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This section includes 7 InterviewSolutions, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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Winds are named according to the place from which they blow. Mention any two winds named accordingly. |
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Find out how do the ‘Coriolis effect’ influence the direction of winds. |
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Answer» Trade Winds are those which blow from sub tropical high pressure belt to equtorial law pressure belt. Due to the Coriolis effect trade winds blow from north east direction in the northern hemisphere and from the southeast direction in the southern hemisphere Westerlies blow from the subtropical high pressure belts towards the sub polar low pressure belts. It is due to the Coriolis effect that the westerlies blow in the south west direction in the northern hemisphere and in the north west direction in the southern hemisphere. |
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Match suitably.ABWinds change direction with change in seasonLand breezeBlow during nightSouth west monsoor windsBlows upslopes from the valley during day.Monsoon windsForm as a result of deflection due to Coriolis forceValley breeze |
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Write to which winds the following characteristics are related. a. Blow from the east in both the hemispheres due to Coriolis force. b. Blow strongly over the oceans of Southern Hemisphere. c. Blow constantly towards equatorial low pressure belt. d. Play a significant role in determining the climate of North America, North European countries and Russia. |
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Answer» a. Polar winds b. Westerlies c. Trade winds d. Polar winds |
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Fish introduced in India by foreigners is:A. Labeo rohitaB. Mystus singhalaC. PomfretD. Clarius batrachus |
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On the basis of utility, Nagpuri buffaloes are categorised asA. MilkerB. Draught cattleC. Dual purposeD. Grazer |
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Sinus arrhythmia A. Refers to the cyclical changes in blood pressure that accompany the respiratory cycle. B. Can be observed in normal people. C. Has a greater amplitude in old than in young people. D. Is mediated mainly through sympathetic nerves to the heart. E. Can be used as an index of autonomic nerve function. |
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Answer» A. False It refers to the cyclical changes in heart rate that accompany the respiratory cycle. B. True It is a normal, harmless phenomenon. C. False It decreases in amplitude with age. D. False It is mediated by vagal nerves and abolished by vagal blockade with atropine. E. True It is impaired in vagal autonomic neuropathy. |
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The Valsalva manoeuvre is followed by a decrease in A. Intrapleural pressure. B. Intra-abdominal pressure. C. Cardiac output. D. Arterial blood pressure. E. Heart rate. |
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Answer» A. True It returns to its normal negative value. B. True It also returns to normal. C. False It rises as blood surges back to the central circulation. D. False It rises due to the great increase in cardiac output. E. True A reflex response to the surge in arterial pressure. |
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The anticancer alkylating drugs a derivative of alkyl sulfonate..A- fluorouracilB- carboplatinC- vinblastineD- busulfan |
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Answer» Answer: D- busulfan |
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Biological response modifiers like GM-CSF are used in conjunction with anticancer drugs for the following purpose(s):A. To enhance antitumour activity of the drugB. To prevent hypersensitivity reactions to the drugC. To hasten recovery from drug induced myelosuppressionD. Both ‘A’ and ‘C’ are correct |
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Answer» D. Ameliorate cystitis caused by them |
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Color-blind people often find it difficult to ________ between blue and green. A) separate B) compare C) distinguish D) contrast E) relate |
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Answer» Correct option is C) distinguish OPTION CDISTINGUISH |
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Why did Douglas fail to come to the surface of the pool as he hope to? |
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Answer» When Douglas was drowning in the swimming pool, he tried to come to the surface of the pool but failed because he was overcome with fear and could not move his limbs. He felt that he would die. |
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How did Douglas’ introduction to the YMCA pool revive his childhood fear of water? |
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Answer» Douglas’ introduction to YMCA pool revived his childhood fear of water as , when he had not yet learnt swimming, he was thrown into the pool’s deep end by a bully and sank to the bottom despite his best efforts. |
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Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.…………….and felt that old familiar ache, my childhood’s fear, but all I said was, see you soon, Amma, all I did was smile and smile and smile(a) What was the childhood fear that now troubled the poet? (b) What do the poet’s parting words suggest? (c) Why did the poet smile and smile? (d) Explain, “that old familiar ache.” |
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Answer» (a) As a child the poet was insecure about losing her mother and the same fear has come again now when her mother has grown old. (b) The poet, while parting, smiled and said to her mother that she would see her soon. This expression of her suggests that though she was aware that her mother was quite old and weak, yet she could not do anything about it. She could not even communicate her true feelings to her mother. (c) The poet smiled and smiled only because she wanted to hide her fears from her mother. She was reassuring herself and also her mother that they would meet again. (d) “That old familiar ache” refers to the agony and pain of separation from her mother that the poet felt in her childhood, as she feared that she might iose her mother. |
