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

A) Jocular B) Whimsical
C) Flippant D) Solemn
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Solemn

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In arc welding, Argon is used because of its

A) Low reactivity with metal B) Ability to lower the melting point of the metal
C) High flammability D) High calorific value
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Low reactivity with metal

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Steroid hormones exert their action by

A) entering the cell and activating mitichondrial DNA B) binding cell receptors
C) activating hypothalmic release of regulating hormones D) entering the nucleus of a cell and initiating or altering the expression of a gene
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) entering the nucleus of a cell and initiating or altering the expression of a gene

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Steroid hormones exert their action by entering the nucleus of a cell and initiating or altering the expression of a gene.

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence.

 

______ to the story of family existence

A) inordinate B) subordinate
C) audacious D) judicious
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) subordinate

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Todarmal was the famous revenue minister of which Mughal Emperor?

A) Shah Jahan B) Bahadur Shah Jafar
C) Akbar D) Aurangzeb
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Akbar

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The 'Gujral Doctrine' relates to which one of the following issues?

A) Build trust between India and its neighbours B) Initiate dialogue with all insurgent groups in India
C) Undertake development activities in Naxal dominated areas D) Ensure food security
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Build trust between India and its neighbours

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Gujral Doctrine is considered as a milestone in India's foreign policy. It was rendered by Mr. Inder Kumar Gujral, the Minister of External Affairs in H. D. Deve Gowda Government in 1996. This theory says that "India" as a bigger country of South Asia should give one-sided concession to her small neighbours and have cordial relations with them.

 

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

To invent (something) in order to deceive.

A) to formulate B) to compose
C) to project D) to fabricate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) to fabricate

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Which was the first country to introduce GST in its system?

A) France B) Germany
C) Australia D) Canada
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) France

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