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Which  one  of  the  following  indices  is  now used  by  the  Reserve  Bank  of  India  to measure the rate of inflation in India?

A) NASDAQ Index B) BSE Index
C) Consumer Price Index D) Wholesale Price Index
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Consumer Price Index

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The  Wholesale  Price  Index  (WPI) was  main  index  for  measurement of  inflation  in  India  till  April  2014 when  RBI  adopted  new  Consumer Price   Index   (CPI)   as   the   key measure of inflation.

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HDI is an aggregate measure of progress in which of the three dimensions?

A) Health, Education, Income B) Food Security, Employment, Income
C) Agriculture, Industry, Services D) Height, Weight, Colour
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Health, Education, Income

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What is the principal focus of a spherical mirror?

A) It is a point from which the rays of light appear to be coming from on the principal axis of a convex mirror B) It is the point on the principal axis through which rays of light parallel to the principal axis pass after reflection or appear to be arising from this point on the principal axis
C) It is the centre of a hollow sphere of which the spherical mirror is a part D) It is the midpoint of a spherical mirror
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) It is the point on the principal axis through which rays of light parallel to the principal axis pass after reflection or appear to be arising from this point on the principal axis

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Glaciers are formed by

A) Melting snow B) Accumulation of snow
C) Heavy hail fall D) High rainfall
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Accumulation of snow

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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 _________.

 

and tell no one. I beg to _________.

 

A) differ B) different
C) difference D) differentiation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) differ

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Who wrote the Indian historical fiction novel 'The Rise of Sivagami' published in March 2017?

A) Arundhati Roy B) Amish Tripathi
C) Devdutt Pattanaik D) Anand Neelakantan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Anand Neelakantan

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On which date was the partition of India announced?

A) 15th August 1947 B) 3rd June 1947
C) 17th July 1947 D) 1st July 1947
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3rd June 1947

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"Sunrise Industries” are industries _____________

A) which are well developed and have ample scope for further development   B) which improve export performance of the country  
C) which small-scale industries   D) which have high growth potential and meet further requirements of the economy  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) which have high growth potential and meet further requirements of the economy  

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