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Open Market Operations refer to __________

A) Borrowings by Scheduled banks from RBI	B) Lending by Commercial banks to industry
C) Purchase and sale of Government securities by RBI	D) Deposit mobilisation

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Purchase and sale of Government securities by RBI

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______ is a thyroid hormone which controls the balance of calcium in the body.

A) Calcitonin	B) Thyroxine
C) Calmodulin	D) all of these

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Calcitonin

Explanation:

Calcitonin is 32-amino acid linear polypeptide hormone that is produced in humans primarily by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid, and in many other animals in the ultimopharyngeal body. It acts to reduce blood calcium, opposing the effects of parathyroid hormone.

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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 "Global Nutrition Report 2016" once again ____________ India's slow overall progress ____________ addressing chronic malnutrition, manifest in stunting (low weight for age), wasting (low weight for height), micronutrient __________ and overweight. Our track _________ in reducing the proportion of undernourished children over the past decade has been modest at best, and _____________ what other countries with comparable socioeconomic indicators have achieved.

The "Global Nutrition Report 2016" once again ____________

A) demonstrates	B) demonstrated
C) demonstrated that	D) had demonstrated

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) demonstrates

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On 5 January 2018, Lok Sabha passed High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2017. The Bill seeks to revise the pension for Chief Justice of India to a maximum of how much amount per annum?

A) Rs 16,80,000	B) Rs 20,80,000
C) Rs 25,80,000	D) Rs 10,80,000

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs 16,80,000

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Bridgmanite is

A) A bridge on the river Thames	B) Name of a game
C) Earth's most abundant mineral	D) Name of a music

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Earth's most abundant mineral

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Which one of the following Articles of the Constituent of India down that no citizen can be denied the use of wells, tanks and bathing Ghats maintained out of State funds?

A) Article 14	B) Article 15
C) Article 16	D) Article 17

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Article 15

Explanation:

Article 15:

Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth

(1) The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them

(2) No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them, be subject to any disability, liability, restriction or condition with regard to

(a) access to shops, public restaurants, hotels and palaces of public entertainment; or

(b) the use of wells, tanks, bathing ghats, roads and places of public resort maintained wholly or partly out of State funds or dedicated to the use of the general public

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Which one of the following is the largest source of electricity in India?

A) Hydropower plants	B) Nuclear power plants
C) Thermal power plants	D) Wind energy

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Thermal power plants

Explanation:

About 65% of the electricity consumed in India is generated by thermal power plants, 22% by hydroelectric power plants, 3% by nuclear power plants and rest by 10% from other alternate sources like solar, wind, biomass etc.

India is the sixth largest in terms of power generation.

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A force of 20 N displaces an object through 2 m and does a work of 20 J. The angle between the force and displacement is

A) 60 deg	B) 0 deg
C) 90 deg	D) 30 deg

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