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Strait of Gibraltar connects which of the following?

A) Red Sea ­ Mediterranean Sea B) Red Sea ­ Arabian Sea
C) Atlantic Ocean ­ Mediterranean Sea D) Mediterranean Sea ­ Black Sea
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Atlantic Ocean ­ Mediterranean Sea

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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 preacher challenged hundreds of thousands of young people who gathered in a ___________ Polish meadow to reject being a "____________" who retreats into video games and computer screens and instead engage in social activism and politics to create a more just world. __________ his speech with ______________, the 79- year-old pope, despite a long day of public appearances, addressed his eager audience with enthusiasm yesterday on a warm summer night. Pope Francis spoke of a ______________ that comes from merely seeking convenience, from confusing happiness with a complacent way of life that could end up depriving people of the ability to determine their own fates.


_______________, the 79-year-old pope, despite a long day of public appearances,

A) contemporary lingo B) modern linguistics
C) fashionable jargon D) common slang
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) contemporary lingo

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To release wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National RuralEmployment Guarantee Scheme direct and faster, anelectronic fund management system has been launched by____________.

A) State Bank of Hyderabad B) State Bank of Travancore
C) State Bank of India D) Orien tal Bank Corporation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) State Bank of Travancore

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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.

 

The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way

 

A) Debacle   B) Affliction  
C) Infelicity   D) Serendipity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Serendipity

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What is the resistance (in Ω) of an electrical component if a current of 0.4 A passes through it on application of 12 V of potential difference across it?

 

A) 4.8 B) 60
C) 9.6 D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 30

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The Indian National Army reclaimed the Andaman and Nicobar Island from British rule and named them?

A) Swaraj Islands B) Shaheed and Swaraj Island
C) Free Islands D) Swatantra and Swaraj Island
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shaheed and Swaraj Island

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The number of neutrons present in a nitrogen atom is ___.

A) 14 B) 7
C) 11 D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7

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The Indian and Japanese Prime Ministers have recently signed a high-spend rail project deal that will connect Mumbai with which major city?

A) Bangalore B) Hyderabad
C) Ahmedabad D) New Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ahmedabad

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