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In which of the following kinds of organism is the phenomenon found wherein the female kills the male after copulation

A) Dragonfly B) Honeybee
C) Spider D) Pit viper
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Honeybee

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Which of the following statements about the usage of the term ‘barbarian’ is/are correct?

1. It is derived from the Greek word ‘barbaros’ which means anon-Greek.

2. Romans used the term for the Germanic tribes, the Gauls and the Huns.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 only B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 nor 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both 1 and 2

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The ancient Greek word “bárbaros,” from which it derives, meant “babbler,”.In the Greek ear, speakers of a foreign tongue made unintelligible sounds (“bar bar bar”). Similar words exist in other Indo-European languages, including the Sanskrit “barbara,” which means “stammering.”The word “barbarian” originated in ancient Greece and was initially used to describe all non-Greek-speaking peoples, including Persians, Egyptians, Medes and Phoenicians.

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

The company hopes to eventually provide Singapore with the second-biggest electric car-sharing service in the world, (second to Paris only).

 

A) second only to Paris B) second to only Paris
C) only second to Paris D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) second only to Paris

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When was the Panchayati Raj System introduced in India?

A) 1945 B) 1950
C) 1959 D) 1962
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1959

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.


As management we are accountable (to) the Board of Directors.

A) towards B) with
C) against D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) no improvement

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

 

P: The Mughal empire was extensive, but it was not integrated.
Q: It was rather an agglomeration of territories bound together by a common administration and common ties to the imperial authority.
R: The strong hand of the emperor held the country together, compelling obedience from the nobles who governed the provinces.
S: But these nobles felt no sense of national loyalty, for the simple reason that the empire was not a nation.

A) PRQS B) SRQP
C) PRSQ D) RSQP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) PRSQ

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The Computer size was very large in

A) Fourth Generation B) Third Generation
C) Second Generation D) First Generation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) First Generation

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The First Generation Computers size was very large. 

 

Since the First generation computers used 1000s of vacuum tubes that required lot of space made them gigantic in size. Single transistor could replace 1000 vacuum tubes and a single IC chip replaced 1000s of transistors made computers smaller and more speedy.

 

It is obvious that computers developed with more power, reliability, speed and smaller sizes due to the enhancement of technology.

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Select the antonym of

fidgety

A) composed B) restive
C) twitchy D) antsy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) composed

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