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What is the main cause of temperature rise in the interior of the Earth?

A) Pressure B) Breakdown of radioactive substances
C) Both the pressure and breakdown of radioactive substances D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both the pressure and breakdown of radioactive substances

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What is organic matter in soil is also called

A) residue B) humus
C) occlusion D) compact
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) humus

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In soil, organic matter consists of plant and animal material that is in the process of decomposing. When it has fully decomposed it is called humus. Soil organic matter serves as a reservoir of nutrients for crops, provides soil aggregation, increases nutrient exchange, retains moisture, reduces compaction,... 

This humus is important for soil structure because it holds individual mineral particles together in clusters.

 

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Hearsay

 

A) Realise B) Testimony
C) Buzz D) Declare
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Buzz

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Kala Ghoda Arts festival is held in which city?

A) New Delhi B) Pune
C) Hyderabad D) Mumbai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mumbai

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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 entry of foreign media has to be ______ by strict rules. Any intention to ______ the country politically or economically or any attempt at cultural ______ in order to make the country a slave to the designs of international powers would not be ______. If the foreign media is keen on making a presence on the Indian soil, respect for the country’s unity and ______ is essential.

 

The entry of foreign media has to be ______ by strict rules.

 

A) governed B) rejected
C) dejected D) retained
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) governed

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Which Mughal emperor imprisoned his father and executed his brother?

A) Babur B) Humayun
C) Aurangzeb D) Shah Alam II
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Aurangzeb

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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.

 

To know ______ reality, the powers of the mind need to be turned back upon itself. With concentration, the mind can ______ its innermost secrets, just as the darkest places reveal their secrets to the penetrating rays of light. We can then ______ soul truths, whether life exists for five minutes or for ______, and whether there is a God. To go beyond the mind and our present reality, we need to use the mind itself as a tool. Patanjali, in his Hatha Yoga Pradipika, stated, “Yoga is the ______ of the modifications of the mind.”

 

“Yoga is the ______ of the modifications

A) evolution B) ambition
C) bijection D) cessation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) cessation

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In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select ‘No Error’.

 

We may only be here in the blink of an eye, (1)/ but the way we live our lives will stay (2)/ with the universe forever. (3)/ No error (4)

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

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