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Bridgmanite is

A) A bridge on the river Thames B) Name of a game
C) Earth's most abundant mineral D) Name of a music
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Earth's most abundant mineral

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The closest example of a centrally planned economy is the __________ for the major part of the 20th Century.

A) USA B) India
C) Soviet Union D) Japan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Soviet Union

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Which of the following is a characteristic of an exothermic reaction?

A) Release of heat B) Absorption of heat
C) Doesn't involve any change in temperature D) None of the option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Release of heat

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The 'Kyoto Protocol' is an international treaty that commits State parties to reduction in

A) poverty B) greenhouse gases emission
C) nuclear armaments D) agricultural subsidy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) greenhouse gases emission

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The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which commits its Parties by setting internationally binding emission reduction targets.

Recognizing that developed countries are principally responsible for the current high levels of GHG emissions in the atmosphere as a result of more than 150 years of industrial activity, the Protocol places a heavier burden on developed nations under the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities."

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The banks avail long-term loans from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) by putting no collateral securities. This loan is availed under which of the following lending rates?

A) Bank rate B) Repo rate
C) Reserve repo rate D) Marginal Standing Facily
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bank rate

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The bank rateis the rate of interest at which banks takelong term loansfrom Reserve Bank of India (RBI) by putting no collateral security. It is the rate at which RBI rediscounts the bills of exchange and government securities held by the commercial banks. For controlling the credit, inflation and money supply, RBI increases the bank rate.

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'Ooceraea joshii', is an Ant species recently discovered in which state?

A) Telangana B) Kerala
C) Andhra Pradesh D) Karnataka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kerala

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 In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

 

Learning (include) discovery, insight, understanding as well as accumulation of information.

 

A) includes   B) had includes  
C) has include   D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) includes  

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The BRICS Development Bank is now called as

A) Asia Development Bank B) World Bank
C) New Development Bank D) New BRICS Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) New Development Bank

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