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In 1970, an organized resistance to the destruction of forests spread throughout India and came to be known as-?

A) Save Silent Valley Movement	B) Swadeshi Movement
C) Namantar Andolan	D) Chipko movement

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Chipko movement

Explanation:

The Chipko movement. In the 1970s, an organized resistance to the destruction of forests spread throughout India and came to be known as the Chipko movement. The name of the movement comes from the word 'embrace', as the villagers hugged the trees, and prevented the contractors' from felling them.

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Which state government has enacted a stringent law calledProtection of Internal Security Act to deal with thechallenges of terrorism, insurgency, communalism and casteviolence?

A) Gujarat	B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Bihar	D) Maharashtra

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Maharashtra

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Each of the following questions has four statements. Three are logically correct. Some of which may look factually absurd. Ignore this absurdity and look to the logical corrections. Choose the statement which is wrong or doubtful:-

A) All books can read. Some pencils are books. All pencils are clever.Therefore, all clever cannot read.	B) Some who fail are stupid. Some criminals are stupid. Therefore, all criminalsfail.
C) Some liar are thieves. All thieves are criminals. Therefore, some liars are criminals.	D) All that is given is black. Trees are green.Therefore, trees are black.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) All books can read. Some pencils are books. All pencils are clever.Therefore, all clever cannot read.

Explanation:

There are all positive sentences so we cannot conclude negative sentence.

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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
expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Sahil said to me, "Where will you go this holiday?"

A) Sahil asked me where I would go that holiday.	B) Sahil asked me where I will go that holiday.
C) Sahil asked me where I will be going that holiday.	D) Sahil asked me where I would gone that holiday.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sahil asked me where I would go that holiday.

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In the question below, there is a word given in bold which is followed by five options. In each of the options, a pair of words is given which is either the pair of synonyms or antonyms or synonym & antonym of the word given in bold. Choose that pair as your answer.

Nefarious

A) Sloppy, Flurry	B) Unassertive, Ignoble
C) Modest, Subtle	D) Gregarious, Magnanimous

Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

The meanings of the given words are as follows:
Nefarious: (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal
Sloppy: careless and unsystematic; excessively casual
Flurry: a small swirling mass of something, especially snow or leaves, moved by sudden gusts of wind

Unassertive: (of a person) not having or showing a confident and forceful personality

Ignoble: not honourable in character or purpose
Modest: unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements
Subtle: (especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe
Gregarious: (of a person) fond of company; sociable
Magnanimous: generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person
Iniquitous: grossly unfair and morally wrong
Atrocious: horrifyingly wicked
Therefore, it can be observed that option E i.e.

‘iniquitous, atrocious’ forms a synonym- synonym pair of ‘nefarious’.

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Why does the west coast of India receive more rainfall from southwest monsoon than the east coast?

A) Unlike the east coast this coast is straight	B) The Western Ghats obstruct the winds causing rainfall
C) The east coast is broader than the west coast	D) The Eastern Ghats extend parallel to wind direction

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The Western Ghats obstruct the winds causing rainfall

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Ferns belong to which division of plants?

A) Gymnosperms	B) Angiosperms
C) Thallophyta	D) Pteridophyta

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pteridophyta

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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.

Whistle in the dark

A) Pretend to be unafraid	B) A ray of hope in the worst of times
C) See a ghost while dreaming	D) Be blind and fall into a trap

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