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Select the antonym of

extravagance

A) expensive B) thrift
C) cheap D) absurd
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) thrift

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

The unpleasant feeling (passes) and she glanced guardedly up at him.

A) passing B) has passed
C) passed D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) passed

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In each of the following choose the word most similar in meaning to the word given in capitals.

“ESTRANGE”

A) Endanger B) To become puzzling
C) Miscalculate D) Alienate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Alienate

Explanation:

ESTRANGE means cause (someone) to be no longer on friendly terms with someone. Alienate also means same - make (someone) feel isolated or estranged.

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This statesman,politican,scholar,inventor,and one of early presidents of USA invented the swivel chair,the spherical sundial,the moldboard plow,and the cipher wheel.

A) George Washington B) Alexander Hamilton
C) John Adams D) Thomas Jefferson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Thomas Jefferson

Explanation:

 Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801-1809) and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776).

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Skating on ice is possible because 

A) the surface of ice is smooth B) ice is cold
C) the pressure on the ice due to skate melts the ice by lowering its melting point forming a thin film of water D) the pressure on the ice due to skate raises its melting point
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the pressure on the ice due to skate melts the ice by lowering its melting point forming a thin film of water

Explanation:

Here is a case of  lowering of melting point of ice with increase of pressure

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Which High Court for the first time in India declared "Bandh" as illegal

A) Allahabad High Court B) Gujarat High Court
C) Kerala High Court D) Rajasthan High Coutrt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Kerala High Court

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Ultrasonic waves are used for stirring liquid solutions because they 

A) do not produce noise during the operation B) are easy to produce
C) can produce perfectly homogeneous solutions D) do not produce chemical reactions in the solution
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) can produce perfectly homogeneous solutions

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Select the antonym of

 

violation

 

A) abuse B) obedience
C) felony D) crime
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) obedience

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