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Which of the following is an example of a simile?

A) Clouds of vanilla cotton candy floated in the sky.	B) His stomach rumbled like an approaching train.
C) She was drowning in a sea of grief.	D) He was a hurricane in her heart.

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) His stomach rumbled like an approaching train.

Explanation:

In the given options, "His stomach rumbled like an approaching train" is an example of Simile.

All the other options are examples of metaphors.

Simile and Metaphor are both figure of speeches in English which are used for comparing things but the only difference is Simile uses LIKE or AS words in comparing and metaphor directly compares without using any words.

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One of the problems in finding out National Income in India is

A) Non-monetary consumption	B) Tax evasion
C) Inflation	D) Conspicuous consumption

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Non-monetary consumption

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Who is the newly elected president of Belarus?

A) Ranjith Nagpal	B) Alexander Lukashenka
C) APJ Abdhul kalam	D) Herculus ivan

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Alexander Lukashenka

Explanation:

Alexander Lukashenka is the newly elected president of Belarus

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After the 1935 elections, the only two provinces out of eleven which had non-Congress ministers were

A) Bengal and Punjab	B) Assam and Kerala
C) Bengal and Assam	D) Punjab and Kerala

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bengal and Punjab

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The schools which taught primary education to Muslims during the period of sultanate

A) Mukhaddams	B) Makthabs
C) Kohies	D) None

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Makthabs

Explanation:

Makthabs taught the primary education to muslims during the period of sultanate

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DNA can be found in what Organelles?

A) Chloroplasts and Mitichondria	B) Nucleus and Ribosomes
C) Ribosomes and Mitochondria	D) Endoplasmic Reticulum and Nucleus

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chloroplasts and Mitichondria

Explanation:

DNA can be found in 3 Organelles namely Nucleus, Mitochondria in animals and Chloroplasts in plants.

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TRAI, the name which we read very often in the newspapers, is a regulatory body associated with which of the following sectors

A) Transport	B) Travel and Tourism
C) Technical Education	D) Telecom

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Telecom

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Author of Nayaya Sutra was

A) Gautam	B) Kanad
C) Kapil	D) Badrayan

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