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Which of the following is NOT an application of Fiber optics?

A) Power Generation B) Computer Networking
C) Sensors D) Power Transmission
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Power Generation

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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.

 

Rags to riches

 

 

A) It takes a lot of hard work to earn wealth B) To con someone and become rich by taking away their wealth
C) Used to describe a person's rise from a state of extreme poverty to one of great wealth D) Earn wealth or reputation by unfair means
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Used to describe a person's rise from a state of extreme poverty to one of great wealth

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Perennial

 

A) Dangerous B) Lasting
C) Dry D) Perishable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lasting

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Q:

The hormone that helps plants respond to drought is

A) abscisic acid B) cytokinin
C) gibberellin D) ethylene  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) abscisic acid

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During drought, plants would be in scarcity for water. For ensuring the mineral loss of water through stomata, the plant starts to produce abscisic acid.

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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.

 

As global temperatures rise, an untreatable new strain of the flu might _________ up at any moment.

A) fill B) crop
C) bring D) chop
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) crop

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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.


____________________ some respects, this is unsurprising. Many of these laws do not have an _______________ political flavour. The rule against admitting _______________ evidence, for instance, is a result of simple good sense and a keen awareness of human ______________, independent of the relationship between the ruler and the ruled. The same ________________ for the laws of property and contract.


The rule against admitting _______________ evidence

 

 

A) gossip B) rumour
C) scandal D) hearsay
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) hearsay

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Apposite

 

A) kind B) favourable
C) eloquent D) appropriate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) appropriate

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Q:

Madrid is the Capital City of _____.

A) Philippines B) Maldives
C) Spain D) United Kingdom
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Spain

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