was scheduled to be held at Osmania University in Hyderabad from January 3 to 7. For the first time in its history, it was rescheduled to March 16-March 20 and its venue was moved to the Manipur University, Imphal after the Osmania University administration said it would not be able to host the event fearing agitations on campus.

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Q:

Pilibhit wildlife sanctuary is located in which Indian State?

A) Uttar Pradesh B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Gujarat D) Chhattisgarh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Uttar Pradesh

Explanation:

Pilibhit wildlife sanctuary is located in Uttar Pradesh.

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Q:

Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) launched UJALA scheme in which country in September, 2017?

A) Indonesia B) Malaysia
C) Maldives D) Australia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Malaysia

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Q:

The village 'Lambanisingi' is an upcoming tourist attraction where temperature drops to zero or below zero in December and January. Lambanisingi is in

A) Maharashtra B) Uttarakhand
C) Andhra Pradesh D) Haryana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Andhra Pradesh

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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 news has always ____________ predicated on informing the consumer. It speaks of — apart from the day’s most ____________ upheavals — the best and the worst that _____________ has managed to accomplish each day. This includes the medal-winners, the laureates, the record-breakers, the deal-makers _________the criminals, the villains, the corrupt. The news regales us ________ the highlights, a reel of the most provoking ones that made it into a window of a half-an-hour.

 

the deal-makers _________ the criminals,

 

 

A) if B) but
C) also D) and
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) and

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Q:

Which of the following enzymes is responsible for RNA synthesis?

A) RNA polymerase B) RNase
C) RNA ligase D) DNA polymerase
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) RNA polymerase

Explanation:

The enzyme that is mainly responsible for RNA synthesis is known as RNA polymerase.

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Q:

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.

 

If there is a subject of really ______________ interest and utility, it is the art of writing and speaking one's own language ___________. It is the basis of culture, as we all know; but it is infinitely more _________ that, it is the basis of business. ___________ salesman can sell anything unless he can explain the merits of his goods in effective language, or can write ___________ advertisement equally effective, or present his ideas, and the facts, in a letter.

 

of business. ___________ salesman can selly

 

A) None B) Never
C) Neither D) No
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No

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