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Choose the word that best defines the given phrase

‘A written account of the life of an individual’

A) Autobiography B) Epigraph
C) Biography D) Novel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Biography

Explanation:
Biography is written with the permission, cooperation, and at times, participation of a subject or a subject's heirs.
Autobiography is written by the person himself or herself.
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Buddha lived approximately at the same time as

A) Confucius B) Moses
C) Prophet Mohammed D) Hammurabi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Confucius

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Choose the word that best defines the given phrases:-

To talk through one’s hat

A) To speak fluently B) To talk nonsense
C) To talk wisdom D) To speak at random
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To talk nonsense

Explanation:

To talk through one’s hat means to say foolish things i.e. to talk nonsense.

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Group 8A of the periodic table contains the

 

A) least reactive metals B) most reactive nonmetals
C) most reactive metals D) least reactive nonmetals
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) least reactive nonmetals

Explanation:

Helium (He), Neon(Ne), Argon(Ar), Krypton (Kr), Xenon (Xe), Radon (Rn) and Ununoctium (Uuo) are present group 8A.

 

They have fully filled orbitals and hence are most stable amongst all the elements in the periodic table and are considered as least reactive least reactive non-metals.

 

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In the 1700s,who would pay the postage fee for letters before the stamp was invented?

A) The sender B) There was no fee
C) The receiver of the letter D) The post office
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The receiver of the letter

Explanation:

Later in 1840, Rowland Hill invented the stamp, which was paid for by the sender, not the receiver.

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Which living bird lays the world's largest egg?

A) Eagle B) Ostrich
C) Owl D) Vulture
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ostrich

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Erg cross Sec is the unit of

A) Angular momentum B) Linear Momentum
C) Planck's constant D) Energy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Planck's constant

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The Mid Day Meal Scheme has been launched by the Union Minister of

A) Home Affairs B) Social Welfare
C) Human Resource Development D) Rural Development
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Human Resource Development

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