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Seismometer was invented by

A) Alexander Parkes B) Luigi Palmieri
C) Alexey Pajitnov D) Ransom Eli Olds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Luigi Palmieri

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In    the    elections    to    the    provincial legislatures in 1937 in British India

1.only  about  10  to  12  percent  of  the population had the right to vote

2.the untouchables had no right to vote

3.the Congress won an absolute majority in five out of eleven provinces

4.the  Muslim  League  won  more  than  80 percent   of   the   seats   reserved   for Muslims

Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

A) 1, 3 and 4 B) 1 and 4 only
C) 1 and 3 only D) 2, 3 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1 and 4 only

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Provincial  elections  in  British  India (1937)  under  the  Government  of India Act 1935 were held in eleven provinces, including Madras, Bihar, Orissa.  Indian  National  Congress won   in   eight   of   the   provinces except  three  i.e.  Bengal,  Punjab, and  Sindh  and  won  an  absolute majority   in   five   out   of   eleven provinces.   The   All-India   Muslim League  won  106  seats  about  80% of total Muslim seats. Untouchables were allowed to  vote.  Around 30.1 million    people,    including    4.25 million  women,  had  the  right  to vote  which  was  12%of  the  total population

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Excogitate

 

A) Communication B) Die
C) Invent D) Ignore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Invent

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.


The traditional obstacle to


P : the education of girls is

Q the prejudice against the

R : intellectual potential of girls

 

A) RPQ B) QPR
C) PQR D) PRQ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) PQR

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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.
Heena said, "I bought a dress yesterday."

A) Heena said that she has bought a dress the day before. B) Heena said that she had bought a dress the day before.
C) Heena said that she has bought a dress the day before yesterday. D) Heena said that she had bought a dress the day before yesterday.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Heena said that she had bought a dress the day before.

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Q:

Atomic number of which of the following elements is greater than that of Zinc

A) Copper B) Iron
C) Chromium D) Bromine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bromine

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______ is used for making chemical apparatus like beakers, flasks etc.

A) Potash glass B) Hard glass
C) Jena glass D) Soda glass
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hard glass

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Q:

Companion cells are unique to

A) Bryophytes B)  Pteridophytes
C) Angiosperms D)  Gymnosperms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Angiosperms

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