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Physical Research Laboratory was founded by ____.

A) S.K. Mitra B) C.V. Raman
C) Homi Bhaba D) Vikram Sarabhai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Vikram Sarabhai

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Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word ‘EGREGIOUS’

A) Common B) Social
C) Plain D) Atrocious
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Atrocious

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Egregious means outstandingly bad or shocking and Atrocious means cruel or wicked and both words are nearly equal in meaning.

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Christmas Card was invented by ________.

A) John Barber B) Josephine Cochrane
C) Sir Henry Cole D) Bartolomeo Cristofori
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sir Henry Cole

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's longest rail-road bridge Bogibeel Bridge in which state?

A) Tripura B) Sikkim
C) Assam D) Arunachal Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Assam

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* Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25th Dec 2018 inaugurated the 4.94 km long Bogibeel Bridge in Assam.
* It is India’s longest rail-cum-road road bridge, on the river Bramhaputra.
* The bridge is constructed at an estimated cost of 5,800 crore rupees.
* It is situated 17 km downstream of Dibrugarh city in Assam.

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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

To clip one's wings

A) To stop one from flying B) To trim the leaves
C) To deprive one of power D) To hurt a bird
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To deprive one of power

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The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question, choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

_____ you live long!

A) Might B) May
C) Shall D) Should
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) May

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

Anile

 

A) Senile   B) Young  
C) Foolish   D)  Soft
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Young  

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X-Rays, which are now used on a day to day basis for diagnosis in medicine, was discovered by?

A) Wilhelm Rontgen B) Niels Bohr
C) Ernest Rutherford D) Max Bon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Wilhelm Rontgen

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