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Consider the following statement :“If you feel you are trapped in a black hole, don’t give up. There is a way out “Who among the following made the above statement?

A) Albert Einstein B) Stephen Hawking
C) C. V. Raman D) Abdus Salam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Stephen Hawking

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"If you feel you are trapped in a black hole, don't give up. There is a way out." —Stephen Hawking.

 

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Lowering of value of currency relative to a foreign reference currency is called _________.

A) Devaluation B) Revaluation
C) Down valuation D) Negative valuation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Devaluation

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A company faces a -2.5 price elasticity of demand for its product. It is presently selling 10,000 units/month. If it wants to increase quantity sold by 6%, it must lower its price by

A) 3.50% B) 15%
C) 2.50% D) 2.40%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2.40%

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Sound travels at a speed of 333 m/s in the air, thus, in 1 s, a distance of 333 m is travelled by

A) source B) disturbace
C) particles D) receiver
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) disturbace

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With the help of Panchayat Samitis, who regulates the money distribution among all the Gram Panchayats?

A) Zila Parishad B) Sarpanch
C) Gram Sabha D) Secretary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Zila Parishad

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Who is the author of "The Secret Of The Nagas (Shiva Trilogy­2)"?

A) Amish Tripathi B) Durjoy Datta
C) Keshav Aneel D) Savi Sharma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Amish Tripathi

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

to bite your tongue

 

A) to cause self­inflicting harm B) to make a desperate effort to avoid saying something
C) harsh words once spoken can never come back D) to be astonished
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to make a desperate effort to avoid saying something

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

As global temperatures rise, an untreatable new strain of the flu might _________ up at any moment.

A) fill B) crop
C) bring D) chop
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) crop

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