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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.

The first working steam­ powered vehicle was designed and most likely built by Ferdinand Verbies, a Flemish member of a Jesuit mission in China around 1672. It was a 65 cm long scale­ model toy for the Chinese Emperor, that was unable to carry a driver or a passenger. It is not known if Verbiest's model was ever built. Nicolas- Joseph Cugnot is widely credited with building the first full­ scale, self ­propelled mechanical vehicle or automobile in about 1769; he also created a steam­ powered tricycle. He constructed two steam tractors for the French Army, one of which is preserved in the French National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts. His inventions were however handicapped by problems of water supply and maintaining steam pressure. In 1801, Richard Trevithick built and demonstrated his Puffing Devil road locomotive, believed by many to be the first demonstration of a steam ­powered road vehicle. It was unable to maintain sufficient steam pressure for long periods. Sentiment against steam ­powered road vehicles led to the Locomotive Acts of 1865. In 1807 Nicephore Niepce and his brother Claude probably created the world's first internal combustion engine which they called Pyreolophore.

Cugnot built steam tractors for:

A) The Chinese Emperor B) The French Army
C) The Jesuit mission D) The French Conservatory
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The French Army

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".

Anyone wishing to enroll in the programme should send in there applications before the end of this month.

A) send in her application B) send her application in
C) send in their applications D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) send in their applications

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

To sell (stocks or other securities or commodities) in advance of acquiring them, with the aim of making a profit when the price falls.

A) bilking B) duping
C) conning D) shorting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) shorting

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Select the missing number from the given responses.

A) 1 B) 4
C) 9 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 25

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Who is the author of "The Lowland"?

A) Amitav Ghosh B) kiran Desai
C) Jhumpa Lahiri D) Aravind Adiga
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jhumpa Lahiri

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From the given alternatives, select the word which CANNOT be formed using the letters of the given word.

Mindboggling

A) Dog B) Going
C) Mid D) Might
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Might

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FERA stands for 

A) Foreign Exchange Regulation Agency B) Foreign Exchange Repulsive Agent
C) Foreign Expert Regulation Act D) Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Foreign Exchange Regulation Act

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FERA stands for Foreign Exchange Regulation Act.

 

  • It came into existence in 1973.
  • FERA lays emphasis on the regulation of currencies.

 

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As of February 2018, who owns the Hyderabad-based IPL team 'Sun Risers Hyderabad'?

A) Deccan Chronicle Newspaper B) Kalanidhi Maran
C) Chandrababu Naidu D) Chiranjeevi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kalanidhi Maran

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