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'Tripitakas' are sacred books of ____________

A) Hindus B) Jains
C) Parsis D) Buddhists
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Buddhists

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Who is the author of the book 'Akhada: The Authorized Biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat'?

A) Rabi Thapa B) Saurabh Duggal
C) Salman Rushdie D) Tana French
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Saurabh Duggal

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Which one of the following statements is not correct?

A) Centre for Science and Environment in a recent study found that a number of commonly available brands of prepackaged breads tested positive for potassium bromate and potassium iodate. B) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India recommended to the Health Ministry to remove potassium bromate from the list of permissible food additives.
C) The Union Government banned the use of potassium bromate as a food additive on the basisof the above recommendation. D) Potassium bromate is a neurotoxin.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Potassium bromate is a neurotoxin.

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CSE in its recommendation asked Indian regulator FSSAI to act immediately and ban the two chemicals.

It says that Indian bread manufacturer’ use two chemicals, banned in many countries but not in India, being used by bread industry are potassium bromate (KbrO3) and potassium iodate (KIO3).

The government (FSSAI) banned the use of potassium bromate as a food additive on the basis of the above recommendation.

The regulator had recommended to the health ministry removal of potassium bromate from the list of permissible food additives after a study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).

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First country to impose carbon tax is ________.

A) Australia B) Iceland
C) USA D) New Zealand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) New Zealand

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The SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing Development of Agro-processing Clusters) scheme has been renamed to ‘PMKSY’. What does ‘K’ stand for in ‘PMKSY’?

A) Kisan B) Kritrim
C) Kaushal D) Kalyaan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kisan

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The Speaker of the Lok Sabha can be removed from his office by____________

A) The President B) The Prime Minister
C) a resolution passed by both Houses of Parliament D) a resolution passed by the Lok Sabha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) a resolution passed by the Lok Sabha

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A current I flows through a resistor. A source maintains a potential difference of V across the resistor. The energy supplied by the source in time t is 

A) V I t2 B) V I
C) V I t D) V I/t
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) V I t

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___________ is the set of all possible combinations of the two inputs that yield the same maximum possible level of output.

A) The Short Run B) The Long Run
C) Isoquant D) Average product
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Isoquant

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