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Who among the following became the first tourist to space by spending $20 million for 8 days in orbit?

A) Greg Olsen B) Charles Simonyi
C) Dennis Tito D) Mark Shuttleworth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dennis Tito

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Purchase of fixed assets on credit is originally recorded in

A) Purchases book B) Journal Proper
C) Cash book D) Ledger
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Journal Proper

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Name the stage of mitosis during which the chromosomes of a dividing cell lies at the equatorial plate?

A) Anaphase B) Telophase
C) Metaphase D) Prophase
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Metaphase

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If Metal A displaces Metal B from its solution, then Metal A ____.

A) is more reactive than B B) is less reactive than B
C) is heavier than B D) has the same reactivity as B
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) is more reactive than B

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Which of the following is used to get relief when you have been stung by a honeybee?

A) Common salt B) Baking soda
C) Acetic acid D) Washing soda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Baking soda

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

Many a travelogue I read nowadays are about how the traveller went on a road less travelled ___________ some off-the-track trek or to an unknown destination or simply into the wild. How no internet ________________ is what you need to reconnect with yourself! How leaving your watch and phone __________ and going into the world of no check-ins and no updates would bring you solitude! These write-ups are laced with adjectives describing the geography of the region and filled with__________ details of the author’s days in that remote place. And, ironically, they all end with a strange advice to travel, and tell no one. I beg to _________.

 

watch and phone __________ and going into

 

A) under B) below
C) backside D) behind
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) behind

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Winner of 2015 "United Nations Champions of the Earth" award in the category Policy Leadership is ___.

A) Sheikh Hasina B) Paul Polman
C) Narendra Modi D) Barack Obama
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sheikh Hasina

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Prostate in human body is a

A) Connective tissue B) Gland 
C) Membrane D) Muscle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gland 

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