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Who among the following was the first recognised Leader of the Opposition in the Indian Parliament?

A) Dr SP Mukherjee	B) AK Gopalan
C) YB Chavan	D) NG Ranga

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) YB Chavan

Explanation:

The late Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan of the Congress(I) known as YB Chavan was given the official status of the Leader of the Opposition, with the rank of a Cabinet Minister, in the Lok Sabha, in 1977 by the janata Government.

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Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra after the division of Bombay State and the fifth Deputy Prime Minister of India. He was a strong Congress leader, co-operative leader, social activist and writer. He was popularly known as Leader of Common People

Hence, Chavan was thus the first opposition leader to enjoy this status.

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Which word or words explains the meaning of the following idioms:-

To flog a dead horse

A) To act in a foolish way	B) To waste one’s efforts
C) To revive interest in an old subject	D) To revive old memories

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To waste one’s efforts

Explanation:

To flog a dead horse means to waste effort on something when there is no chance of succeeding.

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A mixture of sand and naphthalene can be separated by

A) Fractional distillation	B) Sublimation
C) Chromatography	D) Any of them

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sublimation

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The highest average salinity amongst the following seas is reported from

A) Dead Sea	B) Red Sea
C) Black Sea	D) Migration Sea

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dead Sea

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Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word:-

Debilitate

A) Weaken	B) Attack
C) Surmount	D) Destroy

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Weaken

Explanation:

Debilitate means make someone very weakSurmount means overcomeSo, Debilitate is nearest in meaning to weaken

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

Mixed cropping should be encouraged both as a (hedge for) price risk and for its ecological benefits.

A) hedge against	B) hedge of
C) hedge in	D) No improvement

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) hedge against

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1 watt is equal to 1 ____________

A) J s-1	B) J s
C) J s-2	D) J

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