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Which continent is known as white continent?

A) Antarctica B) Europe
C) Asia D) Africa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Antarctica

Explanation:

Antarctica is known as white continent because 98% of it's area is covered by ice throughout the year.

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Q:

' Crime and Punishment ' was written by

A) Alexander Solzhenitysn B) Lewis Carroll
C) Fyodor Dostoevsky D) Valdimir Nabakov
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Q:

The given sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 as the first statement.

1) The new year, 2018, is here! Nothing seems to have changed, despite the firecrackers.

A) Of course, in many parts of the world the firecrackers might have been confused with, or replaced by, bombs, and millions in those and other regions find firecrackers (let alone bombs) an unimaginable luxury as they struggle to obtain food or shelter.

B) I am aware that a group of increasingly loud fellow nationals might accuse me of celebrating ‘foreign festivals’.

C) That too was widely celebrated, as it should be, though in a world where the homeless, children, refugees and foreignness are often abused.

D) New Year’s Eve came, as it does, close on the heels of Christmas, which commemorates the birth of a homeless child to poor refugees in a foreign place.

A) BDCA B) DCAB
C) ADCB D) CDAB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ADCB

Explanation:

The correct sequence is ADCB.The paragraph starts with the description of the event and what is the point to focus on, i.e. firecrackers.

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Q:

According to Forbes, Who has become Asia’s richest person in the year 2017?

A) Jeff Bezos B) Hui Ka Yan
C) Mukesh Ambani D) Bill Gates
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mukesh Ambani

Explanation:

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani overtook China’s Hui Ka Yan to become Asia’s richest person with a total wealth of $42.1 billion. According to Forbes’ real time billionaire’s list, Ambani's personal wealth rose by $466 million in 2017.

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Who among the following was the 1st Speaker of the Lok Sabha?

A) M.A. Ayyangar B) N. Sanjiva Reddy
C) Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar D) Sardar Hukam Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar

Explanation:

Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar popularly known as Dadasaheb was an independence activist, the President of the Central Legislative Assembly, then Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of India, and later the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from 15 May 1952 – 27 February 1956.

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As per the recommendations of the 12th Finance Commission, what will be the Share of the State Govts in total shareable proceeds of Central taxes?

A) 15% B) 20.5%
C) 22% D) 30.5%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 30.5%

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Q:

Which of the following layers of the earth is believed to have the heavist mineral materials of highest density

A) Central core B) Crust
C) Mantle D) Both (B) and (C)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Central core

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Q:

Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED) has celebrated 'World Honey Bee Day' on ?

A) 19th Augusrt B) 21st August
C) 18th August D) 16th August
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 19th Augusrt

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