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Q:

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

At short notice

A) With little warning or time for preparation. B) To ignore something important at your own peril.
C) To notice a small leak which can sink a ship. D) Inform somebody that they are fired from a job.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) With little warning or time for preparation.

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

A) Iniquitous B) Purposeful
C) Suspicious D) Virtuous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Iniquitous

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A dissecting aortic aneurysm occurs when

A) The inner layers of the aorta become separated B) The aorta ruptures, resulting in profound bleeding
C) All layers of the aorta suddenly contract D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The inner layers of the aorta become separated

Explanation:

A dissecting aortic aneurysm occurs when the inner layers of the aorta become separated.

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Q:

Dynamic equilibrium receptors are found in the

A) Vestibule B) Maculae
C) Semicircular Canals D) Cupula
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Semicircular Canals

Explanation:

Dynamic equilibrium receptors are found in the Semicircular Canals. It monitors angular or rotational movements of the head when the body ismoving, such as a figure skater’s spinning, but maintaining balance.

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Q:

Which country has decided to withdraw its membership from OPEC as of January 2019?

A) Kuwait B) Iraq
C) Venezuela D) Qatar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Qatar

Explanation:

Qatar country has decided to withdraw its membership from OPEC as of January 2019. The OPEC is The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries founded in Baghdad, Iraq, with the signing of an agreement in September 1960 by five countries namely Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. They were to become the Founder Members of the Organization.

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Q:

The World Music Day is celebrated across the world on

A) June 26 B) June 21
C) June 17 D) June 11
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) June 21

Explanation:

The World Music Day is celebrated across the world on 21 June.

 

The day is also known as 'Fete de la Musique' after a music festival that began in France in 1982.

 

This Day was first celebrated on 21st June 1982.

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Q:

Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.


Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which we can only derive at second­hand from books or other artificial sources. The knowledge of that which is before us, or about us, which appeals to our experience, passions, and pursuits, to the bosoms and businesses of men, is not learning. Learning is the knowledge of that which none but the learned know. He is the most learned man who knows the most of what is farthest removed from common life and actual observation. The learned man prides himself in the knowledge of names, and dates, not of men or things. He thinks and cares nothing about his next­door neighbours, but he is deeply read in the tribes and castes of the Hindoos and Calmuc Tartars. He can hardly find his way into the next street, though he is acquainted with the exact dimensions of Constantinople and Peking. He does not know whether his oldest acquaintance is a knave or a fool, but he can pronounce a pompous lecture on all the principal characters in history. He cannot tell whether an object is black or white, round or square, and yet he is a professed master of the optics and the rules of perspective.


Learning is defined as

A) the knowledge of that which is before us B) the knowledge about us
C) the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others D) the knowledge related to the businesses of men
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others

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Q:

Pollen is produced by the process of

A) Mitosis B) Pollination
C) Meiosis D) Fertilization
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mitosis

Explanation:

Pollen is a male plant gamete. When microspores produced after meiosis process on microsporangia of male gametophyte undergo mitosis and forms pollen grains.

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