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Which one of the following rivers is recharged by subsoil water?

A) Godavari B) Damodar
C) Narmada D) Krishna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Narmada

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Which among the following Acts were repealed by Article 395 of the Constitution of India?

1.The Government of India Act, 1935

2.The Indian Independence Act, 1947

3.The abolition of Privy Council jurisdiction Act, 1949

4.The government of India Act, 1919

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 and 2 only B) 1 and 3 only
C) 1, 2 and 3 only D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1 and 2 only

Explanation:

A395. Repeals The Indian Independence Act, 1947, and the Government of India Act, 1935 , together with all enactments amending or supplementing the latter Act, but not including the Abolition of Privy Council Jurisdiction Act, 1949.

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Which of the following statements with regard to cloudburst is/are correct?

1.It is defined as sudden localized very heavy downpour with cloud thunder and lightning.

2.It mostly occurs in the hilly areas.

3.It results into very high intensity of rainfall, i.e., 250 mm-300 mm in a couple of hours.

4.It occurs only during daytime.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1, 2 and 3 B) 1, 3 and 4
C) 2 and 3 only D) 2 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

All   are   correct   except   4   as   a cloudburst  can  occur  anytime  and at  any  place  which  is  affected  by convective weather system.

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Who was/were the 10th century composer(s) of the Nalayira Divya Prabandham?

 

A) Alvars B) Nayanars
C) Appar D) Sambandar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Alvars

Explanation:

The Nalayira Divya Prabandham is a collection of 4,000 Tamil verses composed by the 12 Alvars and was compiled in its present form by Nathamunigal during the 9th -10th centuries. These were sung by the Alwars indevotional estacy in varrious shirineas of Vishnu, made famous as Magalashasana sthalas.

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Which among the famous danseuses is not an exponent of the Odissi dance style

A) Sanjukta Panigrahi B) Sonal Man singh
C) Madhavi Mudgal D) Yamini Krishnamurthy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Yamini Krishnamurthy

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Q:

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

 

P: It affords us a glimpse into acts, events, ideas, characters of the past, thus helping us to know more about those centuries gone by.
Q: It is almost as if such acts and ideas were meant to occur over and over again in different centuries though in a slightly different manner each time.
R: History is a record of past, especially in connection with human race.
S: When we trace history right from its beginning to the recent times, we cannot fail to notice that some events and characters have shown a repetitive quality.

A) RQSP B) RPSQ
C) SQRP D) SPQR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) RPSQ

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When did India's population touch 100 crore mark

A) May, 2001 B) May 2000
C) May, 2002 D) May, 2003
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) May 2000

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Improve the given sentence if necessary.

He was too conscientious in the discharge of his duties that he could not serve that exploiter for long.

 

A) that he would not serve B) for serving
C) to serve D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

Explanation:

The phrase ‘that he could not serve’ is grammatically correct. This is because other forms of verb doesn’t go with the blank and this form of verb is grammatically and contextually correct. Thus, the correct formation would be, ‘He was too conscientious in the discharge of his duties to serve that exploiter for long’.

 

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