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Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below.

Statement I :The Zamindars were an exploitative class in Mughal India.

Statement II :The Zamindars often received the support of the peasantry in a large number ofagrarian uprisings in North India in the seventeenth century.

A) Both the Statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I B) Both the Statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C) Statement Iis true but Statement II is false D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Both the Statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

Explanation:

During the Mughal Empire, zamindars belonged tothe nobility and formed the ruling class. Emperor Akbar granted them mansabs and their ancestral domains were treated as jagirs.

In some respects of zamindars and the peasants were natural allies in any struggle against the Mughal government.

The Zamindars often received the support of the peasantry in many agrarian uprisings in North India in the seventeenth century.

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

The granaries of India are trapped in a dangerous vicious cycle of input use, where increased dumping of fertiliser in the wrong combinations (has rendered) the soil incapable of regenerating itself, which in turn escalates input use.

A) have rendered B) is rendered
C) had render D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

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Who was the president of the Constituent Assembly of Independent India

A) Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar B) Dr Rajendra Prasad
C) C.Rajagopalachari D) K.M.Munshi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dr Rajendra Prasad

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Which instrument is used to measure humidity?

 

A) Pyrometer B) Hydrometer
C) Hygrometer D) Calorimeter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hygrometer

Explanation:

Hygrometer is used for measuring humidity of air.

 

 

 

 

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Improve the given sentence if necessary.

He decided to take the help of a guide lest he may miss the way.

A) he should miss  B) he will miss
C) he might fail to see D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) he should miss 

Explanation:

‘Lest’ is always followed by ‘Should’, as it is used to express a purpose. Thus, the correct formation would be, ‘He decided to take the help of a guide lest he should miss the way’.

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Select the synonym of:

incisive

A) daffy B) concise
C) stolid D) tedious
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) concise

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Select the synonym of

 

murmur

 

A) fuzzy B) muffled
C) buzz D)  taciturn
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) buzz

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 A DBMS that combines a DBMS and an application generator is ________ .

A) Microsoft's SQL Server B) Microsoft's Access
C) IBM's DB2 D) Oracle Corporation's Oracle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Microsoft's Access

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