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In which field is Pulitzer Prize awarded for outstanding work ?

A) Environment study B) Science and Technology
C) Literature and Journalism D) International Understanding
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Literature and Journalism

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Depletion of ozone layer causes

A) Breast cancer B) Skin cancer
C) Lung cancer D) Blood cancer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Skin cancer

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What is the reaction between an acid and a base called?

A) Desalination B) Crystallisation
C) Neutralisation D) Sublimation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Neutralisation

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__________ are made up of sclerenchymatous cells. These are generally absent in the primary phloem but are found in the secondary phloem.

A) Xylem fibres B) Xylem parenchyma
C) Phloem parenchyma D) Phloem fibres
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Phloem fibres

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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.


In Greek mythology, it is said that Lycurgus, the ruler of Sparta, ___________ a promise from his ____________, assuring him of the immutability of his laws till he returned from an _______________ journey. To make his laws immutable, Lycurgus _____________. Seven justices of the Indian Supreme Court on a historic day in 1973 christened themselves as modern­day Lycurguses, seeking to create, in India's constitutional context, an island of immutability, ___________ titled the "basic structure".

it is said that Lycurgus, the ruler of Sparta, ___________

A) elicited B) derived
C) evinced D) attested
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) elicited

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The movement Objections Resolution to guide the deliberations of the Assembly was started by

A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Kiran Desai
C) K Natwar Singh D) K.M. Munshi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jawaharlal Nehru

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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 preacher challenged hundreds of thousands of young people who gathered in a ___________ Polish meadow to reject being a "____________" who retreats into video games and computer screens and instead engage in social activism and politics to create a more just world. __________ his speech with ______________, the 79- year-old pope, despite a long day of public appearances, addressed his eager audience with enthusiasm yesterday on a warm summer night. Pope Francis spoke of a ______________ that comes from merely seeking convenience, from confusing happiness with a complacent way of life that could end up depriving people of the ability to determine their own fates.


"____________" who retreats into video games and computer screens

A) couch potato B) lazy tomato
C) loafer D) spectator
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) couch potato

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

At the micro level, the dialectical process of development in India (has now heading) towards another direction.

A) had now heading B) now heading
C) is now heading D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) is now heading

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