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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.

 

Necessity is the mother of invention

 

A) solution to a problem is easy if one is sufficiently desperate B) great inventions happen only if you are desperate
C) there is always a mother behind every great scientist who has invented something D) when the need for something becomes essential, you are forced to find ways of getting it
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) when the need for something becomes essential, you are forced to find ways of getting it

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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 express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

 

They said, “We are starting now."

 

A) They said that we were starting then. B) They said that they were starting now.
C) They said that they would be starting now. D) They said that they were starting then.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) They said that they were starting then.

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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.

 

All Greek to me

 

A) The new person in a group gets the most attention B) Learning a new language is very difficult
C) Saying that one does not understand something that is said or written D) Everything is new when one is in a new country
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Saying that one does not understand something that is said or written

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The world's first solar heated military tent was designed and developed by

A) Sonam Wanchuk B) Alain Aspect
C) Allen Bard D) He Jiankui
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sonam Wanchuk

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Sonam Wanchuk, an Indian engineer has developed the first of its kind in the world, a unique solar heated tent for the Indian Army.

 

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 On 2 January 2018, Parliament Passed Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) amendment Bill, 2017. The Bill seeks to amend ______.

A) IBC, 2015 B) IBC, 2016
C) IBC, 2014 D) IBC, 2013
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) IBC, 2016

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The headquarters of ‘Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific’ is located at

A) Singapore B) Manila  
C) Bangkok D) Hong Kong
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Singapore

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The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP or ESCAP), located in the United Nations Building in Rajadamnern Nok Avenue in Bangkok, Thailand, is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, under theadministrative direction of the United Nations.

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Which is the correct inverted sequence (last to first) of Mughal Emperors who ruled the Indian Subcontinent?

 

A) Akbar, Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb, Bahadur Shah II B) Aurangzeb, Bahadur Shah II, Shah Jahan, Akbar
C) Bahadur Shah II, Aurangzeb, Shah Jahan, Akbar D) Akbar, Aurangzeb, Shah Jahan, Bahadur Shah II
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bahadur Shah II, Aurangzeb, Shah Jahan, Akbar

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Where in the World can we find the Nobel museum?

A) Sweden B) Stockholm
C) Denmark D) London
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Stockholm

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