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The largest proportion of federal revenues comes from

A) borrowing B) excise taxes
C) social insurance taxes D) personal income taxes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) personal income taxes

Explanation:

The largest proportion of federal revenues comes from personal income taxes. Almost half of all federal revenue (47 percent) comes from individual income taxes.

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Which among the following is the most electronegative element?

A) Flourine B) Bromine
C) Iodine D) Oxygen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Flourine

Explanation:

Flourine is the most electro negative element due to its small atomic radius .It also has the tendency to accept an electron to complete octet configuration

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Who has been appointed as the new Executive Director (ED) of RBI in place of US Paliwal ?

A) Anjali Singh B) Manish Tomar
C) Susheela Singh D) Surekha Marandi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Surekha Marandi

Explanation:

Surekha Marandi has been appointed as the new Executive Director (ED) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI). She succeeded U S Paliwal, who retired on December 31, 2016.

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Which country has signed an agreement with India for transfer of sentenced prisoners ?

A) Japan B) Ghana
C) Somalia D) Italy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Somalia

Explanation:

Signing the Agreement with Somalia shall facilitate the Indian prisoners imprisoned in Somalia or vice-versa to be near to their families, for serving remaining part of their sentence and shall facilitate their social rehabilitation.

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Which of the statements given below are correct?

A) Netherlands won the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup.

B) Australia won the 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final.

C) Fan Zhendong won the Tennis 2017 US Open Men's Singles.

 

A) Only B B) Only C
C) Both B and C D) A, B and C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only B

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Trips and Trims are the terms associated with

A) IBRD B) WTO
C) IDA D) IMF
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) WTO

Explanation:

TRIM "Trade-related Investment Measures", an agreement within the Uruguay round trade negotiations.

TRIPS "TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, is an international legal agreement between all the member nations of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

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What is the name of the NASA woman astronaut who on 24 April 2017 broke the record for cumulative time spent in space by a U.S. astronaut ?

A) Jeff Williams B) Sunitha Williams
C) Sally Ride D) Peggy Whitson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Peggy Whitson

Explanation:

Peggy Whitson on 24 April 2017 broke the record for most days spent in space (cumulatively) by a US astronaut. She broke the previous record set by Jeff Williams who had spent a total of 534 days in space.

– Whitson has been currently living and working aboard the International Space Station (ISS), for which she was launched in November 2016 using a Russian Soyuz capsule. At the time of her launch, she had already accumulated 377 total days in space.

– Her mission was recently extended for an additional three months. Now when she will return from ISS in September 2017, she would have accumulated more than 600 days in space.

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Which newspaper has acquired 67 per cent stake in Kolkata-based daily The Asian Age?

A) Hindustan Times B) Times of India
C) Deccan Chronicle D) The Hindu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Deccan Chronicle

Explanation:
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