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The chemical that is used to ripen mangoes is

A) Calcium sulphide	B) Calcium carbide
C) Calcium carbonate	D) Calcium chloride

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Calcium carbide

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Sunspots appear dark because they are

A) hotter than the rest of the Sun's surface.	B) more magnetic than the rest of the Sun's surface.
C) cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface.	D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface.

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Sunspots are a magnetic phenomenon on the Sun.

The reason a sunspot appears dark is that they are cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface and also the gas inside the spot where the magnetic field is strongest is only emitting about 1/4 as much light as from the rest of the solar surface.

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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 itby selecting the appropriate option.

She kept thinking, “How lucky Serena ______!”

A) can	B) could be
C) is	D) supposedly

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) is

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Keep at bay

A) Keep your loved ones protected even when they are faced with problems	B) To control something and prevent it from causing you problems
C) Hide your precious stuff	D) Be alert at all times

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To control something and prevent it from causing you problems

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Mollify

A) Pacify	B) Agitate
C) Provoke	D) Worry

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pacify

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Who was the first Englishman to appear in the Mughal Court during Jahangir's reign?

A) Paul Canning	B) Captain William Hawkins
C) William Edward	D) Ralph Fitch

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Captain William Hawkins

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Who is the author of "My Father is a Hero"?

A) Novoneel Chakraborty	B) Neelima Dalmia Adhar
C) Nishant Kaushik	D) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nishant Kaushik

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Who discovered Uranus?

A) Sir Isaac Newton	B) William Henry Fox Talbot
C) William Herschel	D) Nicolaus Copernicus

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