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During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Bengal to grow __________.

A) Jute B) Tea
C) Sugarcane D) Wheat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jute

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Who has won the 'Miss Universe 2016' title?

A) Pia Wurtzbach B) Iris Mittenaere
C) Raquel Pellissier D) Andrea Tova
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Iris Mittenaere

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During whose Viceroyalty, the capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?

A) Lord Canning B) Lord Harding
C) Lord Lytton D) Lord Clive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lord Harding

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What is the name of country whose capital is Lusaka and currency is Kwacha?

A) Yemen B) Uganda
C) Zambia D) Somalia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Zambia

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The Republic of Zambia is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The capital city is Lusaka and currency is Kwacha.

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Q:

Kishori amonkar died recently. He was associated with which of the following fields?

A) Classical Vocalist B) Classical Dancer
C) Sports D) Politician
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Classical Vocalist

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Kishori amonkar died recently. He was associated with Classical Vocalist.

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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.
 
 
People are now either exposed to the very best of their inner circle and the world, ________ to the worst — articles that look to shock, to provoke rage and put a lens on everything that is wrong _________ the world. Imperceptibly, it goes unsaid that often __________ pieces of ‘news’ fail to actually provide a constructive solution. The effect of such a disparity _________ to the same effect as news of TV and newspapers — a feeling that what we see does not ____________ our lives.
 
 
that is wrong _________ the world.
 

A) at   B) to
C) with D) into
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) with

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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".

 

We protested that we (was going) all the way to Haridwar.

 

A) is going   B) were going  
C) were went   D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) were going  

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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.

 

Starting late-2014, scientists of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) working _______ satellite data tracking the rift found that the defect in the Larsen C was growing _________. By 2016 the crack became 70 miles long and 300 feet ________. By January 2017 it measured 109 miles in length and 1,500metres in breadth. On July 12, it broke. The broken shelf, now __________ official iceberg, was massive, indeed the ____________-ever such iceberg, weighing 1.1trillion tons and measuring 2,200 square miles.

 

indeed the ____________-ever such iceberg,

 

A) big   B) bigger  
C) biggest   D) the big
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) biggest  

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