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The Ministry of Power, Government of India has recently constituted a Committee to investigate the causes of the accident that occurred on 1stNovember, 2017 at Feroze Gandhi Thermal Power Plant Ltd., Unchahar, in Uttar Pradesh. Who among the following is the Chairman of the Committee?

A) Dr. L. D. Papney B) Shri Dhawal Prakash Antapurkar
C) Shri Subir Chakraborty D) Shri P. Siwal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Shri P. Siwal

Explanation:

Power Ministry constitutes a Committee to investigate into the causes of the NTPC, Unchahar Thermal Power Plant accident

The composition of the committee would be as follows:

       Name                                                                                                 Position

Shri P.D. Siwal, Member (Thermal), CEA                                                      Chairman

Shri Subir Chakraborty,Director (Projects), UPRVUNL                                      Member

Shri Dhawal Prakash Antapurkar,Director of Steam Boilers, Maharashtra           Member

Dr. L.D. Papney,Chief Engoneer, (TE&TD), CEA                                              Member & Convenor

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Sphygmomanometer measures the blood pressure in the

A) Veins B) Arteries
C) Eyes D) Synovial
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Arteries

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Indian Air Force (IAF) for first time was participated in multinational air exercise_______________ 2018 (PB-18) in Australia hosted Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). 

A) Desert Strike  B) Emerald Mercury 
C) Yudh Abyas  D) Nomadic Elephant 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer:

Explanation:

Indian Air Force (IAF) for first time will participate in multinational air exercise Pitch Black – 18 (PB18) in Australia hosted Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). It will be three week multi-national large force employment exercise (27 July to 17 August 2018) conducted from RAAF Base Darwin and RAAF Base Tindal.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

At somebody's expense

A) Paid for by someone. B) To blame a crime on someone else.
C) The unlucky persons who lose a race. D) If one person benefits it is always at the loss of another.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Paid for by someone.

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

 

Characterized by bitterness or resentment

 

A) Piety B) Amity
C) Rancorous D) Fidelity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rancorous

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

 

Farmland ploughed and harrowed but left for a period without being sown in order to restore its fertility

 

A) Fallow B) Urbane
C) Sophisticated D) Genteel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Fallow

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Who was the first Indian astronomer to calculate the time taken by earth to orbit the sun?

A) Aryabhatta B) Ved Bhatnagara
C) Bhaskaracharya D) Bishu devtamapi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bhaskaracharya

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

The speed with which she typed the draft demonstrated that she is a _______________ secretary.

 

A) savvy B) adapted
C) nimble D) competent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) competent

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