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What was the poet’s childhood fear? or What were Kamala Das, fears as a child? Why do they surface when she is going to the airport? |
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Answer» As a child Kamala Das was insecure about losing her mother just as all young children often are. The same feelings are evoked inside her while she is on the way to the airport, as she sees her mother’s pale face, which is a sign of her old age and impending death. |
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Assertion: The slum children‘s faces are like rootless weeds and their hair unkempt. Reason: The slum children were malnourished. A) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A C) A is false but R is true D) A is true but R is false |
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Answer» A) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A |
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Why are the young trees described as ‘sprinting’? |
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Answer» The poet is travelling in a speeding car and the roadside trees seem speeding past or sprinting in the opposite direction. The poet has contrasted the ‘young trees’ which are moving fast to her mother, who is old and slow. |
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The experience had a deep meaning for me, as only those who have known stark terror and conquered it can appreciate. In death there is peace. There is terror only in the fear of death, as Roosevelt knew when he said, “All we have to fear is fear itself.” Because I had experienced both the sensation of dying and the terror that fear of it can produce, the will to live somehow grew in intensity. At last I felt released — free to walk the trails and climb the peaks and to brush aside fear.i. “ In death there is peace” choose the correct option with reference to the above a) That quietus must be rejoice b) That quietus is more tranquil than existence c) That quietus is excruciating d) That quietus gives more torment than tranquillity ii. The phrasal verb 'Brush aside' refer to a) Entice and allure b) Spurn and shun c) Commemorate and reminisce d) Controvert and disregard iii. “All we have to fear is fear itself”. What does the narrator learn from President Roosevelt statement? a) To bedeck the fear b) To affright the fear c) To dispel the fear d) To impede the fear iv. “ I had experienced both the sensation of dying and terror that fear of it can produce,” which of the following idioms might describe the above statement a) “Strike trepidation into the heart” b) “On cloud nine” c) “At one fell swoop” d) “Head over heels” |
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Answer» i. b) That quietus is more tranquil than existence ii. b) Spurn and shun iii. c) To dispel the fear iv. a) “Strike trepidation into the heart” |
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Why has the poet’s mother been compared to the “late winter’s moon”? ORWhy has Kamala Das compared her mother to a “late winter’s moon”? |
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Answer» The poet has used this simile as ‘the late winter’s moon’ looks too hazy and lacks brightness and lustre. Similarly, the mother, who is now sixty-six, is pale and has a shrunken and ashen face. She is devoid of the effervescence and exhilaration of youth. |
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What were the poet’s feelings at the airport? How did she hide them? |
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Answer» The poet was torn apart by the feeling whether she would see her mother alive the next time or not. She hid her feelings by smiling reassuringly at her mother. |
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Why has the poet brought in the image of the merry children spilling out of their homes? |
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Answer» The young children spilling out of their homes represent the vigour of youth. They are in complete contrast to the poet’s mother. Perhaps the poet has used the image to bring out the pangs of old age. |
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What do the parting words of Kamala Das and her smile signify? ORWhat do the parting words of the poet and her smile signify? |
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Answer» The poet’s parting words and her smile are a facade to hide her feelings of insecurity. The pale and senile appearance of her mother brings back her childhood fear of losing her mother. She can definitely experience the pangs of separation, yet she bids her farewell in a pleasant manner. She reassures her mother that all will be well and they would meet again. |
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The management is the one ……….. promised to block it off. (a) which (b) where (c) who (d) whose |
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Answer» The management is the one which promised to block it off. |
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You met Seth yesterday, ……….? (a) won’t you (b) didn’t you (c) will you (d) don’t you |
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Answer» You met Seth yesterday, didn’t you. |
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I got ………. the horse. (a) above (b) by (c) onto (d) from |
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Answer» I got onto the horse. |
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जाँच कीजिए कि क्या किसी प्राकृत संख्या n के लिए, संख्या 6″' अंक 0 पर समाप्त हो सकती है। |
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Answer» यहाँ n एक प्राकृत संख्या है और माना 69 अंक 0 पर समाप्त होती है। 6n संख्या 5 से है। परन्तु 6 के विभाज्य गुणनखंड 2 और 3 हैं। 6nn = (2 x 3)n |
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Statement 1: The narrator was going down into the pool. Statement 2: He planned to make a big jump upwards and succeeded. (A)Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true. (B)Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false. (C)Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true (D)Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false |
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Answer» (B)Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false. |
