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Question : Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.

The salesman yielded to the demands of his corrupt boss.

Option 1: Conceded

Option 2: Courted

Option 3: Hounded

Option 4: Trended

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Correct Answer: Conceded


Solution : The correct choice is the first option.

Conceded means to give in or yield, often in response to pressure, demands, or arguments. It is the most suitable synonym for "yielded" in the context of the sentence.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

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Question : What should a person on freely rotating turntable do to decrease his (angular) speed?

Option 1: Bring his hands together

Option 2: Raise his hand up

Option 3: Spread his hands outwards

Option 4: Sit down with raised hands

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Correct Answer: Spread his hands outwards


Solution : The correct option is Spread his hands outwards.

To decrease their angular speed while on a freely rotating turntable, a person can extend their arms and legs away from their body, this increases their moment of inertia. This action conserves angular momentum,

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Question : Directions: Select the figure from among the given options that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.

Option 1:

Option 2:

Option 3:

Option 4:

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Correct Answer:


Solution : According to the given figure –
1. A series of 2 consecutive even numbers is being followed starting from 2. 
2. The numbers are changing position in a clockwise direction.
3. The center arrow is rotating by 90° in a clockwise direction.
So, the required figure

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Question : In $\triangle$ABC and $\triangle$PQR, AB = PQ and $\angle$B = $\angle$Q. The two triangles are congruent by SAS criteria if:

Option 1: BC = QR

Option 2: AC = PR

Option 3: AC = QR

Option 4: BC = PQ

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Correct Answer: BC = QR


Solution :

In $\triangle$ABC and $\triangle$PQR,
AB = PQ
$\angle$B = $\angle$Q
By SAS rule, $\triangle$ABC and $\triangle$PQR are congruent if:
BC = QR
Hence, the correct answer is BC = QR.

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Question : Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

CRUCIAL

Option 1: Stable

Option 2: Essential

Option 3: Urgent

Option 4: Trivial

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Correct Answer: Trivial


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

"Crucial" means of great importance or critical. "Trivial" refers to something of little importance or value. Since "trivial" represents the opposite idea of being unimportant, it's the antonym of "crucial".

The meanings of the other options are

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Question : Nitric acid does not react with

Option 1: Gold

Option 2: Copper

Option 3: Zinc

Option 4: Iron

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Correct Answer: Gold


Solution : The correct option is Gold.

Nitric acid and Gold don't react under normal circumstances. Nitric acid is among the many acids that gold is resistant to and extremely inert to. Nitric acid reacts with iron, copper, and Zinc to form Iron (III) nitrate and Nitrogen

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Question : The value of $\frac{1.6 \times 1.6 \times 1.6-0.6 \times 0.6 \times 0.6}{1.6 \times 1.6+1.6 \times 0.6+0.6 \times 0.6}$ is:

Option 1: 0

Option 2: 1

Option 3: –1

Option 4: 2

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Correct Answer: 1


Solution : $\frac{1.6 \times 1.6 \times 1.6-0.6 \times 0.6 \times 0.6}{1.6 \times 1.6+1.6 \times 0.6+0.6 \times 0.6}$
$=\frac{(1.6)^3 - (0.6)^3}{1.6^2 + 1.6\times0.6 + 0.6^2}$
$=\frac{(1.6 - 0.6)(1.6^2 + 1.6\times0.6 + 0.6^2)}{1.6^2 + 1.6\times0.6 + 0.6^2}$
$=1.6-0.6 = 1$
Hence, the correct answer is 1.

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Question : Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of the new agricultural strategy?

Option 1: Use of chemical fertilisers

Option 2: Use of hybrid seeds

Option 3: Extensive irrigation

Option 4: Use of organic manures

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Correct Answer: Use of organic manures


Solution : The correct option is the Use of organic manures.

The new agricultural strategy primarily focuses on modernising farming practices through technological advancements, improved seeds, and efficient irrigation systems. It emphasises the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides to boost crop yields. While

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Question : Who among the following, along with her close associates, started the secret congress radio during the Quit India Movement?

Option 1: Bhikaiji Cama

Option 2: Lakshmi Sahgal

Option 3: Sarojini Naidu

Option 4: Usha Mehta

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Correct Answer: Usha Mehta


Solution : The correct option is Usha Mehta.

During the Quit India Movement, Usha Mehta and her close friends started the secret congress radio station. The Quit India Movement, a significant civil disobedience movement started by Mahatma Gandhi in 1942 against the British colonial rule in

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Question :

The number of chambers in a human heart is
 

Option 1:

Four

Option 2:

Two

Option 3:

Three

 

Option 4: Five

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Correct Answer:

Four


Solution : The correct option is - Four

Two superior atria and two inferior ventricles make up the human heart's four chambers. The receiving chambers are the atria, and the discharging chambers are the ventricles. Blood that is returning to the heart from other parts of the

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