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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.

 

Back to the drawing board

 

A) To solve a problem one has to go back to the root cause B) An inventive person will find fresh ways to solve a problem
C) An idea has been unsuccessful and that a new one must be devised D) An artist is always happy if he gets a chance to go back to painting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) An idea has been unsuccessful and that a new one must be devised

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What was invented by J. B. Dunlop?

A) Airplane B) Car
C) Rubber Tyre D) Rubber Boot
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Car

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In November 2017, India’s MC Mary Kom won the gold medal at the Asian Boxing Championship, 2017 held at Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. In which one of the following categories was she declared winner?

A) 48 kg B) 51 kg
C) 54 kg D) 57 kg
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 48 kg

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Indian sporting legend M.C. Mary Kom (48kg) clinched an unprecedented fifth gold medal but Sonia Lather (57kg) settled for silver at the ASBC Asian Confederation women’s boxing championships.This was Mary Kom’s first international gold medal since the 2014 Asian Games.

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P, Q, R, S and T are standing in a line. P is taller than S but shorter than Q. T is shorter than S but taller than R. Who is the second tallest of them all?

A) T B) S
C) R D) P
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) P

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Who among the following was the founder of Phoenix Settlement?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) B. R. Ambedkar
C) Rabindranath Tagore D) Swami Vivekananda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mahatma Gandhi

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The Phoenix Settlement, established by Gandhiji near Durban in 1904, was formally reopened on February 27, 2000, at a ceremony attended by the President of South Africa, the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini and many other leaders.The settlement -the first Ashram of Gandhiji -had been damaged in 1985 riots when some African squatters occupied much of the settlement and named it Bambayi. Though the Indian community was deeply distressed, it refrained from seeking the forcible eviction of the squatters. The Phoenix Settlement Trust, with financial assistance from the Government of India, recently restored Gandhiji's house and established aclinic, an HIV/Aids Centre and other facilities to serve all the people in the area, African and Indian

 

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Who created the first mechanical computer, which proved to be the prototype for future computers?

A) Archimedes B) John Harrison
C) Cai Lun D) Charles Babbage
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Charles Babbage

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Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) launched UJALA scheme in which country in September, 2017?

A) Indonesia B) Malaysia
C) Maldives D) Australia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Malaysia

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A force of 200 N displaces a body by 4 m, calculate the work done (in J).

A) 40 B) 500
C) 80 D) 800
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 800

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