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Who has chosen for the first "Bhagwan Mahavir Ahimsa Puraskar"?

A) Subhash Chandra Bose B) Alluri Seetha Ramaraju
C) Abhinandan Varthaman D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Abhinandan Varthaman

Explanation:

Abhinandan Varthaman who shot down the Pakistan's F-16 jet has chosen for the first "Bhagwan Mahavir Ahimsa Puraskar".

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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.

 

Comfort someone at a time of grief or disappointment

 

A) Arouse B) Pique
C) Fluster D) Console
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Console

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What did Sir William Herschel discover in 1800?

A) Ultraviolet rays B) Infra-red radiation
C) X rays D) Microwaves
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Infra-red radiation

Explanation:

Sir William Herschel discovered Infra-red radiation in 1800.

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Q:

Magic Marker was invented by _______.

A) Adolphe Sax B) Albert Bruce Sabin
C) Sidney Rosenthal D) Hyman George Rickover
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sidney Rosenthal

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Henry T. Colebrooke was a Professor of Sanskrit in which one of the following institutions?

A) Fort William College B) Serampore Mission
C) Kashi Vidyapith D) Asiatic Society
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Fort William College

Explanation:

In 1782 Colebrooke was appointed through his father's influence to a writer-ship with the East a India Company in Calcutta.Lord Wellesley appointed him honorary professor of Hindu law and Sanskrit at the college of Fort William.

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
In the eighteenth century, Japan's feudal overlords, from the shogun to the humblest samurai, found themselves (on) financial stress.

A) of  B) for 
C) under  D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) under 

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Unlike eutherians, both monotremes and marsupials

A) have some embryonic development outside the uterus B) are found in Australia
C) lay eggs D) lack nipples
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) have some embryonic development outside the uterus

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2 1958
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REM sleep is also known as paradoxical sleep because

A) Measures of the brain activity closely resemble waking consciousness, but the person is incapable of moving. B) The person can have night terrors during this stage but will not remember them in the morning. (E) Th e person's vital signs are very slow, but the person can get up and walk around
C) Measures of the brain activity closely resemble waking consciousness, but the person is in the deepest stage of sleep. D) The person's heart rate is slower than when awake, but the person can sleepwalk or sleep talk.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Measures of the brain activity closely resemble waking consciousness, but the person is incapable of moving.

Explanation:

REM sleep i.e, Rapid Eye Movement sleep is also known as paradoxical sleep because the measures of the brain activity closely resemble waking consciousness, but the person is incapable of moving as the brain is in fully active mode that time.

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