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which field is B.C. Roy Award given

A) Music B) Journalism
C) Medicine D) Environment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Medicine

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Highest Civilian Honour received by Shri Shri Ravi Shankar is ___________.

A) Padma Shri B) Padma Bhushan
C) Padma Vibhushan D) Bharat Ratna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Padma Vibhushan

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Oil paint was first used for Buddhist paintings by Indian and Chinese painters in western _____ sometime between the fifth and tenth centuries.

A) Iraq B) Afghanistan
C) Pakistan D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Afghanistan

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When did the first Huna invasion take place?

A) 358 AD B) 458 AD
C) 558 AD D) 658 AD
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 458 AD

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How does La-Nina affect the Pacific Ocean?

A) Decreases salinity of ocean B) Cools downs the temperature of water
C) Maintains stable temperature of water D) Increases salinity of ocean
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cools downs the temperature of water

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In the question below, there is a word given in bold which is followed by five options. In each of the options, a pair of words is given which is either the pair of synonyms or antonyms or synonym & antonym of the word given in bold. Choose that pair as your answer.

Nefarious

A) Sloppy, Flurry B) Unassertive, Ignoble
C) Modest, Subtle D) Gregarious, Magnanimous
 
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The meanings of the given words are as follows:
Nefarious: (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal
Sloppy: careless and unsystematic; excessively casual
Flurry: a small swirling mass of something, especially snow or leaves, moved by sudden gusts of wind

 

Unassertive: (of a person) not having or showing a confident and forceful personality

 

Ignoble: not honourable in character or purpose
Modest: unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements
Subtle: (especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe
Gregarious: (of a person) fond of company; sociable
Magnanimous: generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person
Iniquitous: grossly unfair and morally wrong
Atrocious: horrifyingly wicked
Therefore, it can be observed that option E i.e.

 

‘iniquitous, atrocious’ forms a synonym- synonym pair of ‘nefarious’.

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Carica papaya is the scientific name of ___________.

A) Peepal B) Papaya
C) Tamarind D) Drumstick
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Papaya

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Konkani is the official language of _________.

A) West Bengal B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Sikkim D) Goa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Goa

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