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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Rohan said, "Where shall I be this time next month"

A) Rohan contemplated where shall he be that time the following month. B) Rohan asked that where should be that time next month.
C) Rohan wondered where he should be that time the next month. D) Rohan wondered where he would be that time the following month.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rohan wondered where he would be that time the following month.

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Who among the following was the advisor to the Drafting Committee of Constiuent Assembly

A) B.Shiva Rao B) B.R.Ambedkar
C) Sachchidananda Sinha D) B.N.Rau
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) B.N.Rau

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Who Discovered The Nucleus of a Cell?

A) Otto Hahn B) John Dalton
C) Robert Brown D) Marie Curie
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Robert Brown

Explanation:

Robert Brown, Scottish botanist, Discovered The Nucleus of a Cell in 1831, London. When Brown was studying orchids under microscope when he observed an opaque area, which he called the "Areola" or "Nucleus", in the cells of the flower's outer layer.

The nucleus was also described by Franz Bauer in 1804 but in detail Robert Brown made it in 1831.

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Mycolog is the branch of botany in which we study about

A) Algae B) Fungi
C) Bacteria D) Virus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Fungi

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Who was the founder of Mahakali Pathshala in Calcutta?

A) Her Holiness Mataji Maharani Tapaswini B) Sister Nivedita
C) Madamee Blavatsky D) Sarojini Naidu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Her Holiness Mataji Maharani Tapaswini

Explanation:

Mataji Maharani Tapaswini was one of the strongest proponents of female education in India. Her greatest contribution came in the form of the Mahakali Pathshala which she set up in Kolkata in 1893.

The school was a completely indigenous affair which did not rely on either foreign aid or assistance. The education of girls was carried out on a strictly national basis in the hopes that they would be able to revive and regenerate Hindu society.

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The term protoplasm was coined by

A) Hugo von Mohl B) J. E. Purkinje
C) Oken D) Kolliker
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) J. E. Purkinje

Explanation:

Protoplasm is the living content of a cell that is surrounded by a plasma membrane.

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J. E. Purkinje in the year 1839 coined the term 'protoplasm' for the fluid substance of the cell.

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Which collection of verse, based on Rudyard Kipling's association with the army , became a bestseller on its publication in Britain in 1892?

Answer

Barack Room Ballads

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Which country has topped the 2017 A.T. Kearney Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) ?

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

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India has acquired the top position among 30 developing countries on ease of doing business at the 2017 A.T. Kearney Global Retail Development Index (GRDI). The 2017 GRDI titled “The Age of Focus” ranked China at second place, followed by Malaysia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Vietnam. The 16th edition of GRDI ranked top 30 developing countries for retail investment worldwide and analyzed 25 macroeconomic and retail-specific variables to help retailers devise successful global strategies to identify emerging market investment opportunities.

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