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The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee received the first copy of a book“President Pranab Mukherjee – A Statesman” on 2ndJuly 2017 from ________ at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

A) Sumitra Mahajan B) Arun Jaitley
C) Hamid Ansari D) Narendra Modi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Narendra Modi

Explanation:

The President expressed his gratitude to The Statesman for bringing out a photo essay on the 13th Presidency. He appreciated the wonderful photos taken by Shri Varun Joshi from The Statesman that feature in the photo essay. Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi said that the photo essay was important from the historical perspective.

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When was the mandate that a candidate at an election should file with his nomination papers an affidavit recording the particulars of the spouse and the dependents, enforced at a General Electon for the first time?

A) Assembly elections held in Madhya Pradesh/chhattisgarh in Dec.2003 B) Assembly election held in Mizoram in Nov.2003
C) Assembly elections held in Himachal Pradesh in 2003 D) Assembly elections held in Rajasthan/Delhi in Dec.2003
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Assembly elections held in Himachal Pradesh in 2003

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The Indian rivers of the indus Basin are

A) Sutlej, Beas and Ravi B) Ganga, Beas and Sutlej
C) Betwa, Sone and Kosi D) Gomati, Kosi, Gandak
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sutlej, Beas and Ravi

Explanation:

The other tributaries of the indus are Jhelum and Chenab.

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Elisa test is employed to diagnose

A) HIV B) Cancer
C) Tuberculosis D) Polio
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) HIV

Explanation:

ELISA - Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay.

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An ELISA test may be used to diagnose: HIV, which causes AIDS.

 

An ELISA also called EIA, is a test that detects and measures antibodies in your blood. Antibodies are proteins that your body produces in response to harmful substances called antigens.

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During the Indian Freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts (Lal Kurtis) called for _____

A) the pathan nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism B) the union of Pasthun tribal areas in north-west with the Afghanistan
C) the adoption of terrorist tactics and methods for terrorising and finally ousting the colonial rulers. D) the adoption of communist revolutionary ideology for political and social reform
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the pathan nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism

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Organisms which synthesise their own food are called

A) autotrophs B) heterotrophs
C) auxotrophs D) saprotrophs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) autotrophs

Explanation:

Autotroph: This term means organisms that synthesise their own food. Troph means feeding. Auto means self. The green plants which synthesise their own food are called autotrophs. All others which depend upon the plants directly or indirectly are called heterotrophs.

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A convex mirror is used to form an image of a real object. The image

A) is diminished in size B) is erect
C) always lies between the pole and the focus D) all of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) all of the above

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Which of the following was most probably the first metal to be used in India?

A) copper B) Gold
C) Siver D) Iron
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) copper

Explanation:

The earliest historic evidences of use of metal are of Chalcolithic Age or Stone-Copper Age, which covered the period from 1800 - 800 BC. This period was by the use of Copper as well as stone.

 

Hence, the first metal to be used in India is Copper.

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