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The study of Heavenly bodies is called

A) Astronomy B) Astrology
C) Astrophysics D) Astronautics
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Astronomy

Explanation:

Astronomy is the study of planets and heavenly bodies. Historically, astronomy has focused on observations of heavenly bodies. It is a close cousin to astrophysics. Succinctly put, astrophysics involves the study of the physics of astronomy and concentrates on the behavior, properties and motion of objects out there.
 

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Which one among the following has the power to regulate the right of citizenship in India

A) The Union Cabinet B) The Parliament
C) The Supreme Court D) The Law Commission
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The Parliament

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Select the antonym of

demure

A) humble B) bold
C) coy D) sober
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) bold

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Hardest Part of the Human Body?

A) Tooth Enamel B) Femur
C) Temporal bone of skull D) Knee bone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tooth Enamel

Explanation:

Tooth Enamel is the hardest and most highly mineralized substance in the human body. It is a tissue and not a bone. This tissue has high mineral content which makes it hardest substance.

 

Femur and Temporal bone of the skull are the hardest bones of the human body.

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Which three parts of the computer receive input?

 

A) MICR, Barcode readers, Touch-screens B) Keyboard, ALU, Printers
C) Keyboard, Mouse, Printers D) Printers, MICR, Touch-screens
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) MICR, Barcode readers, Touch-screens

Explanation:

The main function of input devices is to direct commands and data into computers. Computers then use their CPU to process this data and produce output.

 

Examples of input devices - keyboards, mouse, barcode readers, Magnetic Ink Character Readers (MICR), Optical Character Readers (OCR), touch screens, etc...

 

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Who is known as the ' Saint of the gutters '

A) B.R.Ambedkar B) Mother Teresa
C) Mahatma Gandhi D) Baba Amte
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mother Teresa

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Who is known as the grand old lady of Indian nationalism?

A) Dr. Annie Besant B) Dr. Sarojini Naidu
C) Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy D) Kasturbha Gandhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dr. Annie Besant

Explanation:

Annie Besant (1847-1933) – political reformer, women's rights activist, theosophist and Indian nationalist is known as the grand old lady of Indian nationalism.

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Improve the given sentence if necessary.

This scooter is not efficient as it used to be; instead it is still a very useful machine.

A) similarly B) further more
C) nevertheless D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) nevertheless

Explanation:

‘Instead’ is used as an alternative or substitute and is not relevant in this context. ‘Nevertheless’ will be used as it means ‘inspite of that’. Thus, the correct formation would be, ‘This scooter is not as efficient as it used to be; nevertheless it is still a very useful machine.

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