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Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.

A) A. People as many as those in a small nation can be seen, at stations, commuting from faraway places every day. B) B. People from faraway places are poured out by the stations of numerical small nations.
C) C. The stations pour out people commuting from faraway places every day, of the numerical magnitude of small nations. D) D. People of a numerical magnitude of small nations commuting from faraway places are poured out by the stations every day.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B. People from faraway places are poured out by the stations of numerical small nations.

Explanation:

Ans. B.
Option B- ‘stations of numerical small nations’ is incorrect.
The other statements make complete sense, hence are correct.

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Which RNA base pairs with the adenine in DNA?

A) Thymine B) Cytosine
C) Both A & B D) Uracil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Uracil

Explanation:

In DNA, adenine pairs with Thymine. Similarly, in RNA, due to absence of thymine in RNA and the same structure with uracil helps to pair with adenine.

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Afro-Asian solidarity as a central element of India's foreign policy was initiated by which of the following Prime Ministers?

A) Narendra Modi B) I.K. Gujral
C) J.L. Nehru D) Manmohan Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) J.L. Nehru

Explanation:

The tone for that 1955 conference on Afro-Asian solidarity was actually set by then Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru almost a decade earlier.

The first large-scale Asian–African or Afro–Asian Conference—also known as the Bandung Conference was a meeting of Asian and African states, most of which were newly independent, which took place on 18-24 April 1955 in Bandung, Indonesia.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

Opulent

A) Fake B) Gloomy
C) Rich D) Selfish
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rich

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The main source of organic matter in soil is

A) bacteria B) fungi
C) water D) plants
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) plants

Explanation:

The main source of organic matter in soil is the plant and animal tissue that decompose at each level of breakdown.

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A kind of foliated metamorphic rock

A) slate B) gneiss
C) phyllite D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

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The unit for measuring electric power is the

A) Steridian B) Watts
C) Watts D) Volts
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Watts

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Where does transcription occur in eukaryotes?

A) Cytoplasm B) Nucleus
C) Chromosomes D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nucleus

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