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Q:

Tower of Victory or Vijay stambh in Rajasthan is located in which place?

A) Chittorgarh B) Udaipur
C) Ajmer D) Jaipur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chittorgarh

Explanation:

The Vijaya Stambha is an imposing victory monument located within Chittor Fort in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, India. The tower was constructed by the Mewar king, Rana Kumbha, in 1448 to commemorate his victory over the combined armies of Malwa and Gujarat led by Mahmud Khilji.

 

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The task of any business is to deliver _ at a profit.

A) Customer value B) Improved quality
C) Customer needs D) Products and services
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Customer value

Explanation:

The task of any business is to deliver Customer value at a profit.

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Q:

Which line is an example of the poetic technique metonymy?

A) I’m martyr to a motion not my own B) These old bones live to learn her wanton ways
C) Let seed be grass, and grass turn into hay D) I swear she cast a shadow white as stone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) These old bones live to learn her wanton ways

Explanation:

Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept. Hence it occurs when a word is replaced by a word that has an obvious relation to itself.

 

In the given example of the text, the bones refer to the human being.

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Q:

Bleaching powder is used in drinking water as

A) Disinfectant B) Antibiotic
C) Coagulant D) Antiseptic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Disinfectant

Explanation:
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Q:

World's oldest living man 2018?

A) Masazo Nonaka B) Francisco Nunez Olivera
C) Juan Pablo Villalos D) Les Colley
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Masazo Nonaka

Explanation:

According to Guiness World Records, the world's oldest living man Masazo Nonaka has turned 113 years on 25 July of 2018 in Japan's Hokkaido.

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Francisco Nunez Olivera was the former oldest person who died on 29th of January 2018 at the age of 112 years.

 

Les Colley (1898 - 1998, Australia), is the oldest ever man to father a child. He had his ninth child a son named Oswald to his third wife at the age of 92 years 10 months.

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Q:

Which city has become the first Indian city to have its own logo?

A) Bengaluru B) Hyderabad
C) New Delhi D) Gujarat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bengaluru

Explanation:

Bengaluru becomes the first Indian city to get its very own logo

    • Much like New York and Singapore, Bengaluru is set to get its own logo, becoming the first Indian city to do so.

 

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Q:

The mass defect is the result of what action occurring?

A) mass being converted to energy when protons and neutrons bind together in a nucleus B) protons and electrons being attracted to each other
C) energy being converted into moles of atoms when neutrons break apart protons D) mass being converted to energy when protons and neutrons break apart in a nucleus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) mass being converted to energy when protons and neutrons bind together in a nucleus

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Q:

The reactivity of an atom arises from

A) the existence of unpaired electrons in the valence shell B) the potential energy of the valence shell
C) the average distance of the outermost electron shell from the nucleus D) the sum of the potential energies of all the electron shells
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the existence of unpaired electrons in the valence shell

Explanation:

The reactivity of an atom arises from the existence of unpaired electrons in the valence shell.

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