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Which of the following was the first antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928?

A) Penicillin B) Prontosil
C) Streptomycin D) Tetracyline
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Penicillin

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The force ultimately responsible for mass movement

A) erosion B) gravity
C) deposition D) weathering
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) gravity

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Q:

Panch Mahal is situated in?

A) Hawa Mahal B) Gwalior Fort
C) Fatehpur Sikri D) Agra Fort
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Fatehpur Sikri

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Article 41 of the Indian Constitution "Right to work, to education and to public assistance in certain cases" deals with?

A) the Union Government B) the directive principles of state policy
C) the State Government D) the fundamental rights of the Indian Citizen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the directive principles of state policy

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.

 

P: All these ensure that the world we live in grows a new skin every few years.
Q: These influences do, of course, work on humankind but they have the greatest impact on that section of society which is on the threshold of discovery-discovery of the self, of life and of living.
R: The life and times of two generations cannot be identical or even similar, thanks to modern research, progress in science, faster and easier communications and even distasteful things like inflation and population explosion.
S: These changes in due course affect our thinking and influence our attitudes, expectations, behavioural patterns and values.

 

A) PSQR B) RPSQ
C) QSPR D) QPSR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) RPSQ

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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.

Life is full of ______ types of experiences.Strange, in fact, are the ways of God.If a man is happy today, he may be ______ unhappy the very next day.Some ______ are pleasant and joyful while others are full of ______ and pain.If at one time a person finds himself on top of the world, at the ______ time he is depressed and downcast.

 

 

he may be ______ unhappy the very next day.

A) most B) quietly
C) quite D) major
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) quite

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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.

Environmental protection and management is ______attracting a lot of attention these days.

A) affectedly B) deservedly
C) acridly D) lewdly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) deservedly

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The method of soil conservation in which rocks are piled up to slow down the flow of water which prevents gullies and further soil loss is called?

A) Mulching B) Contour barriers
C) Rock dam D) Terrace farming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rock dam

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