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The prices at which the government purchases food grains for maintaining the Public Distribution system (PDS) and for building up buffer - stock is known as :

A) minimum support prices B) procurement prices
C) issue prices D) ceiling prices
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) procurement prices

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Which  of  the  following  substances  cause temporary hardness in water?

1. Mg(HCO3)2

2. Ca(HCO3)2

3. CaCl2

4. MgSO4

A) 3 and 4 B) 2and 3
C) 1 and 4 D) 1 and 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1 and 2

Explanation:

There are two types of water hardness: temporary and permanent hardness. Temporary hardness is due to the presence of calcium hydrogen carbonate Ca(HCO3)2(aq) and magnesium hydrogen carbonate Mg(HCO3)2(aq).

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Select the antonym of

to rake

A) to harrow B) to scatter
C) to scour D) to enfilade
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to scatter

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

The instructor's rules were simple. Breathe through your mouth, not your nose; else the mask will fog up. Easier said than done; I got it wrong many a time. But once you fought habit and got the hang of it, the panoramic underwater world revealed itself to you with high-definition clarity.

Led by him, I slowly peered through the mask into what till then was crystal-clear water, shimmering in the sunlight. I saw pebbles, sand and my fluid shadow. I was in Nemo's universe. Sea cucumbers, sea anemone, clown fish, star fish, sea horses, parrot fish, butterfly fish and a bevy of colourful salt water fish swam past. A shoal of canary-yellow fish did a merry dance and another with vibrant blue fish followed it. They were oblivious to the snorkelers who struggled to take in the sight of a world so beautiful, so colourful, and resist opening their mouth wide in amazement; the tube would fall off!


The writer is describing her experience of which activity?

A) fishing B) snorkelling
C) boat ride D) long distance swimming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) snorkelling

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

They will not be able to enjoy these (up and until) they part with their personal biometric information to the government.

A) till and until B) unless and until
C) uptil and until D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) unless and until

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Q:

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

The more technologically

P-­advanced and wired a
Q­-vulnerable it is to a cyber attack
R­-nation is, the more

 

A) RPQ B) QRP
C) PRQ D) QPR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) PRQ

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Q:

Jawaharlal Nehru award is given for

A) Governament Science B) Literary Work
C) International Understanding D) Social work
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) International Understanding

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Q:

Which of the following foods does not support bacterial growth?

A) Raw carrots B) Sauted onions
C) Refried beans D) Cooked rice
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Raw carrots

Explanation:

Cooked food create an enabling environment for bacteria to grow because of their moisture content & of the normal temperature of the food. 

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Raw food does not offer suitable conditions for bacteria growth. 

 

Hence, from the given options raw carrots does not support bacterial growth.

 

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