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In September 2017, who launched ‘Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat Yojna’?

A) Narendra Modi B) Dharmendra Pradhan
C) Piyush Goyal D) R.K. Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dharmendra Pradhan

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Who among the following was the founder of Phoenix Settlement?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) B. R. Ambedkar
C) Rabindranath Tagore D) Swami Vivekananda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mahatma Gandhi

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The Phoenix Settlement, established by Gandhiji near Durban in 1904, was formally reopened on February 27, 2000, at a ceremony attended by the President of South Africa, the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini and many other leaders.The settlement -the first Ashram of Gandhiji -had been damaged in 1985 riots when some African squatters occupied much of the settlement and named it Bambayi. Though the Indian community was deeply distressed, it refrained from seeking the forcible eviction of the squatters. The Phoenix Settlement Trust, with financial assistance from the Government of India, recently restored Gandhiji's house and established aclinic, an HIV/Aids Centre and other facilities to serve all the people in the area, African and Indian

 

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In the following questions a part of a sentence is given in bold, it is then followed by four sentences which try to explain the meaning of the idiom/phrase given in bold. Choose the
alternative from the four given below each question which explains the meaning of the phrase correctly without altering the meaning of the sentence given as question. If none of the sentence explains the meaning of the highlighted phrase, choose option 5 i.e., “None of these” as your answer choice

At the start of his presentation, it seemed that he’s out of his mind, but when he finished, we saw that there’s method in his madness.

A) After the presentation, we realised that he deliberately chose to be vague and absurd. B) Though his presentation appeared a little absurd in the beginning, we ultimately found out that he had a rational purpose behind it
C) There was a stark difference between what he started with and how he concluded his presentation. D) Since he was not completely in his senses, he presented in an awkward manner.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Though his presentation appeared a little absurd in the beginning, we ultimately found out that he had a rational purpose behind it

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The phrase refers to a specific, rational purpose in what one is doing or planning, even though it may appear crazy or absurd to another person.

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__________ is a telecommunications network or computer network that extends over a large geographical distance.

A) Uniform Resource Locator B) Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
C) Wide Area Network D) JavaScript
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Wide Area Network

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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.


Heave a sigh of relief

 

A) To suddenly feel very happy because something unpleasant has not happened or has ended. B)  Be exhausted after a gruelling physical task.
C) Get trapped in a tricky situation which you could have escaped easily. D)  Feel sad that the good times have ended.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To suddenly feel very happy because something unpleasant has not happened or has ended.

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In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

 

A) annunciation B) anunciation
C) annunceation D) anunceation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) annunciation

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Official Currency of Nepal is called ________

A) Nepalese Taka B) Loti
C) Birr D) Nepalese Rupee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nepalese Rupee

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Creating realistic sounds in animation is called

A) Geisler B) Foley
C) Doppler D) Echoe
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Foley

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