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Which is the only Indian monument to figure in the world’s top 10 TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice awards for Landmarks  ?

A) Taj Mahal B) Qutab Minar
C) Gateway of India D) India Gate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Taj Mahal

Explanation:

Iconic attraction of India Taj Mahal has emerged as the 5th most popular landmark in the world and 2nd in Asia, according to the online travel portal TripAdvisor’s ‘Travellers’ Choice Awards for Landmarks. Globally, Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center in Abu Dhabi, Mezquita Cathedral de Cordoba in Spain, and St Peter’s Basilica in Italy, bagged the first four ranks respectively. Whereas, the top 10 landmarks in Asia has been topped by Angkor Wat, followed by Taj Mahal on the second place. Apart from this, Taj Mahal has also ranked first in the list of popular landmarks in India, followed by AmberFort, Jaipur; Swaminarayan Akshardham, New Delhi, etc.

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If a barometric reading is falling, this usually indicates what

A) Increasing pressure B) Decreasing pressure
C) No pressure D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Decreasing pressure

Explanation:

A barometer is a tool that measures air pressure

A rising barometer indicates increasing air pressure, a falling barometer indicates decreasing air pressure.

In space, there is a nearly complete vacuum, so the air pressure is zero.

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Who is considered as ' Thimurti ' of carnatic Music

A) Muthuswami Dikshitar B) Thygaraja
C) Swami Thirunal D) Purandardasa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Muthuswami Dikshitar

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Q:

Sound travels fastest in

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

Explanation:

Sound is a mechanical vibration and needs a medium for propagation. The higher the density of the medium, the faster the sound travels. So, sound cannot travel through vacuum.

 

As the sound travels faster in solids than liquids and gases, sound travels faster in the glass than Air and water.

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Size of the primary memory of a pc ranges between

A) 256 kb to 640 kb B) 64 kb to 256 kb
C) 256 kb to 512 kb D) 2 kb to 8 kb
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 256 kb to 640 kb

Explanation:

Size of the primary memory of a PC ranges between 256 KB to 640 KB.

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As per new revised rules now Foreign Direct Investment in insurance sector is possible upto the limit of ______

A) 26% B) 40%
C) 49% D) 70%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 49%

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The given sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping 1 as the first statement.

1) The new year, 2018, is here! Nothing seems to have changed, despite the firecrackers.

A) Of course, in many parts of the world the firecrackers might have been confused with, or replaced by, bombs, and millions in those and other regions find firecrackers (let alone bombs) an unimaginable luxury as they struggle to obtain food or shelter.

B) I am aware that a group of increasingly loud fellow nationals might accuse me of celebrating ‘foreign festivals’.

C) That too was widely celebrated, as it should be, though in a world where the homeless, children, refugees and foreignness are often abused.

D) New Year’s Eve came, as it does, close on the heels of Christmas, which commemorates the birth of a homeless child to poor refugees in a foreign place.

A) BDCA B) DCAB
C) ADCB D) CDAB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) ADCB

Explanation:

The correct sequence is ADCB.The paragraph starts with the description of the event and what is the point to focus on, i.e. firecrackers.

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Who has been appointed as the deputy director-general of World Health Organization (WHO) ?

A) Dr. Soumya Swaminathan B) Rajat Nandan
C) prof. Dr. Vikash Jha D) Sunil Narayan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dr. Soumya Swaminathan

Explanation:

The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Dr Soumya Swaminathan has been appointed the deputy director general for programmes (DDP) of World Health Organisation (WHO). She also holds a key position as secretary in the department of health research, ministry of health and family welfare.

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