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Q:

The word Gotra occurs for the first time in

A) Rigveda B) Samaveda
C) Yajurveda D) Atharvaveda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rigveda

Explanation:

The word Gotra occurs for the first time in Rigveda. In Hindu society, the term gotra is commonly considered to be equivalent to a clan. It broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor or patriline.

Generally, the gotra forms an exogamous unit, with the marriage within the same gotra being prohibited by custom, being regarded as incest.

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'A' sold an article to 'B' at a profit of 20%. 'B' sold the same article to 'C' at a loss of 25% and 'C' sold the same article to 'D' at a profit of 40%. If 'D' paid Rs 252 for the article, then find how much did 'A' pay for it?

A) Rs.196 B) Rs.210
C) Rs.200 D) Rs.235
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs.200

Explanation:

Let the article costs 'X' to A
Cost price of B = 1.2X
Cost price of C = 0.75(1.2X) = 0.9X
Cost price of D = 1.4(0.9X) = 1.26X = 252
Amount paid by A for the article = Rs. 200.

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Q:

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

Internet providers would not block content because it would (not to be make economic sense) and consumers would not stand for it.

 

A) not be making economical sense B) not be make economical sense
C) not make economic sense D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) not make economic sense

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Q:

Select the antonym of

to envisage

 

A) oblivious B) to apprehend
C) to confront D) to visualize
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) oblivious

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Q:

Which of the following statements is/are true or false?

 

Statements :

 

A) H2S burns in air to give H2O and SO2

B) The decomposition of Ferrous Sulphate into Fe2O3, SO2 and SO3 occurs in the presence of heat.

 

A) Statements A and B both are true B) Statement A is true, while B is false
C) Statements A and B are false D) Statement B is true, while A is false
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Statements A and B both are true

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Q:

Which of the following statements is true?

The velocity of sound is :

 

A) less in summer than in winter B) same in winter and summer
C) independent of seasons D) more in summer than in winter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) more in summer than in winter

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Q:

Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:

BFJ : NRV :: DHL :?

A) PTA B) PTX
C) KQS D) MQV
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) PTX

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Which of the following pairs of Indian State and tribal population are correct?

A. Madhya Pradesh : Largest tribal population

B. Mizoram : Highest percentage of tribal population out of the total population of the State

C. Chhattisgarh : Second largest tribal population after Madhya Pradesh

D. Arunachal Pradesh : Second highest percentage of tribal population out of the total population of the State after Mizoram

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 and 2 only B) 2 and 4 only
C) 1, 2 and 3 D) 2, 3 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1 and 2 only

Explanation:

Madhya Pradesh has the largest Tribal population. It has more than 1.6 crore Schedule Tribe population who are 21% of state population according to 2011 census.Second highest is Odisha by numbers.The population of Mizoram in 2001 Census has been 888,573. Of them, 839,310 are Scheduled Tribes (STs) constituting 94.5 per cent of the total population of the state.The population of Nagaland in 2001 Census has been 1,990,036. Of these, 1,774,026 are Scheduled Tribes (STs) constituting 89.1 per cent of the total population of the state.The total population of Arunachal Pradesh in 2001 Census has been 1,097,968. Of these 705,158 persons are Scheduled Tribes (STs), constituting 64.2 per cent of the total population

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