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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.
Gnash your teeth

A) Express rage B) Brush your teeth
C) Laugh hysterically D) Take a big bite
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Express rage

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In Animal Kingdom classification, which of the following is not a Phylum?

A) Mollusca B) Chordata
C) Coelomates D) Anneldia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Coelomates

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Who among the following was responsible for the spread of Buddhism in Sri Lanka?

A) Ashoka B) Mahavira
C) Parsavanth D) Chandra Gupta Maurya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ashoka

Explanation:

Buddhism was introduced into Sri Lanka in the third century BCE after the Third Buddhist council by Mahinda Bhikkhu, son of Emperor Ashoka.

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LRS is a facility provided by the Reserve Bank of India for all the resident individuals to freely remit a certain amount in terms of US dollar every financial year for a permissible set of current or capital account transactions. Here ‘LRS’ stands for ____.

A) Liquidity Remittance Scheme B) Liberalised Remittance Scheme
C) Liberalised Remittance Source D) Liberalised Revenue Scheme
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Liberalised Remittance Scheme

Explanation:

LRS stands for - Liberalised Remittance Scheme.
LRS is a facility provided by the Reserve Bank of India for all resident individuals to freely remit certain amount in terms of US dollar every financial year for a permissible set of current or capital account transactions.
Note:
* In April 2018, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has tightened reporting norms for the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) under which individual can transfer up to US $2,50,000 abroad in a year.

* The purpose of tightening of norms is to improve monitoring and to ensure compliance with LRS limits.
* The scheme was introduced in February 2004 and its regulations are provided under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999.

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Q:

Blood is red in colour due to the presence of __________

A) Cytochrome B) Chlorophyll
C) Hemocyanin D) Haemoglobin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Haemoglobin

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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.

My husband has listed me as the _______________ of his life insurance policy.

A) successor B) beneficiary
C) heir D) inheritor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) beneficiary

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The first history book was written by

A) Thucidides B) Aristotle
C) Herodotus D) Euclid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Herodotus

Explanation:

The first history book was written by Herodotus around 5th century B.C.

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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.

 

The ___________ conversation-starter cultivated by years of ostentatious ___________ society is a simple ‘how do you do?’ followed by a polite shaking of hands and an optional comment on the weather. But aside __________ the mental trauma this ritual causes to those unfortunate souls who suffer from clammy hands, it also doesn’t provide much incentive to go on. Fascinating as the weather can be from time _________ time, one can speak only so much about the ____________ of the sun and express sympathy towards the depressions the Bay of Bengal faces.

 

years of ostentatious ___________ society is a simple

 

A) humanity   B) humanly  
C) humanely   D) human
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) human

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