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Statement I :The  passing  of  the  Coercive Acts  made reconciliation   between   Britain   and   her American colonies virtually impossible.

Statement II :The  British  Parliament,  having  issued  the Stamp Act in 1765, repealed it later.

A) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

Explanation:
The Coercive Acts included a series of   laws   passed   by   the   British Parliament    in    1774,    including Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration  of  Justice  Act,  and the  Quartering  Act  of  1774,  which were  meant  to  punish  American colonies  for  throwing  a  large  tea shipment  into  Boston Harbour,  so,the  passing  of  the  Coercive  Acts made reconciliation between Britain  and  her  American  colonies virtually impossible. The Stamp Act of  1765  was  passed  by  Parliament of  Great  Britain to  impose  a  direct tax   on   the   colonies   of   British America.  It  was  later  repealed  on March 18, 1766 after protest.
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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

 

Extant

 

A) Extinct   B) Present  
C) Immediate   D) Around
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Extinct  

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

The very ___________________ of apologizing and forgiveness _________________ the importance of memory and the vitality of the community as a link between past, present and future. It ________________ the question of the responsibility ______________ the past and its injustices. Somehow for many politicians, the past is a different country for _________________ they have no responsibility.

 

 forgiveness _________________ the importance of memory and the vitality of the community

 

A) repeats B) rectifies
C) replays D) reiterates
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) reiterates

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If percentage of profit made,when an article is sold for Rs.78, is twice as when it is sold for Rs.69, the cost price of the article is

A) Rs. 49 B) Rs. 51
C) Rs. 57 D) Rs. 60
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs. 60

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Who among the following was honoured with the IAAF male Athlete of year Award for 2017 at a award ceremony in Monaco in November 2017?

 

A) Mutaz Essa Barshim B) Usain Bolt
C) Mo Farah D) Wayde van Niekerk
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mutaz Essa Barshim

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In each of the following questions, a question is followed by information given in three statements. You have to decide the information given in which of the statements
is necessary and sufficient to answer the questions:


A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a circle. Are all of them facing the centre?


I. A is sitting second to the right of D; C is facing the centre and is not an immediate neighbour of D.
II. B, who is sitting between C and D, is second to the right of E, who is not an immediate neighbour of C. B and A are facing each other.
III. D is sitting on the immediate left of B, who is not sitting on the immediate left of A. E is on the immediate right of D.

A) Only I and II B) Only I and III
C) Either I and II, or III D) Any two of the three
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Any two of the three

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Javier Mascherano of Argentina announced his retirement. He belonged to which sport?

A) Hockey B) Tennis
C) Football D) Polo
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Football

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Thar desert is in

A) Madhya Pradesh B) Rajasthan
C) Gujarat D) Uttarakhand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rajasthan

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