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Currency notes and coins of one rupee and lower denominations are issued by the ___________.

A) State Bank of India B) Government of India
C) Reserve Bank of India D) Ministry of Finance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ministry of Finance

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Who Invented airbag?

A) Wright brothers B) Reynold B. Johnson
C) Assen Jordanoff D) Ken Kutaragi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Assen Jordanoff

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Who proposed Continental drift theory?

A) Alfred Wegener B) Alfred Worwick
C) Alfred Hanks D) Alfred Mane
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Alfred Wegener

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

Rat race

 

A) Make others fight for scraps and get sadistic pleasure out of it B) Be an oppressive boss and treat employees like animals
C) A way of life in which people are caught up in a fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power D) Play games with the lives of other people and see them run aimlesly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A way of life in which people are caught up in a fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

During the class(A)/the teacher request to(B)/the students to have patience.(C)/No error(D)

A) A B) B
C) C D) D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

 

The auctioneers are conducting the auction.

A) The auction is being conducted by the auctioneers. B) Conducting of the auction has been done by the auctioneers.
C) Conduction of the auctioning has been done by the auctioneers. D) Conduction of the auctioning is being done by the auctioneers.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The auction is being conducted by the auctioneers.

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

To know ______ reality, the powers of the mind need to be turned back upon itself. With concentration, the mind can ______ its innermost secrets, just as the darkest places reveal their secrets to the penetrating rays of light. We can then ______ soul truths, whether life exists for five minutes or for ______, and whether there is a God. To go beyond the mind and our present reality, we need to use the mind itself as a tool. Patanjali, in his Hatha Yoga Pradipika, stated, “Yoga is the ______ of the modifications of the mind.”

 

five minutes or for ______, and

A) trinity B) aminity
C) dignity D) eternity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) eternity

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

He does not mean

X-when he denies that it is causal
Y-to indicate that the relation
Z-is any the less uniform or dependable

A) YXZ B) YZX
C) XZY D) XYZ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) YZX

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