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Which article can be used by The President of India to declare financial emergency?

A) Article 32 B) Article 349
C) Article 360 D) Article 365
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Article 360

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The  rank  of  Captain  of  the  Indian  Navy  is equivalent to which one of the following?

A) Captain of the Indian Army B) Group Captain in the Indian Air Force
C) Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army D) Wing  Commander  of  the  Indian  Air Force
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Group Captain in the Indian Air Force

Explanation:

Rank  of  captain  of  Indian  Navy  is equivalent   to   Group   captain   of Indian Air Force.

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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.

Books are our ______ friends. They are our guides. We can learn everything from them. The books contain all the great ______ of the world's leaders and we can learn them by reading the books. The books help us find ______ to our questions. The books never fail us. We should read as ______ books as we can. But all books are not good. So we should ______ only good books.

So we should ______ only good books and read them.

A) remove B) looking
C) steel D) choose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) choose

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Which one of the following is not an exclusive right of the concerned coastal nations over Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)?

A) Survey and exploitation of mineral resources of ocean deposits B) Exploitation of marine water energy and marine organisms including fishing
C) Conservation and management of marine resources D) Navigation of ships and laying down submarine cables
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Navigation of ships and laying down submarine cables

Explanation:

In the exclusive economic zone, the coastal nation has sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or non-living, including production of energy from the water, currents and winds. However, In the exclusive economic zone, all nations, whether coastal or land-locked shall enjoy the freedom of navigation and overflight and of the laying of submarine cables and pipelines, and other internationally lawful uses of the sea. That means fourth right is not exclusive only for the coastal nations.

 

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Which one of the following forms of phosphorus is most reactive?

A) Black phosphorus B) White phosphorus
C) Violet phosphorus D) Red phosphorus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) White phosphorus

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Which of the following is NOT a storage device?

A) Hard Disk B) CD ROM
C) Flash Drive D) Modem
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Modem

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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.

 

The news has always ____________ predicated on informing the consumer. It speaks of — apart from the day’s most ____________ upheavals — the best and the worst that _____________ has managed to accomplish each day. This includes the medal-winners, the laureates, the record-breakers, the deal-makers _________the criminals, the villains, the corrupt. The news regales us ________ the highlights, a reel of the most provoking ones that made it into a window of a half-an-hour.

 

The news regales us ________ the highlights

 

A) at B) from
C) with D) for
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) with

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

The parting was painful for ______.

 

A) two B) second
C) both D) it
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) both

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