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The Victorian and Art Deco Ensembles inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Victorian Gothic and Art Deco is situated in which city?

A) Mumbai B) Pune
C) Bengaluru D) Hyderabad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mumbai

Explanation:

The Victorian Gothic and Art Deco is situated in Mumbai.
India gets its 37th WORLD UNESCO World HERITAGE SITE. Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai declared as a World Heritage Property by UNESCO. This makes Mumbai city the second city in India after Ahmedabad to be inscribed on the World Heritage List. In the past 5 years alone, India has managed to get inscribed seven of its properties/sites on the World Heritage List of UNESCO. India now has overall 37 World Heritage Inscriptions with 29 Cultural, 07 Natural and 01 Mixed sites. While India stands second largest in number after China

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The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development has released the ‘All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) Report 2016-17. Which of the following state has topped in terms of Gross Enrolment Ratio in Higher Education?

A) Tamil Nadu B) Kerala
C) Rajasthan D) Maharashtra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tamil Nadu

Explanation:

The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development has released the ‘All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) Report 2016-17. Tamil Nadu has topped in terms of Gross Enrolment Ratio in Higher Education.Note: Tamil Nadu recorded 46.9% GER. GER is the ratio of enrolment in higher education to population in the eligible age group (18-23 years).

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.


P: Modern medicine has scored significant victories against both, and the major causes of ill health and death are now the chronic degenerative diseases, such as
coronary artery disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's, macular degeneration, cataract and cancer.
Q: It follows that the majority of apparently healthy people are pre-ill.
R: Throughout human history the leading causes of death have been infection and trauma.
S: These have a long latency period before symptoms appear and a diagnosis is made.

A) RPSQ B) PRQS
C) PSQR D) QRSP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) RPSQ

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The absolute refractive index of air is

A) 1.03 B) 1.00003
C) 1.003 D) 1.0003
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1.0003

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'Gallon' is commonly used

A) To refer to speed B) To refer to a container
C) As a measure of volume D) To express containers in terms of barrel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) As a measure of volume

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Which type of epithelium is removed with a buccal swab?

Answer

The stratified squamous epithelial cells or the outer layer of epidermis is removed with a buccal swab.

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What is the name of India’s fastest and first multi – petaflops super computer unveiled at Pune–based India Institute of Tropical Meteorology?

A) Param B) Pratyush
C) Prashant D) Paras
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pratyush

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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".

 

There is something in a train journey that (was fascinated) a lot of people and I am one of them.

 

A) has fascinated B) have fascinated
C) has fascinate D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) has fascinated

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