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Barometer was invented by

A) Evangelista Torricelli B) Charles Xavier Thomas
C) Edward Teller D) Gustav Tauschek
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Evangelista Torricelli

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Which of the statements given below are correct?
1. The author of 'My Country My Life' is L.K Advani.
2. 'Wings of Fire' is an Autobiography of Subhash Chandra.
3. The author of 'The Great Indian Novel' is Shashi Tharoor.

A) 1 and 2 B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3 D) 1, 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1 and 3

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Aurangzeb put his father ___________ under house arrest in Agra Fort.

A) Humayun B) Shah Jahan
C) Akbar D) Bahadur Shah
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shah Jahan

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George Washington was made the commander in chief of the American forces

A) in December 1773, after the Bostontea party B) at the First Continental Congress in September 1774
C) at the Second Continental Congress in 1775 D) by the Continental Congress at the Declaration of Independence on 4th July,1776
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) at the Second Continental Congress in 1775

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At second  continental  congress  in 1775,   George   Washington   was made    commander in  chief    of American forces.

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___________ are defined as the mass movement of rock, debris or earth down a slope.

A) Earthquake B) Cyclone
C) Flood D) Landslide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Landslide

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Throw up the sponge

A) To attack B) To laugh at someone
C) To surrender D)  To talk loudly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To surrender

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button correspondingto it.

NONCONFORMIST

A) CONVENTIONAL B) PRACTICAL
C) FASHIONABLE D) NOMAD
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) CONVENTIONAL

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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".

Practically every part of the coconut tree is used by man

A) each B) most
C) any D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

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