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The Dr. B. C. Roy awards, instituted in 1962, are given to eminent achievers primarily from which field?

A) Medicine B) Law
C) Sports D) Journalism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Medicine

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Who wrote the National song of India?

A) Rabindranath Tagore B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
C) Mohammed Iqbal D) Chitragupta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

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Which three processes are methods of genetic recombination?

A) independent assortment B) Crossing over
C) fertilization D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

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Genetic recombination is a complex process that involves alignment of two homologous DNA strands, precise breakage of each strand, equal exchange of DNA segments between the two strands, and sealing of the resultant recombined DNA molecules through the action of enzymes called ligases.

Crossing over, independent assortment and fertilization are methods of genetic recombination.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

The old man said to me, "Life has taught me some hard lessons."

 

A) The old man tells me that life has taught him some hard lessons. B) The old man told me this that life has had taught him some hard lessons.
C) The old man tells me that life is teaching him some hard lessons. D) The old man told me that life had taught him some hard lessons.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The old man told me that life had taught him some hard lessons.

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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.

 

The server with ______ I was talking is my good friend.

 

A) who   B) her  
C) whom   D) which
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) whom  

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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.

 

Left to itself, then, attention _____________ obeys natural laws and follows the line of least resistance. _______________ far the larger portion of our attention is of this type. Thought often runs on hour after hour when we are neither conscious of effort _____________ struggle to compel us to cease thinking about this thing and begin thinking about _________. Indeed, it may be doubted ___________ this is not the case with some persons for days at a time, instead of hours. The things that present themselves to the mind are the things which occupy it; the character of the thought is determined by the character of our interests.

 

be doubted ___________ this is not the case

 

A) weather   B) wither  
C) wether   D) whether
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) whether

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Which of the following statements is Incorrect?

A) Atomic size increases from top to bottom B) All the elements of a group have same valency
C) Isotopes of the same elements are placed in the same group D) Atomic radius generally decreases from left to right
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Isotopes of the same elements are placed in the same group

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Implantation is the process of

A) the development of a child inside the mother's body B) attachment of zygote to the lining of a uterus
C) nutrition from mother's blood through placenta D) developing an embryo and its nourishment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) attachment of zygote to the lining of a uterus

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