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Which act ended the "Trade Monopoly" of the East India Company?

A) Regulating Act of 1773 B) Pitt's India Act of 1784
C) The Charter Act of 1833 D) The Charter Act of 1813
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The Charter Act of 1813

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The weight of an object is maximum

A) on the equator B) on the surface of the earth
C) at the centre of the earth D) on the poles of the earth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) on the poles of the earth

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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'.

Everybody knows(1)/ that Bhutan is the most peaceful(2)/ of all other countries of the world.(3)/ No Error(4)

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

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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.

 

Off the hook

 

A) Every thing prepared and kept ready for you B) Accept something without checking its veracity
C) No longer in difficulty or trouble D) Put a person who is helping you into a difficult situation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) No longer in difficulty or trouble

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Who was the first Indian Badminton player to win the men's singles title at the All England Championship in 1980?

A) Prakash Padukone B) Pullela Gopichand
C) Syed Modi D) Chetan Anand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Prakash Padukone

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Kolleru Lake, located in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, is located at the delta of two rivers. Which are the rivers?

A) Krishna and Cauvery B) Tungabhadra and Chitravathi
C) Godavari and Mahanadi D) Godavari and Krishna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Godavari and Krishna

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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.

 

The ___________ conversation-starter cultivated

 

A) basic B) base
C) basically   D) basics
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) basic

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A curved mirror where the reflecting surface is curved inwards is called a

A) Concave mirror B) Plano-convex mirror
C) Plane mirror D) Convex mirror
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Concave mirror

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