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Which of the following is the MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word?

Interim

A) Medieval B) Tentative
C)  Interval D)  Permanent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)  Permanent

Explanation:

“Interim” means in or for the intervening period; provisional. Options B and C are synonyms of the word and A and E are irrelevant. “Permanent” is the word which best explains the opposite meaning of “interim”. Thus, option D is the correct answer4

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Vikramshila Mahavihara was established by the ruler of

A) Pushyabhuti Dynasty B) Barman Dynasty
C) Sen Dynasty D) Pala Dynasty
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pala Dynasty

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Which of the following statements about the usage of the term ‘barbarian’ is/are correct?

1. It is derived from the Greek word ‘barbaros’ which means anon-Greek.

2. Romans used the term for the Germanic tribes, the Gauls and the Huns.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 only B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 nor 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

The ancient Greek word “bárbaros,” from which it derives, meant “babbler,”.In the Greek ear, speakers of a foreign tongue made unintelligible sounds (“bar bar bar”). Similar words exist in other Indo-European languages, including the Sanskrit “barbara,” which means “stammering.”The word “barbarian” originated in ancient Greece and was initially used to describe all non-Greek-speaking peoples, including Persians, Egyptians, Medes and Phoenicians.

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When a bottle of perfume is opened in one corner of a room the smell spreads soon throughout the room. This is an example of

A) surface tension B) capillarity
C) viscosity D) diffusion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) diffusion

Explanation:

Diffusion is the spreading  - mixing of gases through molecular motion.

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Q:

Who was known as the 'Father of Lok sabha'

A) Anantasayanam B) Bashyam
C) Mavlankar D) Zkir Hussain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mavlankar

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The discovery of neutron became very late because

A) it is present in nucleus B) it is a fundamental particle
C) it does not move D) it does not carry any charge
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) it does not carry any charge

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In Indian Parliament, under which condition a house can declare the seat of a member vacant?

 

A) If member is absent from all meetings of the house for 60 days continuously   B) If member is absent from all meetings of the house for 45 days continuously  
C) If member is absent from all meetings of the house for 30 days continuously   D) If member is absent from all meetings of the house for 21 days continuously  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) If member is absent from all meetings of the house for 60 days continuously  

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Statement coverage will not check for the following

A) Dead Code B) Unused Statement
C) Missing Statements D) Unused Branches
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Missing Statements

Explanation:

Statement coverage is a white box test design technique which involves execution of all the executable statements in the source code at least once. It is used to calculate and measure the number of statements in the source code which can be executed given the requirements.

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