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Process of loosing electrons is known as _____.

A) oxidation B) reduction
C) radiation D) both oxidation and reduction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) oxidation

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In the context of elections in India, which one of the following is the correct full form of VVPAT?

A) Voter Verifiable Poll Audit Trail B) Voter Verifying Paper Audit Trail
C) Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail D) Voter Verifiable Paper Account Trail
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail

Explanation:

Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines are used during election process to verify that the vote polled by a voter goes to the correct candidate. VVPATs are a second line of verification particularly and are particularly useful in the time when allegations around Electronic Voting Machines' tampering crop up.

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Q:

Which is the highest grossing movie of all time?

A) Avatar B) Star Wars
C) Jurassic Park D) Deadpool
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Avatar

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Homeostasis is the condition in which the body maintains

A) a relatively stable internal environment within limits B) a changing state within an unlimited range
C) the lowest possible energy usage D) a static state with no deviation from preset points
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a relatively stable internal environment within limits

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Q:

World Radio Day is observed on

A) 13th Feb B) 14th Feb
C) 11th Feb D) 15th Feb
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 13th Feb

Explanation:

World Radio Day is observed on 13th February every year. The Day is organised by UNESCO. This Day is celebrated for 1st time in 2012.

 

World Radio Day 2019 theme is "Dialogue, Tolerance & Peace".

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Q:

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.

 

We get sleepy and wake up, become hungry and thirsty at certain hours, ____________ force of habit. We form the habit of liking a certain chair, or nook, or corner, or path, or desk, and __________ seek this to the exclusion of all others. We ______________ use a particular pitch of voice and type of enunciation in speaking, and this becomes one of our characteristic marks; or we _________ the habit of using barbarisms or solecisms of language in __________, and these cling to us and become an inseparable part of us later in life.

 

at certain hours, ____________ force of habit.

 

A) tough B) thought
C) though D) through
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) through

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Q:

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

 

The study of birds is known as

A) Ornithology B) Zoology
C) Biology D) Anatomy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ornithology

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In the following question the 1st and the last part of the sentence/passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence/ passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence/passage and find out which of the four combinations is correct.

 

1. Health and fitness have now become one of the major concerns.
P. This made life active and alert.
Q. Earlier humans used to hunt for their living.
R. Now, life has become more simple and easy.
S. Due to which their body had to undergo a lot of physical exercise.
6. Everything we need is just a phone call away.

A) RPSQ B) PQRS
C) QSPR D) SRQP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) QSPR

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