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Which space telescope discovered a new dwarf galaxy ‘Bedin 1’ in cosmic neighbourhood?

A) James Webb B) Hubble
C) Spitzer D) Planck
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hubble

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A body in motion essentially acquires

A) Kinetic energy B) Potential energy
C) Mechanical energy D) Heat energy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kinetic energy

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Yeast is a ______________

A) Bacteria B) Fungi
C) Algae D) Bryophyte
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Fungi

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The modern periodic table consists of 18 groups and 7 periods. What is the atomic number of the element placed in the 1st group and the 4th period?

A) 21 B) 17
C) 19 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 19

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

A) Ergomania B) Idolomania
C) Islomania D) Ethnomania
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ergomania

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence. The hapless kid (cut a sorry figure) in his first performance on the stage.

A) made a sorry figure B) made a sad figure
C) cut a sorry face D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence.

 

Noted for its ____ of realistic detail and

A) energy B) veracity
C) suitability D) mastery
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) mastery

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A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.


My brother, David, was always close to our grandmother. Both of them shared a love of Mother Nature and of food that they had grown themselves. Whenever his schedule permitted, he would drop in for a short visit and a cup of coffee. One day, when he found no one home, he left a chunk of dirt on her porch. This started what was later to be known as his "calling card". Grandmother would come home occasionally and instantly know that Dave had been by when she spotted the chunk of dirt on her porch.

Although Grandmother had a poor upbringing in Italy, she managed to do well in the United States. She was always healthy and independent and enjoyed a fulfilling life. Recently she had a stroke and died. Everyone was saddened by her death. David was disconsolate. His life ­long friend was now gone.

What is the opposite of the word 'disconsolate'

A) Devastated B) Hilarious
C) Exuberant D) Sombre
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Exuberant

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