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Which part of the brain is responsible for triggering actions like thinking, intelligence, memory and ability to learn?

A) Diencephalon B) Hypothalamus
C) Cerebrum D) Control
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cerebrum

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Who invented Vacuum Flask?

A) Charles Babbage B) Alexander Fleming
C) Gregory Pincus D) James Dewar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) James Dewar

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First Indian to score a triple century in Test Cricket

A) Sachin Tendulkar B) Virendra Sehwag
C) Sourav Ganguly D) MS Dhoni
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Virendra Sehwag

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In the names Mangifera indica (mango), Solanum tuberosum (potato) and Panthera leo (lion), what does the three names, indica, tuberosum and leo, represent?

A) Binomial Nomenclature B) Taxonomic Hierarchy
C) Identification D) Specific Epithet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Specific Epithet

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

Melody

A) Chant B) Lyric
C) Cacophony D) Inflection
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cacophony

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Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi were jointly presented with which award?

A) Magsaysay Award B) Nobel Peace Prize
C) Gandhi Peace Prize D) Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nobel Peace Prize

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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.

___________ it became difficult to empirically prove that children __________ better in private schools, the attack __________ a new weapon: per unit cost of learning outcomes. Most of the learning outcome researches almost _______________ fail to understand the entire ______________ of education in any depth and reduces it to learning of so­called 3Rs for economic purposes.


Most of the learning outcome researches almost _______________ fail to understand

 

 

A) sometimes B) always
C) often D) rarely
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) always

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Which Constitutional Amendment Act added Part IX-A ‘The Municipalities’ to Indian Constitution?

A) 74th Constitutional Amendment Act B) 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act
C) 39th Constitutional Amendment Act D) 10th Constitutional Amendment Act
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 74th Constitutional Amendment Act

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