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Who was the first Indian Governor of Reserve Bank of India?

A) Sir Benegal Rama Rau B) H V R Iengar
C) Sir C D Deshmukh D) K G Ambegaonkar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sir C D Deshmukh

Explanation:

Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, a member of the Indian Civil Service, was the first Indian Governor of the Bank.

 

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Which country suggested the name 'NIVAR' to the 4th cyclone hit the North Indian Ocean Region in 2020?

A) India B) Iran
C) Sri Lanka D) Vietnam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Iran

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Who proposed the Scientific Management School of thought as opposed to the Administrative Management School of thought?

A) Henry Fayol B) Frederick Taylor
C) Peter Drucker D) Max Weber
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Frederick Taylor

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Which of the following can neither be created nor be destroyed?

A) Velocity B) Power
C) Energy D) Momentum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Energy

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'Freedom Trail' is a 2.5 mile long passage that offers a rich insight into the American Revolution. In which US city would you find this famous and historic trail?

A) Memphis B) Boston
C) Denver D) Connecticut
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Boston

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As it relates to international trade, dumping

A) is the practice of selling goods in a foreign market at less than cost. B) is a form of price discrimination illegal under U.S. antitrust laws.
C) is defined as selling more goods than allowed by an import quota. D) constitutes a general case for permanent tariffs.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) is the practice of selling goods in a foreign market at less than cost.

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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.

 

We get sleepy and wake up, become hungry and thirsty at certain hours, ____________ force of habit. We form the habit of liking a certain chair, or nook, or corner, or path, or desk, and __________ seek this to the exclusion of all others. We ______________ use a particular pitch of voice and type of enunciation in speaking, and this becomes one of our characteristic marks; or we _________ the habit of using barbarisms or solecisms of language in __________, and these cling to us and become an inseparable part of us later in life.

 

desk, and __________ seek this to the exclusion

 

 

A) than B) there
C) then D) that
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) then

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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: All these ensure that the world we live in grows a new skin every few years.
Q: These influences do, of course, work on humankind but they have the greatest impact on that section of society which is on the threshold of discovery-discovery of the self, of life and of living.
R: The life and times of two generations cannot be identical or even similar, thanks to modern research, progress in science, faster and easier communications and even distasteful things like inflation and population explosion.
S: These changes in due course affect our thinking and influence our attitudes, expectations, behavioural patterns and values.

 

A) PSQR B) RPSQ
C) QSPR D) QPSR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) RPSQ

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