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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

Keep at bay

 

A) Keep your loved ones protected even when they are faced with problems.   B) To control something and prevent it from causing you problems.  
C) Hide your precious stuff.   D) Be alert at all times.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To control something and prevent it from causing you problems.  

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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 written word is necessarily confined _________ the things of the understanding because only the understanding has written language; whereas art deals ___________ ideas of a different mental texture, which words can only vaguely ____________. However, there are a large number of people who, _____________ they cannot be said to have experienced in a full sense any works of art, have undoubtedly the impelling desire which a little direction may lead on to a fuller ____________. And it is to such that books on art are useful.

 

can only vaguely ____________. However, there are

 

A) suggestion B) suggested
C) suggest D) suggests
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) suggest

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Which of the following statements is true?

A) In grasshoppers and some insects, the male has only four sex chromosomes B) A male individual contains one X and two Y chromosomes
C) In human beings, there are 46 chromosomes, of which 42 (21 pairs) are autosomes D) In diploid organisms having separate sexes, a specific pair of chromosomes in each diploid cell determines the sex of the individual, they are called sex chromosomes.  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) In diploid organisms having separate sexes, a specific pair of chromosomes in each diploid cell determines the sex of the individual, they are called sex chromosomes.  

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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 proposes to hike the salary of Chief Justice of India (CJI) to nearly ______.

 

A) Rs 2.80 lakh per month B) Rs 3.9 lakh per month
C) Rs 2 lakh per month D) Rs 5 lakh per month
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs 2.80 lakh per month

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Name the scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister and DRDO's DG (Missiles & Strategic Systems) who has won the first IEI-IEEE Award for Engineering Excellence - 2015 in recognition of his significant national contributions towards missiles and aerospace technologies.

A) Avinash Chander B) A S Kiran Kumar
C) Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy D) K K Radhakrishnan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy

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Which Indian nuclear scientist is currently the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India?

A) R. Murugesan B) A.S. Kiran Kumar
C) Madhavan Nair   D) Sekhar Basu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sekhar Basu

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‘Marketing Support and Services Scheme’ (in the Eleventh Plan) Supports artisans related to ___________.

A) Handicrafts B) Leather goods
C) Gems and Jewellery D) Handlooms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Handicrafts

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In a longitudinal wave, the distance between two consecutive compressions and two consecutive refractions is called

A) Matter B) Wavelength
C) Magnitude D) Energy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Wavelength

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