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- 1. How to prepare for TOEFL iBT essay writing part? There are four sections of TOEFL iBT exam (Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing). The 4th section is to write an essay about one topic. Discuss
Correct Answer: Yes, you are requested to write an essay as part of your TOEFL iBT exam There are 5 major types for TOEFL essay topics They are: 1 Agree or Disagree 2 Preference 3 Description / Explanation 4 If / Imaginary 5 Compare & Contrast The best way to prepare for this essay writing is to understand the writing style clearly To understand the the genre, you can refer some sample essays submitted before by different contestants You can get such sample TOEFL essays from various sources such as TOEFL training websites, cheap essay writing service sites, online libraries, etc Once you are well aware of the writing pattern the next thing is to practice writing random essays Keep in mind that you should practice writing essays of all above mentioned 5 types If you make it a routine to write random essays, gradually you can compete at higher level to write the given essay topic for your TOEFL iBT exam
- 2. What does the acronym CTBT stand for?
Options- A. Continued Test Ban Treaty
- B. Commercial Test Based Traiff
- C. Continue Test Based Treatment
- D. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Discuss
Correct Answer: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
- 3. The First modern warship built in India in 1952 was
Options- A. INS Goa
- B. INS Nilgiri
- C. INS Kailash
- D. Ins Vikram Discuss
Correct Answer: INS Nilgiri
- 5. Who set up the world's first floating ATM ?
Options- A. Bank of America
- B. Barclays Bank
- C. Axis Bank
- D. State Bank of India Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, GATE, GRE, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
Correct Answer: State Bank of India
Explanation:
India's banking behemoth -- the State Bank of India -- has set up the world's first-ever floating ATM on a boat in Kerala. The boat with the ATM on board will berth at jetties in Kerala's huge backwaters through which thousands of people travel daily.
- 6. Which is the first country in the world to use drones for national mail service?
Options- A. Russia
- B. France
- C. Sweden
- D. China Also asked in: Bank Exams, Bank Clerk
Correct Answer: France
Explanation:
France became the first country in the world to use drones for national mail service.
- 7. First Indian woman to win Man Booker Prize?
Options- A. Kiran Desai
- B. V.S. Naipaul
- C. Salman Rushdie
- D. Arundhati Roy Also asked in: AIEEE, Bank Exams, CAT, Analyst, Bank Clerk, Bank PO
Correct Answer: Arundhati Roy
Explanation:
Arundhati Roy was the first Indian woman to win the Man Booker Prize in the year 1997.
An Indian writer, Arundhati Roy, was awarded England's prestigious Booker Prize this evening for her first novel, ''The God of Small Things,'' a soaring story about a set of twins struggling to make sense of the world, themselves and their strange and difficult family in southern India.
Kiran Desai was the youngest woman to win the Man Booker Prize.
Bernice Rubens became the first woman to win the Booker Prize in 1970. Man Booker Prize is one of the world's richest literary prizes.
- 8. In which of the following fields Prof. Malcolm Adiseshiah earned worldwide distinction?
Options- A. Literature
- B. Medicine
- C. Economics
- D. Nuclear physics Discuss
Correct Answer: Economics
- 9. ESCAP stands for
Options- A. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific
- B. European Society Council for Africa and Pacific
- C. Economic and Social Commission for Africa and Pacific
- D. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific
- 10. Which musician composed the raga Priyadarshini on Mrs. Indira Gndhi's death? Discuss
Correct Answer: Amjad Ali Khan
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