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A hollow hemispherical bowl is made of silver with its outer radius 8 cm and inner radius 4 cm respectively. The bowl is melted to form a solid right circular cone of radius 8 cm. The height of the cone formed is

A) 7 cm B) 9 cm
C) 12 cm D) 14 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 14 cm

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Which eminent Hindi writer was chosen for the Vyas Samman 2017 for her work Dukham Sukham ?

A) Mamta Kalia B) Namita Gokhale
C) Meena Kandasamy D) Jhumpa Lahiri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mamta Kalia

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In each of the following questions, four words have been given out of which three are alike in some manner, while the fourth one is different. Choose the word which is different from the rest.

A) Small Betrayals B) We Indians
C) Shooting from the Hip D) Surviving Men
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Shooting from the Hip

Explanation:

Small Betrayals, We Indians and Surviving Men are the name of the books. But Shooting from the Hip is an idom.

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If POPULAR is coded as QPQVMBS then FAMOUS will be coded as?

A) GBNPUT B) GNBPTV
C) GBNPVS D) GBNPVT
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) GBNPVT

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What is the popular name of Monolithic rock shrines at Mahabalipuram ?

A) Rathas B) Prasadas
C) Mathika D) Gandhakuti
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rathas

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Which one of the following Amendments to the Constitution of India has prescribed that the Council of Ministers shall not exceed 15 percent of total number of members of the House of the People or Legislative Assembly in the States?

A) 91 St Amendment B) 87th Amendment
C) 97th Amendment D) 90th Amendment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 91 St Amendment

Explanation:

On July 7, the 91st Amendment to the Constitution, limiting the size of the Council of Ministers at the Centre and the States to no more than 15 per cent of the numbers in the Lok Sabha or the State Legislature, came into effect.

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Which one of the following statements is correct?

A) The rank of Second Lieutenant has been abolished. B) The Chief of Army Staff carries the rank of Field Marshal.
C) All officers posted to Andaman and Nicobar Islands wear the ranks of the Indian Navy. D) The rank of Major General is higher than the rank of Lieutenant General.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The rank of Second Lieutenant has been abolished.

Explanation:

The rank of 2nd Lieutenant/Act. Sub Lieutenant/Pilot Officer were removed because the salary of the officers holding these ranks were less compared to senior Non-Commissioned Officers i.e Subedar Major in army, Master Warrant Officer in air force and Master Chief Petty Officer -1st Class in navy.

Rest of the statements are incorrect.In modern armies, lieutenant general normally ranks immediately below general and above major general; it is equivalent to the navy rank of vice admiral, and in air forces with a separate rank structure, it is equivalent to air marshal.

 

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Which   one   of   the   following   statements about the justice Party is not correct?

A) It  clamoured  for  the  same  kind  of separate  communal  representation  for the Non-Brahmins as had been granted to  the  Muslims  by  the  Morley-Minto Reforms. B) It   was   patronized   mainly   by   richer landowning   and   urban   middle   class Non-Brahmins.
C) It  succeeded  in  getting  the  provision for  28  reserved  seats  for  the  Non-Brahmins  in  the  Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms. D) It   supported  the   call   given   by   the Congress toboycott elections in 1920.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) It   supported  the   call   given   by   the Congress toboycott elections in 1920.

Explanation:

The Justice  Party  was  a  political party in the Madras Presidency of British  India.  It  was founded    byT.    M.    Nairand P. Theagaraya     Chetty     in     1916. Communal division between Brahminsand non-Brahmins  began  in  the  presidency during   the   late-19th   and   early-20th century, mainly due to caste prejudices and disproportionate Brahminical representation in government jobs. The    Justice    Party's    foundation marked  the  culmination  of  several efforts to establish  an organisation to  represent  the  non-Brahmins  in Madras.  Founders  of  Justice  Party though  that  Congress  was  mainly Brahmin    party,    so    it    started opposing Congress

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