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Which of the following is the first micro finance companyto start operation as a commercial bank?

A) Oriental Bank of Commerce B) State Bank of India
C) Reserve Bank of India D) Punjab National Bank
 
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If a star is bigger than Sun, but not more than twice as big, it will turn into a _______.

A) Pulsar B) Maxima
C) Avenger D) Discover
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pulsar

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Which one of the following statements relating to cultural and educational rights in India is not correct?

 

A) Every section of the citizens has the right to conserve its language, script or culture. B) No citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the State or receiving aid out of State funds on grounds of religion, race or language
C) The state shall, in granting aid to educational institutions, discriminate against any educational institution on the ground that it is under the management of a majority community. D) all minorities whether based on religion or language, shall have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The state shall, in granting aid to educational institutions, discriminate against any educational institution on the ground that it is under the management of a majority community.

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The  Indianconstitution  guarantees Cultural   and   Educational   Rights under  articles  29  and  30.Under article   29,   this   article   seeks   to protect    the    interests    of    the minority  communities.  This  article confers the freedom to all citizens, residing  in  different  parts  of  the land,   to   conserve   their   distinct languages, scripts or cultures state shall   not   impose   upon   it   any culture other than the community’s own  culture.  This  article  further assures  that  no  citizen  shall  be denied  admission  into  any  state-run    or    state-aided    educational institution   on   grounds   only   of religion,  race,  caste,  language  or any of them. And Under article 30, It    provides    that    all    minority communities—religion  or  linguistic, have  the  right  to  establish  and administer  educational  institutions of  their  choice.  In  granting  aid  to educational  institutions,  the  state shall    not    discriminate    on    the grounds of religion or language.

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

 

We now have a peculiar combination _______________ the economic policy of India: a declared attempt at fiscal consolidation, combined with a _________________ to do what it takes to raise tax revenues. This unfortunate ________________ has meant a squeeze _____________ Central government expenditures, and particularly those relating to social spending that directly ____________ most people in the country.

 

_____________ Central government expenditures

 

A) onto B) on
C) upon D) for
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) on

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) bulfrog B) assemble
C) paraket D) colandeer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) assemble

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

 

Up against the wall

 

A) To take care of themselves and their own interests and safety B) In a disorderly fashion
C) In an inextricable situation D) Performing well in a difficult or competitive situation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) In an inextricable situation

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

 

A brain and nervous system that are poorly developed or insufficiently nourished means low grade of ______________ in our mental processes, just as a poorly constructed or wrongly adjusted motor means loss of power in applying the electric current to its work. We will, __________, look upon the mind and the brain as counterparts of ___________ other, each performing activities which correspond to activities in the other, ________ inextricably bound together at least so far as this life is concerned, and each getting its _______________ by its union with the other. This view will lend interest to a brief study of the brain and nervous system.

 

each getting its _______________ by its union with

 

A) significant B) significance
C) significantly D) significances
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) significance

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Q:

Soda water was invented by

A) Tivadar Puskas B) Joseph Priestley
C) Petrache Poenaru D) James Leonard Plimpton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Joseph Priestley

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