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__________gives hardness to stainless steel.

A) Zinc B) Carbon
C) Lead D) Tin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Carbon

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) infarnal B) dorsally
C) somwhat D) mangoose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) dorsally

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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.


Instead of finding the root cause of_________ of Indians, the British government took to more ____________ measures. Under the Defense of India Act, it gave more power to the police to arrest persons to stop processions with ____________ movements and actions. The Act brought in the Central Legislative Assembly was defeated by one vote. Even then it was to be passed in the form of an ordinance in the "interest of the public." Bhagat Singh who was in hiding all this while, volunteered to throw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly where the meeting to pass the ordinance was being held. It was a carefully laid out _________, not to cause death or injury but to _____________ the attention of the government, that the modes of its suppression could no more be tolerated. It was decided that Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt would court arrest after throwing the bomb.


not to cause death or injury but to _____________ the attention of the government

A) draw B) bring
C) get D) notice
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) draw

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In the following question, sentence given with blank is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.
On the trip, we needed a guide to ____________ the foreign language for us.

A) describe B) illustrate
C) mimic D) interpret
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) interpret

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

A) He was seen leaving the movie theatre by me. B) Leaving the movie theatre he was seen by me.
C) He was seen to be leaving the movie theatre. D) He had been seen leaving the movie theatre.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) He was seen leaving the movie theatre by me.

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Which one of the following cell organelles mainly functions as storehouse of digestive enzymes?

A) Desmosome B) Ribosome
C) Lysosome D) Vacuoles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lysosome

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Lysosome is found in nearly all types of eukaryotic cells (cells with a clearly defined nucleus) and is responsible for the digestion of macromolecules, old cell parts, and microorganisms. Each lysosome is surrounded by a membrane that maintains an acidic environment within the interior via a proton pump. Lysosomes contain a wide variety of hydrolytic enzymes (acid hydrolases) that break down macromolecules such as nucleic acids, proteins, and polysaccharides. So, they are known as storehouse of digestive enzymes.

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The 'Constitution Day' of India is observed on

A) 24th November B) 25th November
C) 26th November D) 27th November
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 26th November

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Which Indian organisation is developing ‘Green propulsion’ technology, that was seen in the news recently?

 

A) ISRO B) BARC
C) DRDO D) OFB
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) ISRO

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