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A US team of scientists has found that the mechanism responsible for the ageing process is located --

A) Inside the face	B) Inside the skin
C) Inside the brain	D) Inside the heart

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Inside the brain

Explanation:

The US team of scientists found the mechanism in the hypothalamus, which is located deep inside the brain and showed that it is responsible for the ageing process.

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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.

A bad hair day

A) A day which has a bad start will eventually become better.	B) A day on which everything seems to go wrong.
C) Don’t worry over hair loss or else you will lose more.	D) A day when you forget to comb your hair.

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A day on which everything seems to go wrong.

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

Make someone less angry or hostile

A) Sullen	B) Offend
C) Chafe	D) Placate

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Placate

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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.

Ease somebody's mind

A) Alleviate someone's anxiety.	B) Listen to somebody's grievances.
C) Have the capacity to understand the other person's thoughts.	D) Keep thinking about some person.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Alleviate someone's anxiety.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

The flood destroyed the whole town.

A) The whole town was destroyed by the flood.	B) The whole town had been destroyed by the flood.
C) The whole town has been destroyed by the flood.	D) The whole town has had been destroyed by the flood.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The whole town was destroyed by the flood.

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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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

"Is anyone there?" Reema asked.

A) Reema asked if someone were there.	B) Reema asked whether anyone was being there.
C) Reema asked if anyone was there.	D) Reema asked if anyone was here.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Reema asked if anyone was there.

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Highest Civilian Honour received by Anupam Kher is ___________.

A) Padma Shri	B) Padma Bhushan
C) Padma Vibhushan	D) Bharat Ratna

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Padma Bhushan

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Find the power of a convex lens if the image formed is at a distance of 10 cm from the lens when the object is placed on the other side of the lens at 40 cm from the optical centre?

A) 12.5 diopters	B) 7.5 diopters
C) -12.5 diopters	D) -7.5 diopters

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