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Which of the following is NOT a social development scheme launched by the Government of India

A) Indira Awas Yojana B) Kutir Jyoti
C) LookEast Policy D) Operation Black Board
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) LookEast Policy

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Which line is an example of the poetic technique metonymy?

A) I’m martyr to a motion not my own B) These old bones live to learn her wanton ways
C) Let seed be grass, and grass turn into hay D) I swear she cast a shadow white as stone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) These old bones live to learn her wanton ways

Explanation:

Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept. Hence it occurs when a word is replaced by a word that has an obvious relation to itself.

 

In the given example of the text, the bones refer to the human being.

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A landform developed by the process of deposition occurring towards the centre of intermontane basins in arid or semi-arid regions is known as _________

A) Pediment B) Bajada
C) Playa D) Peneplain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Playa

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Glass is a.........mixture of metallic...........

A) homogenous, sulphates B) homogenous, silicates
C) heterogenous, carbonates D) heterogenous, nitrates
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) homogenous, silicates

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A viral species is a group of viruses that

A) same ecological niche B) same genetic information
C) both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) both A & B

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What is the official language of African Development Bank

A) English B) French
C) (a) and (b) D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) (a) and (b)

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What is the hierarchy in the structure of the House?

A) The Speaker is at the top, and the whips are at the bottom. B) The floor leaders are at the top, and the members are at the bottom.
C) The members are at the top, and the floor leaders are at the bottom. D) The Speaker is at the top, and the members are at the bottom.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The Speaker is at the top, and the members are at the bottom.

Explanation:

Hierarchy is a method to structure an establishment employing various levels of administration and a vertical section, or series of command, between higher and lower levels of the organization. Superior levels dominate lower levels of the bureaucracy.

 

The Speaker is at the top, and the members are at the bottom.

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Light travels fastest in

A) Air B) Water
C) Glass D) Diamond
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Air

Explanation:

Light travels fastest in Vacuum. The fastest thing in the whole universe is the speed of light in a vacuum like outer space. It is about 2.99 x 108 m/s. 

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