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In which of the following groups animals bear no teeth ?

A) Peacock, Ostrich and Tortoise B) Turtle, Kiwi and Cow
C) Owl, Loris and Crow D) Alligator, Turtle and Tortoise
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Peacock, Ostrich and Tortoise

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

She is expected to be a candidate of continuity and is also expected to take a stand for ("radically economic transformation").

A) radical economics transformation B) radical economic transformation
C) radically economics transformation D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) radical economic transformation

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Which veda deals with medicine?

A) Atharva Veda B) Yajur Veda
C) Sama Veda D) Rig Veda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Atharva Veda

Explanation:

The Vedas are considered the earliest literary record of Indo-Aryan civilization. It is the most sacred scriptures of India.

 

There are four Vedas in Hinduism. They are:

1. The Rig Veda,

2. Sama Veda,

3. Yajur Veda and

4. Atharva Veda.


Most ailments, both physical and mental, were attributed to malevolent spirits and cures consisted of rituals, charms, mantras, medicines and surgical intervention.

The hymns in the Atharva Veda, the last of the four Vedas, and largely composed after the Aryans were well settled in the sub-continent, indicate that indigenous non-Aryan healing practices had influenced the Vedic Aryan healers.

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Which of the following statements about the usage of the term ‘barbarian’ is/are correct?

1. It is derived from the Greek word ‘barbaros’ which means anon-Greek.

2. Romans used the term for the Germanic tribes, the Gauls and the Huns.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 only B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 nor 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

The ancient Greek word “bárbaros,” from which it derives, meant “babbler,”.In the Greek ear, speakers of a foreign tongue made unintelligible sounds (“bar bar bar”). Similar words exist in other Indo-European languages, including the Sanskrit “barbara,” which means “stammering.”The word “barbarian” originated in ancient Greece and was initially used to describe all non-Greek-speaking peoples, including Persians, Egyptians, Medes and Phoenicians.

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Select the antonym of

to rake

A) to harrow B) to scatter
C) to scour D) to enfilade
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) to scatter

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Select the antonym of

 

malignant

 

A) mortal B) internecine
C) benign D) lethal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) benign

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Which one of the following is correct?

 

A) Infantry Regiment is also known as the Mechanized Infantry Regiment. B) Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers is subsumed in the corps of Engineers.
C) Army Medical Corps and ArmyDental Corps are two divisions of the Army Service Corps. D) Army has its own Corps of Air Defence.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers is subsumed in the corps of Engineers.

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The Infantry Regiment is also known as the Mechanised Infantry Regiment of the Indian Army. Though its aggregate size, it is closer to that or a full mechanised division with 26 mechanised battalions.

Indian Army Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers are an arms and service branch of Indian Army having varied responsibilities of design, development, trial, inspection and refit of weapon systems and equipment. They also provide technical advice to units on systems and recovery operations in peace and war.

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

By the end of this decade, doctors surely (must have discover) a cure for cancer.

 

A) would have discovered B) could discover
C) have discovered D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) would have discovered

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