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First Indian woman to cross English Channel?

A) Arati Saha B) Fathima Beevi
C) Bachendri Paul D) Kadambini Ganguly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Arati Saha

Explanation:

Arati Saha was the first Indian woman to cross English Channel (between England and France) in the year 1959. She was born in 1940 in Kolkata.

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Q:

Two important schools of philosophy Stoicism and Epicureanism were associated with________

A) Greeks B) Iranians
C) Macedonians D) Parthians
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Greeks

Explanation:

The Stoic School taught that man should accept his fate, since he cannot change it. According to Stoics, serenity of mind is the goal all men should strive to attain.Epicureans believed that the highest good for man is pleasure ,but they aimed at tranquility of mind rather than indulgence in pleasures.

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Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. If there is no error, the answer is ‘No error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.

Their innovative zeal has / touched the lives of 125 crore / Indians and make India/proud worldwide./ No error

A) Their innovative zeal has B) touched the lives of 125 crore
C) Indians and make India D) proud worldwide.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Indians and make India

Explanation:

'and made India' should be used to make the sentence grammatically correct. You use 'made' when referring to things already done in the past.'Make' is present and its continuous its still been done unlike 'made' which refers to what has been done

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Q:

German Silver contains

A) 100% pure silver B) 10% silver
C) 1% silver D) 0% silver
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 0% silver

Explanation:

German Silver is an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc. It is composed of 60% copper, 20% nickel and 20% zinc. Due to its white-silverish appearance it is named as german silver but it contains no silver in it.

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A series is given with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
BC, GHI, NOPQ, ?

A) BCDEF B) UVWXY
C) WXYZA D) STUVW
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) WXYZA

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Which was true of Pullman porters in the 1920s?

A) The porters could not start a union because it was illegal. B) The porters needed a union because they were not treated well.
C) The porters did not need a union because they made good money. D) The porters could not start a union because they were African American.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The porters needed a union because they were not treated well.

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Q:

Thirty white horses on a red hill, first they champ, then they stamp, then they stand still.

What are they?

Answer

They are teeth. 

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The Supreme Court ruled that the ‘None of The Above’ (NOTA) option will not be applicable for voting in which elections?

A) Prime Minister B) Lok Sabha
C) Rajya Sabha D) MLA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rajya Sabha

Explanation:

The ruling of ‘None of The Above’ (NOTA) option will not be applicable for voting in Rajya Sabha elections was made by a bench of Justices comprising CJI Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud of the Supreme Court.

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