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A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.


The quest to find life outside the solar system got a big boost with the discovery of seven Earth-size extra-solar planets, or exoplanets, orbiting a dwarf star about 40 light years away. Unlike earlier discoveries of exoplanets, all seven planets could possibly have liquid water — a key to life as we know it on Earth — with three planets having the greatest chance. This is by far the largest collection of Earth-like planets in the habitable 'Goldilocks' zone of a star — neither too close nor too far from a star, which raises the possibility of liquid water being present on the surface. Only Earth has liquid water in the solar system. Since the dwarf star is much cooler than the Sun, the dimming of light each time a planet passes or transits before the star could be easily recorded from Earth unlike in cases when planets transit a Sun-like bright star. Since the initial discovery of three planets was made using the Chile-based Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope, the exoplanet system is called TRAPPIST-1.

 

The telescope TRAPPIST is in which country?

A) Venezuela B) Argentina
C) Chile D) Mexico
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chile

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Disguised unemployment generally means___________.

A) Large number of people remain unemployed B) alternative employment is NOT available
C) marginal productivity of labour is zero D) productivity of workers is low
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) marginal productivity of labour is zero

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.
Bequest

A) Accord B) Damage
C) Complex D) Withdraw
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Withdraw

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.
Commiserate

A) Debatable B) Empathize
C) Indifferent D) Legion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Indifferent

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Which one among the following States of India has the largest number of seats in its Legislative Assembly?

A) West Bengal B) Bihar
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Tamil Nadu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) West Bengal

Explanation:
West Bengal: 295
Bihar: 243
Madhya Pradesh: 231
Tamil Nadu: 235
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Which voting method was discontinued in 2000?

A) Punch-card ballots B) Proxy Voting
C) Postal Voting D) Roll Call
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Punch-card ballots

Explanation:

Punch-card ballots voting method was discontinued as a result of the Help America Vote Act because of some issues in the counting process by the tabulating machines.

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When did India celebrated its first Labor Day?

A) 1912 B) 1923
C) 1949 D) 1953
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1923

Explanation:

May Day or Labor Day is celebrated across the world on 1st May every year to mark the eight-hour day labor movement advocated 8 hrs of work, 8 hrs for recreation and 8 hrs for rest. In India, labor day was celebrated on Chennai's Marina Beach in 1923 by Labour Kisan P:arty of Hindustan.

 

It is a public holiday where no one goes to work.

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National Security Day celebrating across the country every year on

A) 4th March B) 5th March
C) 6th March D) 7th March
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 4th March

Explanation:

National security refers to security of a nation state, including its citizens, economy&institutions, is regarded as a duty of govt. It is celebrated every year on 4th March. The 1st National Security Day observed in the year 1972.

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