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Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to the composition of national income in India?

A) The share of manufacturing sector has declined B) The share of services sector has increased sharply.
C) The share of agriculture has remained static. D) The share of services sector has declined.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The share of services sector has increased sharply.

Explanation:

The growth scenario in India shows that the services sector has become the most dominant in the later part of its growth process. The share of services sector in GDP increased from 28.5 per cent in 1950-51 to 39.6 per cent in 1990-91 and then to 52.6 per cent in 2014-15 while the share of primary sector declined from 56.4 per cent in 1950-51 to 33.4 per cent in 1990-91 and then to only 19.0 per cent in 2014-15.

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India shares water border with ___ countries.

A) Three B) Four
C) Five D) Seven
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Seven

Explanation:

India's maritime boundaries are shared with seven countries — Pakistan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar and Bangladesh.

 

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Which of the following is used in the preparation of tincture iodine, cough syrup and many tonics?

A) Methanol B) Ethanoic acid
C) Acetic acid D) Ethanol
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ethanol

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If the resistance of a conductor is doubled, the current gets halved. This is because

A) I = V - R B) I = V/R
C) I = Rn/V D) I = VR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) I = V/R

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From May 2017, the Real Estate Act has come into effect. It aims to protect the interests of ______.

A) Bureaucrats B) Home Buyers
C) Lenders D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Home Buyers

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What was the theme of the 5th Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS), held in November, 2017?

A) Cyber4All: An Inclusive, Sustainable, Developmental, Safe and Secure Cyberspace B) Cyber for Better Life
C) Cyber for Better Future D) Cyber for World
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cyber4All: An Inclusive, Sustainable, Developmental, Safe and Secure Cyberspace

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Who wrote the book "As you like it"?

A) Stephen Hawkings B) William Shakespeare
C) Vikram Seth D) Vimal Kumar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) William Shakespeare

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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.

_____________, society seems so indifferent.

A) Yet B) Thus
C) Hence D) So
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Yet

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