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Rakshasa type of marriage is 

 

A) marriage by purchase B) marriage by capture
C) marriage by giving dowry D) marriage by seduction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) marriage by capture

Explanation:

Rakshasa marriage is the marriage of a maiden involving her forcible abduction from her home after her kinsmen have been slain or wounded much like its practice in Khazakh and Uzbek cultures where it is still practised as a ritual.

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A ‘breath test’ used by traffic police to check drunken driving uses ____?

A) Turmeric on filter paper B) Silica gel coated with silver nitrate
C) potassium permanganate-sulphuric acid D) Potassium dichromatic-sulphuric acid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Potassium dichromatic-sulphuric acid

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The journalist who refused to accept Padma Bhushan was

A) Shekharan Nair B) Khushwant Singh
C) Arun Shourie D) Ratan Thiyam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Khushwant Singh

Explanation:

Khushwant Singh (Journalist) : Returned his Padma Bhushan in protest against Operation Blue Star (1984); awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2007.

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Under which of the following conditions are citizenship be provided in India?

1. One should be born in india

2. Either of whose parents was born in India

3. Who has been ordinary resident of India for not less than five years

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

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Who among the following is not a recipient of Bharat Ratna

A) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C) Mrs. Indira Gandhi D) Lal Bahadur Shastri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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Q:

Select the antonym of

ingestion

A) gulp B) slug
C) excrete D) chug
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) excrete

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Filed Under: English
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Select the antonym of

 

to inundate

 

A) to underwhelm B) to glut
C) to deluge D) to engulf
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to underwhelm

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13 - Chambered heart occurs in

A) Leech B) Earthworm
C) Snail D) Cockroach
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cockroach

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