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Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.

A) A. The war of succession ultimately boiled over to who had more power.	B) B. The war of succession ultimately boiled below to who had more power.
C) C. The war of succession ultimately boiled upon to who had more power.	D) D. The war of succession ultimately boiled down for who had more power.

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Explanation:

Ans. E.
In the given sentences, boiled down is the phrasal verb that should have been used which means summarizing something, to reduce or simplify
(something) to the most basic, essential, or fundamental element(s). In this context it means that the one who had more power succeeded. 'Boiled down' should be followed by 'to' and not 'for', hence option D is incorrect.

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Which of the following is not an Igneous Rock?

A) Dolomite	B) Granite
C) Basalt	D) Gabbro

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dolomite

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Salivary amylase breaks down ______.

A) protein	B) water
C) starch	D) fats

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) starch

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Which of the following authors wrote the novel ‘The Black Hill’ ?

A) Jhumpa Lahiri	B) Amitav Ghosh
C) Ramesh Kuntal	D) Mamang Dai

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mamang Dai

Explanation:

Mamang Dai has been awarded the ‘Sahitya Akademi A ward 2017 for her novel ‘The Black Hill’ in English. Ramesh Kuntal has been awarded for his literary criticism ‘Vishw Mithak Sarit Sagar’ in Hindi.

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Ashoka was a king of which dynasty?

A) Pradyota	B) Haryanka
C) Maurya	D) Nanda

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Maurya

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Koushik can do a piece of work in X days and Krishnu can do the same work in Y days. If they work together, then they can do the work in

A) (X+Y) days	B) 1x+y days
C) xyx+y days	D) x+yxy days

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) x+yxy days

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4*(-0.1(5.5 + 8.5)) of 0.5 = ?

A) -2.8	B) -1.68
C) -1.28	D) -0.84

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) -2.8

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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".

This survey is concerning your health as well as that of your family.

A) concerns with	B) is concerned with
C) concerns to	D) no improvement

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