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Which of the following organisations has taken the responsibility to raise about US $ 2 billion to build a rail link from china to Singapore connecting eight nations?

A) ASEAN B) SAARC
C) EU D) NATO
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) ASEAN

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Q:

Largest cricket stadium in the world by boundary

A) Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium B) Melbourne Cricket Stadium
C) Eden Gardens D) Greenfield International Stadium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Melbourne Cricket Stadium

Explanation:

Currently, the Melbourne Cricket Ground is the world's largest cricket stadium in the world with a total capacity of 100,024. The boundary line of this ground is 85–92 meters from the middle of the pitch which is the highest of all the Cricket grounds around the world. While Kolkata's Eden Gardens is reportedly No. 2 with a capacity of 66,000. 

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The Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium, also known as Motera Stadium getting built in Ahmedabad will accommodate 1.1 lakh cricketing fans inside the stadium overtaking current record-holder Melbourne Cricket Ground .

 

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Q:

The world's largest river is the......

A) The Amazon B) The Brahmaputra
C) The Mississippi and Missouri D) The Nile
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The Amazon

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Q:

Cellular respiration is best associated with the

A) microtubule B) ribosome
C) Golgi apparatus D) mitochondrion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) mitochondrion

Explanation:

Cellular respiration is best associated with the organelle Mitochondrion.

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Who of the following was the personal physician of Kanishka and also the author of a famous treatise on the Indian system of medicine

A) Charaka B) Susruta
C) Nagarjuna D) Jevaka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Charaka

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Q:

The construction of world’s largest optical telescope has started in which country  ?

A) China B) Russia
C) Chile D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chile

Explanation:

The construction of the world’s largest optical telescope has started in northern Chile, which is expected to begin operating in 2024. The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is being built by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and will have a main mirror that is 39m in diameter. The telescope will be positioned on top of Cerro Armazones – a 3046-metre long mountain Chile. It will tackle a wide range of scientific challenges, including probing Earth-like exoplanets for signs of life, studying the nature of dark energy and dark matter, and observing the universe’s early stages to explore humans’ origins.

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Q:

English words with similar meaning

A) Relegate - Downgrade B) Beautiful - Ugly
C) Qualm - Confidence D) Generic - Branded
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Relegate - Downgrade

Explanation:

Relegate means Assigning an inferior rank or position to. That means, downgrading or pulling down, lower a person.

 

All other options have words with opposite in meaning.

 

Hence, Relegate is an English word which is similar in meaning to Downgrade.

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Q:

Transformation of input into output is performed by

A) CPU B) The input-output unit
C) Memory unit D) Peripherals
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) CPU

Explanation:

We know that, in computers transformation of input into output is performed by the ALU unit i.e, the Arithematic and Logical unit that performs all the logical and arithmatical operations in the CPU - Central Processing Unit.

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