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Bacteria was discovered by

A) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek B) Belarus
C) Hugo de Vries D) Robert Brown
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

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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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In which year was the First Five Year Plan launched in India?

A) 1921 B) 1931
C) 1941 D) 1951
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1951

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In each of the questions given below, a passage has been given which are either situational based or describes a scenario. Below each passage, a question has been given which is framed to make you to infer something out of it. Mark out the correct inference as your answer.
A former lawmaker, Rewati Raman Bhandari, who drafted the measure that criminalised chhaupadi, said the push to eradicate the practice from villagers, the police and local politicians was still far too muted.
Which of the following describes the reaction of the authorities of towards the eradication of chhaupadi?

A) Subdued B) Softened
C) Dampened D) Quite
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Subdued

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Subdued means restrained in style or quality. Softened means being or made softer or less loud or clear.
Dampened means to suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity. Quite means to a degree (not used with a negative).
Silenced means reduced to silence. The reaction of the authorities is already mentioned, i.e. muted. All the options, except 'quite', are synonymous with 'muted'. But the reaction was toned-down. Hence, the correct answer is 1.

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What is the percentage of methane in biogas?

A) 90% B) 80%
C) 60% D) 75%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 75%

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.

A) Autumn B) Desperate
C) Reciept D) Traffic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Reciept

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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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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
I said to him, "I am too tired now to go out with you."

A) I said to him that I was too tired then to go out with him. B) I said to him that I am too tired then to go out with him.
C) I said to him that I was too tired then to go out with you. D) I said to him that I am too tired then to go out with you.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) I said to him that I was too tired then to go out with him.

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