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1. What is Bisphenol A (BPA)? (a) A medical test for detecting cancer (b) A test for testing the use of drugs to improve performance of athletes (c) A chemical used for the development of food-packaging materials (d) A special type alloy steel
2. With reference to the period of Gupta dynasty in ancient India, the towns Ghantasala, Kadura and Chaul were well known as (a) ports handling foreign trade (b) capitals of powerful kingdoms (c) places of exquisite stone art and architecture (d) important Buddhist pilgrimage centres 3. What is “Virtual Private Network"? (a) It is a private computer network of an organization where the remote users can transmit encrypted information through the server of the organization (b) It is a computer network across a public internet that provides users access to their organization's network while maintaining the security of the information transmitted (c) It is a computer network in which users can access a shared pool of computing resources through a service provider (d) None of the above   4. What would happen if phytoplankton of an ocean is completely destroyed for some reason?
  • The ocean as a carbon sink would be adversely
  • The food chains in the ocean would be adversely
  • The density of ocean water would drastically decrease. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Which statement given above is/are correct? (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only (c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 5. Considered the following statements:
  1. Orange prize is awarded to a work of published fiction in English by a woman.
  2. Pulitzer prize is awarded by the Commonwealth foundation to a citizen of any commonwealth country for any literary work in English.
Which statement given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2   ANSWERS 1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (b)  4. (a) 5. (a) The Pulitzer Prize  is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher and is administered by Columbia University Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories. In twenty of the categories, each winner receives a certificate and a US$15,000 cash award (raised from $10,000 in 2017). The winner in the public service category is awarded a gold medal.


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