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To take a criminal to the police is to ______. A) turn them over B) turn them in C) turn them down |
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Answer» Correct option is B) turn them in |
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To kill someone in informal English is to ______ with them. A) do away B) have away C) stay |
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Answer» Correct option is A) do away |
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To put nice clothes on and look smart is the same as to ______ up. A) stand B) lock C) dress |
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Answer» Correct option is C) dress |
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The two boys met their sister. One ....... (can + identify) her resemblance to her brothers. A vase of wild flowers ..... (stand) on her table. They also ...... (carry) several books for her. She ...... (feel) happy after meeting her brothers. |
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Answer» could identify stood, carried, felt. |
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The police ______ up the political demonstration. A) got B) turned C) broke |
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Answer» Correct option is C) broke |
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Fill in the blanks with suitable form of the verbs given in brackets:As we drove through the foothills at the Alps, two smaLl boys ....... (stop) us on the outskirts of Verona. They ..... (be + sell) strawberries that ....... (look) delicious against the green leaves lining the basket. We ....... (want) to buy fruits from them. |
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Answer» stopped, were seUing, looked, wanted. |
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If you don’t know what the word means, you’d better ______ in the dictionary. A) look it over B) look for it C) look it up D) look into it |
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Answer» Correct option is C) look it up |
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If you don’t know the word, look it ______ in the dictionary. A) up B) forC) at |
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Answer» Correct option is A) up |
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Many birds _____ south every winter. A) fly B) flew C) are flying D) will fly |
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Answer» Correct option is A) fly |
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If you do not know this word why don’t you look up the ______? A) newspaper B) internet C) computer D) dictionary |
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Answer» Correct option is D) dictionary |
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If you don’t know how to spell a word, look it ______ in the dictionary. A) up B) after C) out D) for |
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Answer» Correct option is A) up |
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I ________ home at half past six. A) was at B) come at C) arrive in D) go to |
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Answer» Correct option is A) was at |
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Usually Jim _____ to work on Saturdays. A) is going B) went C) go D) goes |
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Answer» Correct option is D) goes |
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When ________ Mr. Jones? A) you have met B) you did meet C) you met D) did you meet |
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Answer» Correct option is D) did you meet |
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What time ________ dinner? A) does Jane have B) does Jane have the C) has Jane D) has Jane the |
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Answer» Correct option is A) does Jane have |
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Today many parents ________ their children go to bed late. A) get B) let C) do D) force |
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Answer» Correct option is B) let |
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If a problem suddenly happens, it is the same as a problem has just ______ up. A) lit B) beat C) cropped |
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Answer» Correct option is C) cropped |
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To "check up" means _____. A) to search B) to investigate C) to make a mark to show something has been counted |
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Answer» Correct option is B) to investigate |
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To go faster and faster is the same as to ______ up. A) shoot B) call C) speed |
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Answer» Correct option is C) speed |
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I feel fine because I went ________ . A) to the bed early last night B) to bed early last night C) to the bed early tonight D) to bed early tonight |
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Answer» Correct option is B) to bed early last night |
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Sally will come at 8 o’clock ________ . A) this day B) this afternoon C) this night D) this evening |
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Answer» Correct option is D) this evening |
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Choose the appropriate preposition to complete the sentence:I’ll meet you ……………….. the evening. (a) at (b) in (c) from2. I’ll call you ……………….. eight o’clock. (a) on (b) over (c) at3. We walked ………….. the edge of the forest. (a) up to (b) against (c) over4. Immediately ……….. passing his exams he is going to visit his grandparents. (a) before (b) during (c) after5. Mohan has been missing ……………….. last month. (a) from (b) since (c) on |
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Answer» 1. (b) in 2. (c) at 3. (a) up to 4. (c) after 5. (b) since |
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I feel fine because I ________ night. A) have gone to bed early last B) have gone to bed early this C) went to bed early last D) went to bed early this |
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Answer» Correct option is C) went to bed early last |
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