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Who is not amongst the winners of Nobel Prize 2016 for Chemistry?

A) Jean-Pierre Sauvage B) J. Michael Kosterlitz
C) Sir J. Fraser Stoddart D) Bernard L. Feringa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) J. Michael Kosterlitz

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How many ‘Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat’ would be organised across the country in next one and half year under the ‘Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat Yojna?’

A) 2 lakh B) 1 lakh
C) 3 lakh D) 5 lakh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1 lakh

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Which  of  the  following  are  the  powers  of the Supreme Court of India?

1.Original    jurisdiction    in    a    dispute between  the  Government  of  India  and one or more States.

2.The  power  to  hear  appeals  from  the High Courts

3.Passing  decrees  and  orders  for  doing justice in any matter before it

4.Render advice to the President of India in matters of law

Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

A) 1, 2, 3 and 4 B) 1, 2 and 3 only
C) 1 and 2 only D) 3 and 4 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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The capital of the Mauryan Kingdom was located at___________

A) Pataliputra B) Vaishali
C) Lumbini D) Gaya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pataliputra

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Sattriya is a classical dance form of __________

A) Manipur B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Assam D) Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Assam

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By which of the following processes are metals of high reactivity extracted from purified molten ore?

A) Reduction by an appropriate reducing agent B) Roasting
C) Electrolysis D) Calcination
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Electrolysis

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In January 2018, the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 was notified. Few provisions in the amendment Act have important bearing on the working of the______.

A) Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016 B) NABARD (amendment) Bill, 2017
C) AMASR (amendment) Bill, 2017 D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016

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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 day’s most ____________ upheavals

 

 

 

A) significance B) significantly
C) significant D) significancy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) significant

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