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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.

Burn the midnight oil

A) To live a life of hardship	B) To waste away resources that could have helped in difficult times
C) Procrastinate and then work at the last minute to finish the task	D) Read or work late into the night

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Read or work late into the night

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

As humans we (crossing) our line in disturbing the balance of nature.

A) has crossed	B) crossed
C) have crossed	D) no improvement

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) have crossed

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Who among the following was conferred the 2015 Sanctuary Legend Award?

A) Ashok Kumar	B) Varad Giri
C) Anurag Kumar	D) Viral Joshi

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ashok Kumar

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Dara Shikoh was killed in conflict with his brother _______________.

A) Jahangir	B) Aurangzeb
C) Babur	D) Shah Jahan

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Aurangzeb

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Kalinga War was fought in the year _______

A) 1604 BC	B) 261 BC
C) 731 AD	D) 1113 AD

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 261 BC

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A hollow hemispherical bowl is made of silver with its outer radius 8 cm and inner radius 4 cm respectively. The bowl is melted to form a solid right circular cone of radius 8 cm. The height of the cone formed is

A) 7 cm	B) 9 cm
C) 12 cm	D) 14 cm

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 14 cm

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Who wrote the book 'Glimpses of World History'?

A) Shashi Tharoor	B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Nirad C Chaudhuri	D) Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Jawaharlal Nehru

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Statement I :The Poona Pact provided for 151 reserved seats for the scheduled castes to be elected by a joint, not separate, electorate.

Statement II :Dr. B. R. Ambedkar withdrew from active politics for almost a decade when the Communal Award was revoked.

A) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I	B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false	D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

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The Poona Pact was an agreement between Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi which was signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune, India, which asserted that there will be a single Hindu electorate, with scheduled castes having seats reserved within it,So the representation of these classes was based on the standards of joint electorates and reserved seats. The Communal Award was made by the British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald on 16 August 1932 which allowed separate electorates in India, and it was supported by Ambedkar.

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