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Question : Which of the following categories did Ram Sahay Panday receive the Padma Shri 2022 in?

Option 1: Carnatic Music

Option 2: Distinguished service in the field of art

Option 3: Instrumentalist

Option 4: Singing

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Correct Answer: Distinguished service in the field of art


Solution : The correct option is Distinguished service in the field of art.

Ram Sahay Panday is a Rai dancer from Madhya Pradesh. Padma Shree, the third highest award in the Padma series of awards, was given to him for the

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Question : Arrange the following Development Financial Institutions (DFI) in the correct chronological order, according to the year they were set up.

(i) Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI)

(ii) Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI)

(iii) Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI)

Option 1: (i)-(iii)-(ii)

Option 2: (iii)-(i)-(ii)

Option 3: (ii)-(i)-(iii)

Option 4: (i)-(ii)-(iii)

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Correct Answer: (iii)-(i)-(ii)


Solution : The correct answer is (iii)-(i)-(ii).

The correct chronological order of the Development Financial Institutions (DFIs) in India, according to the year they were set up, is as follows:

  1. Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI): IFCI was established in 1948.
  2. Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation
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Question : If the surface area of a cube is 5046 cm2, then the volume of the cube is:

Option 1: 26189 cm3

Option 2: 25145 cm3

Option 3: 22812 cm3

Option 4: 24389 cm3

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Correct Answer: 24389 cm3


Solution : Given: The surface area of a cube is 5046 cm2.
The surface area of a cube is given by $6a^2$, where $a$ is the length of a side. 
$a = \sqrt{\frac{5046}{6}} = 29$ cm
The volume $(V)$ of a cube is

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Question : If the nine-digit number 3422213AB is divisible by 99, then what is the value of 2A + B?

Option 1: 11

Option 2: 12

Option 3: 10

Option 4: 13

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Correct Answer: 11


Solution : To determine if the nine-digit number 3422213AB is divisible by 99, we can use the divisibility rule for 99. According to the rule, a number is divisible by 99 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 9 and the difference between the sum

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Question :

Entomology is the study of:

Option 1:

Birds

Option 2:

Insects

Option 3: Fossils

 

Option 4: Fungi

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Correct Answer:

Insects


Solution : The correct option is Insects.

The scientific study of insects and their interactions with the environment, other species, and people is known as entomology. It is a subfield of zoology that focuses on the biology, taxonomy, physiology, behaviour, ecology, and evolution of insects, which are

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Question : A Hindu festival celebrated by the Tamil community that falls in the Tamil Solar Month is called?

Option 1: Karaga

Option 2: Bihu

Option 3: Onam

Option 4: Thaipusam

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Correct Answer: Thaipusam


Solution : The correct answer is Thaipusam.

The Hindu festival celebrated by the Tamil community that falls in the Tamil Solar Month is called Thaipusam. Thaipusam is a significant religious festival observed by Tamil Hindus, particularly in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in

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Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The professor said, “I want you to pursue your dreams."

Option 1: The professor said that I want you to pursue your dreams.

Option 2: The professor said that he wanted me to pursue my dreams.

Option 3: The professor says that he wants me to pursue my dreams.

Option 4: The professor told me that I wanted you to pursue your dreams.

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Correct Answer: The professor said that he wanted me to pursue my dreams.


Solution : The second option is the correct choice.

The steps of conversion are as follows:

  • The reporting verb "said" is changed to its present form "says".
  • The simple present tense "want" is changed to the simple
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Question : Directions: In the following question, a sentence is given with a blank that is to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested; choose the correct alternative out of them as your answer.
It is due to this lethargy that the plan fell___

Option 1: off

Option 2: out

Option 3: through

Option 4: away

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Correct Answer: through


Solution : The third option is the correct answer: through.

Fall off: To decrease in quantity, quality, or importance.
Fall out: To have a disagreement or dispute, leading to a broken relationship or friendship.
Fall through: To fail to happen or be completed as

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