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Which enzyme has been used by scientists of Massachusetts Institute of Technology to induce plants to give off dim light?

 

A) Carotenogen B) Luciferase
C) Reductase D) Peroxidase
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Luciferase

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In which direction does the tail of a comet point toward?

A) Away from the sun B) Towards the sun
C) Away from earth D) Towards the earth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Away from the sun

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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.

 

was growing _________. By 2016 the

 

A) steadily   B) steady
C) instead D) instead of
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) steadily  

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Who was the first Indian to win the 52nd Capablanca Memorial Chess tournament at at Cuba?

A) Adhiban Baskaran B) Pentala Harikrishna
C) K Srikanth D) Krishnan Saikiran  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Krishnan Saikiran  

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Who devised the policy of Doctrine of Lapse?

A) Lord Curzon B) Lord Mountbatten
C) Lord Dalhousie D) Robert Clive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lord Dalhousie

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. Ifa sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'.

 

The scientific need for simple, stable and internationally (1)/ accepted systems for naming objects of the natural world has been (2)/ generated many formal nomenclatural systems. (3)/ No error (4)

 

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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In Microsoft Word, _______ provides tools for formatting like bold, italic, underline etc.

A) Standard tool bar B) Menu bar
C) Formatting tool bar D) Status bar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Formatting tool bar

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Who was the flag bearer for India at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

A) Abhinav Bindra B) Saina Nehwal
C) Sakshi Malik D) P.V. Sindhu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Abhinav Bindra

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