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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it. She angrily broke up the letter.
Options- A. tore up
- B. break in
- C. teared up
- D. No improvement
- Correct Answer
- tore up
- 1. Who was named as the Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1980?
Options- A. Madan Lal
- B. Bishen Singh Bedi
- C. Sunil Gavaskar
- D. Abbas Ali Baig Discuss
- 2. The Latin word formica means ant. The name formic acid is derived from this Latin word because
Options- A. this acid, in ancient times, was used to eliminate ant-hills
- B. this corrosive acid is secreted by ants to drive away their enemies
- C. this acid was first obtained by the distillation of ants
- D. ants are attracted by the odour of this acid Discuss
- 3. The members of Parliament can express themselves in the House in
Options- A. English only
- B. Hindi only
- C. English or Hindi
- D. English, Hindi or mother tongue Discuss
- 4. The preamble enshrines certain ideals that were first spelt out in
Options- A. the speech by Jawaharlal Nehru on the banks of Ravi when he called for Purana Swaraj
- B. the Nehru report
- C. a resolution adopted at the Karachi session of the Indian National Congress
- D. the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly Discuss
- 5. Lately you hear a clatter from your computer, especially when you load a program or call up information. What's going on?
Options- A. It's infested with reindeer
- B. Your hard disk may be headed for failure
- C. A loose wire is hitting the cooling fan
- D. A loud metallic clatter is normal Discuss
- 6. For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?
Options- A. Physics and Chemistry
- B. Physiology or Medicine
- C. Literature, Peace and Economics
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 7. Which cricketer died on the field in Bangladesh while playing for Abahani Club?
Options- A. Subhash Gupte
- B. M.L.Jaisimha
- C. Lala Amarnath
- D. Raman Lamba Discuss
- 8. The members of the committees of Parliament are
Options- A. nominated by the leaders of the various parties in the Parliament
- B. nominated by the prime minister
- C. appointed by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst persons who are not members of Parliament
- D. appointed by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst its own members Discuss
- 9. Who invented the phonograph?
Options- A. Thomas Edison
- B. John Kruesi
- C. Jules Levy
- D. Alexander Graham Bell Discuss
- 10. The preamble to our constitution provided that India is
Options- A. a sovereign, socialist and democratic republic
- B. a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic
- C. a sovereign republic with a socialist pattern of society
- D. a socialist, secular and democratic republic Discuss
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Correct Answer: Sunil Gavaskar
Explanation:
Sunil Gavaskar played his last ODI in Mumbai in 1987 and then retired.
Correct Answer: this acid was first obtained by the distillation of ants
Correct Answer: English, Hindi or mother tongue
Correct Answer: the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly
Correct Answer: Your hard disk may be headed for failure
Correct Answer: All of the above
Correct Answer: Raman Lamba
Explanation:
Raman Lamba, Rambo to friends, had played for India in four Tests and 32 one-day internationals. While fielding, he was felled at silly mid-on by a shot from national player Mehrab Hussain Opee's willow. Lamba was admitted to a private clinic and later to the Dhaka Medical College. From there he was shifted to the postgraduate hospital where he died.
Correct Answer: appointed by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst its own members
Correct Answer: John Kruesi
Explanation:
John Kruesi was a mechanic for Edison, and Kruesi built the phonograph. Edison designed it, and later improved the phonograph.
Correct Answer: a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic
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