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A bucket of water is hung from a spring balance. A piece of iron is suspended in the water without touching the sides or touching the bottom of the bucket. The reading of the spring balance

A) will increase B) will decrease
C) does not change D) varies with the increase of depth of the immersion of the iron piece
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) will increase

Explanation:

When the piece of iron is lowered into the water, the water level in the bucket increases. And so the pressure at the bottom of bucket also increases. Thus the total thrust at the botto also increases. Therefore the spring balance reading increases.

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Choose the antonym of

fatigue

A) restive B) slouch
C) vigour D) tire
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) vigour

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Who put up the most stiff resistance against the British in India?

A) The Rajputs B) The Marathas
C) The Moghals D) The Sikhs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The Marathas

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Improve the given sentence if necessary.

Heavy work has been thrusted on me.

A) has been thrust B) has thrusted
C) has thrust down D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

Explanation:

The phrase ‘has been thrusted’ is grammatically correct. This is because, when someone is forced to accept or deal with, this form of verb is used. Thus, the correct formation would be, ‘Heavy work has been thrust on me’.

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The UNESCO's ' Prix Jules Verne ' prize has been given to which of the following serials of Doordarshan

A) Eye Witness B) Surabhi
C) The World of the week D) Turning point
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Turning point

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Q:

Vivipary is defined as germination

A) during storage B) within the fruit
C) with cotyledons coming out of soil D) with cotyledons remaining inside the soil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) within the fruit

Explanation:

Vivipary means germination even when attached to the mother plant. Usually the saline marsh plants (Halophytes) have their seeds growing even when they are inside the fruits attached to the tree.

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What do eukaryotic cells have that prokaryotic cells do not?

A) Nucleus B) Cytoplasm
C) Ribosomes D) DNA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nucleus

Explanation:

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Eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles, including a nucleus. Eukaryotes can be single-celled or multi-celled, such as you, me, plants, fungi, and insects.

 

Whereas Prokaryotic cells do not contain a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelle. Bacteria are an example of prokaryotes.

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.


In that case,

P-put together the best gender-just
Q-practices from all Personal Laws
R-a Uniform Civil Code would simply

A) RPQ B) QRP
C) RQP D) PQR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) RPQ

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