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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.
Adamant

A) Rigid	B) Flexible
C) Fixed	D) Unshakable

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Flexible

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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.

to shoot the breeze

A) To do random acts hoping one will be successful	B) To have a casual conversation
C) To release stomach gases	D) To brag about some mild achievement

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To have a casual conversation

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Who was awarded Banga Bibhushan, the highest civilian award of West Bengal, for 2018?

A) Aparna Sen	B) Victor Banerjee
C) Soumitra Chatterjee	D) Asha Bhosle

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Asha Bhosle

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Choose the most appropriate answer:The book, ‘Born Again on the Mountain’ is authored by

A) Pooja Rani	B) Arunima Sinha
C) Bachendri Pal	D) Urbashi Lal

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Arunima Sinha

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The book, ‘Born Again on the Mountain’: a story of losing everything and findingit back is authored by Arunima Sinha.

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Which one of the following statements is not correct?

A) Centre for Science and Environment in a recent study found that a number of commonly available brands of prepackaged breads tested positive for potassium bromate and potassium iodate.	B) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India recommended to the Health Ministry to remove potassium bromate from the list of permissible food additives.
C) The Union Government banned the use of potassium bromate as a food additive on the basisof the above recommendation.	D) Potassium bromate is a neurotoxin.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Potassium bromate is a neurotoxin.

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CSE in its recommendation asked Indian regulator FSSAI to act immediately and ban the two chemicals.

It says that Indian bread manufacturer’ use two chemicals, banned in many countries but not in India, being used by bread industry are potassium bromate (KbrO3) and potassium iodate (KIO3).

The government (FSSAI) banned the use of potassium bromate as a food additive on the basis of the above recommendation.

The regulator had recommended to the health ministry removal of potassium bromate from the list of permissible food additives after a study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).

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The process of producing energy in plants is known as

A) Absorption	B) Reduction
C) Photosynthesis	D) Transpiration

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Photosynthesis

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Carbon dioxide is produced by all of the following except

A) Burning fossil fuels	B) Global warming
C) Cement production	D) Deforestation

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Global warming

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Most of population in Sri Lanka follows ___________.

A) Hinduism	B) Islam
C) Christianity	D) Buddhism

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