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Q:

Who is the first woman lawyer to be appointed as Supreme court judge?

A) Indu Malhotra B) Fathima Beevi
C) R. Banumathi D) Ruma Pal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Indu Malhotra

Explanation:

Supreme Court collegium has selected senior advocate Indu Malhotra as the first woman lawyer to be directly appointed as a judge of the apex court.

Along with Malhotra, Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice KM Joseph has also been promoted as a Supreme Court justice.

Malhotra holds the distinction of being only the second woman in Supreme Court’s history to be designated as a senior advocate in 2007.

In all, Malhotra is going to be the seventh woman judge since independence to make it to the Supreme Court.

At present, Justice R Banumathi is the lone woman judge in the apex court.

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Q:

The total number of judges of the International Court of Justice is

A) 10 B) 12
C) 15 D) 18
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 15

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Q:

Which is an example of a complex sentence?

A) The cricket match was cancelled, because it was raining. B) My Dad laughed when I told a joke
C) He sang and she danced. D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The cricket match was cancelled, because it was raining.

Explanation:

A complex sentence is a sentence that contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

If two clauses are connected with a coordinating conjunction, it's a compound sentence.

If two clauses are connected with a subordinating conjunction, it's a complex sentence.

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Q:

Where is the Forest Reserve Institute of India located

A) Bhopal B) Dehradum
C) Lucknow D) Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dehradum

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Q:

Which poet first popularized the sonnet form?

A) Edmund Spencer B) Francesco Petrarch
C) Shakespeare D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Francesco Petrarch

Explanation:

The sonnet is a fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter, which employ one of several rhyme schemes and adhere to a tightly structured thematic organization. Francesco Petrarch first popularized the sonnet form and after that many others like Shakespeare, Edmund Spencer and many other started that.

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Q:

Particles of matter are continuously moving.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TRUE

Explanation:

Yes, in any matter the particles are always moving. But the speed of the particles moving sepends on the temperature. As temperature increases, the speed of the particles also increases.

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Q:

The term fourth estate is used in reference to

A) The executive B) Parliament
C) Judiciary D) The Press and newspaper
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The Press and newspaper

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Q:

Which of the following does not occur during Mitosis?

A) spindle formation B) condensation of the chromosomes
C) breakdown of the nuclear membrane D) replication of the DNA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) replication of the DNA

Explanation:

Replication of the DNA does not occur during Mitosis.

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