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Question : The non-permanent members of the Security Council are elected for:

Option 1: one year

Option 2: two years

Option 3: three years

Option 4: six months

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Correct Answer: two years


Solution : The correct option is two years.

The non-permanent membership was increased to ten in 1965. The United Nations General Assembly elects these ten non-permanent members for two-year periods beginning on January 1, and replacing five of them annually.

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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.

Sanjay rolled the marble through a small plastic pipe.

Option 1: A small plastic pipe was rolled through a marble by Sanjay.

Option 2: The marble was rolled through a small plastic pipe by Sanjay.

Option 3: The marble was rolled by Sanjay in a small plastic pipe.

Option 4: The marble through a small plastic pipe was rolled by Sanjay.

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Correct Answer: The marble was rolled through a small plastic pipe by Sanjay.


Solution : The second option is the correct choice.

Passive voice is the voice in which the object experiences an action rather than the person who performs the action. Hence, the object in the active sentence becomes

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Question : The Mutiny of 1857 was described as the First Indian War of Independence by

Option 1: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Option 2: Subhas Chandra Bose

Option 3: Bhagat Singh

Option 4: V. D. Savarkar

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Correct Answer: V. D. Savarkar


Solution : The correct answer is V. D. Savarkar.

V. D. Savarkar, a notable Indian independence activist, did indeed describe the Mutiny of 1857 as the "First Indian War of Independence." In his book "The First War of Indian Independence," published in 1909, Savarkar portrayed

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Question : A_____________________ is an agreement between the communicating parties on how communication is to proceed.

Option 1: Path

Option 2: SLA

Option 3: Bond

Option 4: Protocol

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Correct Answer: Protocol


Solution : The correct answer is Protocol.

A protocol is an agreement between communicating parties on how communication should take place. It is a collection of rules that govern the exchange of data between two devices or systems. Protocols are utilized in many different areas, such as

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Question : In a constituency, 90% of the total number of people on the electoral roll cast their votes during an election. 15% of the votes cast were declared invalid. Jeeta secured 60% of the valid votes. If Jeeta secured 91,800 valid votes, what was the total number of people on the electoral roll?

Option 1: 2,16,000

Option 2: 2,25,000

Option 3: 1,80,000

Option 4: 2,00,000

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Correct Answer: 2,00,000


Solution : Given:
Jeeta secured 60% of the valid votes.
Jeeta secured 91,800 valid votes.
So, total valid votes = $\frac{91800}{60}×100=153000$
15% of the votes cast were declared invalid.
So, the total cast valid votes = (100 – 15)% of votes cast = 85% of votes cast

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Question : Which country is known as 'Land of Midnight Sun' ?

Option 1: Sweden

Option 2: Norway

Option 3: Germany

Option 4: Finland

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Correct Answer: Norway


Solution : The correct option is - Norway.

Norway is now known as the Land of the Midnight Sun.
A natural occurrence known as the "midnight sun" occurs in locations north of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle during the summer months when the

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Question : Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Shakuntala Devi was born on 4th November 1929. In her childhood she________ to school.

Option 1: never gone

Option 2: went never

Option 3: had never been

Option 4: ever been

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Correct Answer: had never been


Solution : The right choice is the third option.

Explanation: "Had never been" is the correct choice because it indicates that during her childhood, she never attended school. This construction uses the past perfect tense to convey that the event or action never happened

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Question : The thread of a kite makes an angle of 60° with the horizontal plane. If the length of the thread is 80 m, then the vertical height of the kite will be:

Option 1: $\frac{40}{\sqrt{3}}$ metres

Option 2: $\frac{80}{\sqrt{3}}$ metres

Option 3: $80$ metres

Option 4: $40\sqrt{3}$ metres

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Correct Answer: $40\sqrt{3}$ metres


Solution :
AB = Length of thread = 80 metres
BC = The vertical height of the kite
∠BAC = 60°
In $\triangle$ABC,
$\sin 60° = \frac{BC}{AB}$
⇒ $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}=\frac{BC}{80}$
$\therefore BC = 40\sqrt{3}$ metres
So, the vertical height of the kite is $40\sqrt{3}$ metres.
Hence, the

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