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Which of the following is not allowed to trade in over-night borrowing market?

A. Scheduled commercial banks

B. Regional rural bank

C. Cooperative banks

D. Primary dealers

A) Only A and B B) Only B
C) Only A, B, And D D) Only A And D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Only B

Explanation:

The regional rural bank is not allowed to trade in over-night borrowing market.Scheduled commercial banks (excluding RRBs), co-operative banks (other than Land Development Banks) and Primary Dealers (PDs), are permitted to participate in call/notice money market both as borrowers and lenders.Overnight borrowing market, also known as call market, generally involves borrowing and lending of funds for one day and generally takes place against government securities.

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Which of the following statements about the olive ridley turtles is/are correct?

1. They are the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world.

2. They live in warm waters of Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

3. The Coromandel Coast in India is the largest mass nesting site for the olive ridley turtles.

Select the correct answer using the code

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

Explanation:

The Olive ridley turtles are the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world, inhabiting warm waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. These turtles, along with their cousin the Kemps ridley turtle, are best known for their unique mass nesting called Arribada, where thousands of females come together on the same beach to lay eggs. Though found in abundance, their numbers have been declining over the past few years, and the species is recognized as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red list.The coast of Orissa in India is the largest mass nesting site for the Olive-ridley, followed by the coasts of Mexico and Costa Rica.

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Q:

Surface water resources are highest in

A) Ganga plains B) North-Eastern India
C) Peninsular India D) Indus Plains
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ganga plains

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Who was the man to attend the Imperial Durbar in 1877 dressed in hand-spun Khadi and was one of the founders of the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha in 1807?

A) M.G.Ranade B) S.N. Banerjee
C) Ganesh Vasudev Joshi D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ganesh Vasudev Joshi

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Q:

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence

The good fortune of (my being) your disciple in my youth has greatly benefited me in my career.

A) my having been B) myself being
C) being D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) my having been

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Filed Under: English
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Which one of the following is notan Air Defence Missile system?

 

A) Akash B) Trishul
C) Tatra D) Astra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Tatra

Explanation:

Tatra not an Air Defence Missile System. It is a Czech manufacturer producing vehicles in Koprivnice. It is owned by the Tatra Trucks company, based in Ostrava, and is the third oldest company in the world producing cars with an unbroken history.

 

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Q:

Select the synonym of

spine

A) supple B) vertebrae
C) rotund D) grime
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) vertebrae

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Filed Under: English
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Q:

Tether is most similar in meaning to

A) Cord B) Unleash
C) Remove D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cord

Explanation:

Tether is a rope, chain, or the like, by which an animal is fastened to a fixed object so as to limit its range of movement.

Cord is rope like to tie. Hence, cord is most similar in meaning to tether.

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