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Which of the following is an example of social facilitation?

A) The Olympic bicycle racer who goes faster when he is racing against a person rather than the clock B) The bowler who bowls best when he is practicing on his own
C) The football player who practices hard so he can be on the varsity team D) The tennis player who is frustrated when the crowd yells at her
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The Olympic bicycle racer who goes faster when he is racing against a person rather than the clock

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_______________ is caused by parasites of the Plasmodium genus.

A) Dysentery B) Malaria
C) Chickenpox D) Herpes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Malaria

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In water treatment plant, use of chloramines ensures __________

A) taste and odour control B) weed control in reservoirs
C) disinfection D) removal of permanent hardness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) disinfection

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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 a strange ________________, the production and the consumption of the event become cause for concern. _______________ wonders whether newer forms of “non­caring” or violence are appearing. Somehow, silence, even __________________, quietly suppresses a meditation on such events. __________________ a professor, I can recollect the number of occasions when my students have cried as we discussed such events in class. _____________, society seems so indifferent.

_______________ wonders whether newer forms of "non­caring" or violence are appearing.

A) Anyone B) One
C) Someone D) Somebody
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) One

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Whose ear Mike Tyson bite in professional boxing match in 1997 for the WBA Heavyweight Championship?

A) James Douglas B) Evander Holyfield
C) Riddick Bowe D) Michael Moorer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Evander Holyfield

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Q:

Ratio of real to nominal GNP

A) State Bank of India B) Reserve Bank of India
C) Grameen Bank of India D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Reserve Bank of India

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The  Ryotwari  experiment  in  land  revenue was started by

A) Henry Dundas B) Alexander Reed
C) David Ricardo D) Mountstuart Elphinstone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Alexander Reed

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The Ryotwari system was introduced by  Sir  Thomas  Munro and   Captain   Alexander   Read   in 1820.This system  was in operation for  nearly  30  years  and  had  many features  of  revenue  system  of  the Mughals,    Under    the    Ryotwari System  every  registered  holder  of land is recognised as its proprietor and pays direct to Government

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Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.

A) Scarety B) Scarcity
C) Scarsity D) Scarecity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Scarcity

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