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Who was the first cricketer to take all wickets in a test innings?

A) Curtly Ambrose B) Jimmy Mathews
C) Jim Laker D) Anil Kumble
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jim Laker

Explanation:

Jim Laker was the first player to take all 10 wickets in a Test match innings. Ten for 53 in the Australians 2nd innings of the 4th Ashes Test at Old Trafford in 1956.

 

The only other bowler to achieve the feat is India's Anil Kumble, who took ten for 74 at Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla against Pakistan in 1999.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.


A factory, where workers are employed at very low wages for long hours and under poor conditions.

A) Impalpable B) Outset
C) Bloomy D) Sweatshop
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sweatshop

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Which RNA base pairs with the adenine in DNA?

A) Thymine B) Cytosine
C) Both A & B D) Uracil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Uracil

Explanation:

In DNA, adenine pairs with Thymine. Similarly, in RNA, due to absence of thymine in RNA and the same structure with uracil helps to pair with adenine.

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Q:

The first electric railway of India was opened in

A) 1925 B) 1905
C) 1910 D) 1915
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1925

Explanation:

The first electric train of India was opened in 1925. The first electric train ran between Bombay (Victoria Terminus) and Kurla, a distance of 16 km.

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India's only Naval Aviation Museum is located in which state?

A) Kerala B) Goa
C) Tamil Nadu D) Karnataka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Goa

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Mutual Funds are regulated in India by

A) SEBI B) RBI
C) RBI & SEBI both D) Stock Exchanges
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) SEBI

Explanation:

Mutual Funds are regulated in India by SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India). It was founded in 1992. In 1996, SEBI formulated the Mutual Fund Regulation.

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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.
They said, “We pray everyday.”

A) They said that they have been praying every day. B) They said that they pray every day.
C) They said that they prayed every day. D) They said that we prayed every day.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) They said that they prayed every day.

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In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, three alternatives to the bold part are given which may help improve the sentence. Choose the option that reflects the correct use of the phrase in the context of the sentence. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction required. Living in the heart of New York city is certainly like a far cry from living in the rural countryside. (i) heart of New York city is certainly a far cry from (ii) heart of New York city is a far cry than (iii) heart of the New York city is certainly ruing

A) Only (i)  B) Only (ii)
C) Only (iii) D) Both (ii) and (iii)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only (i) 

Explanation:
The part of the sentence that is most important in this sentence is ‘a far cry.’ It means ‘vastly different from.’ But here this phrase has not been used in the correct way except option 1.
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