1141 Online Clickable MCQ Test, Current Affairs- NRC-NPR, Duryodhana in Chains from Mahabharata

TODAY'S highlights: :

■NPR or NRC are not real and effective solutions for tackling the problem of Infiltrations. ♞:

1. As there is Opposition for NRC (National Register of Citizens), Central Government seems to re-forming NPR (National Population Register).
2. If the main purpose of these NRC and NPR is to trace out Alien Infiltrators and extradite them to their Original countries, probably it may not work.
3. All the funds spent and human resources invested on the effort will go waste, just as how it has happened in case of Implementation of NRC in Asom.
4. Though the Bangla Desh Foreign Minister has expressed his willingness to take back Bangla Desi Nationals staying in India illegally, there will always be a raider of "prove their Bangla Nationality", and poor people searching for livelihood, irrespective of their religion, do not always move with papers and passports. Hence, this exercise even in a most co-operative and friendly environment will be useful only for repatriation of a few hundred Overstaying Foreign Nationals and not hundreds of thouands / millions of Infiltrators.
5. The only solution, therefore, may as harsh and cruel, is to raise multiple layers of fences or build a wall, well-guarded 24 hours. All the loopholes and pores are to be closed meticulously, and of course, it involves outlays.

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TODAY'S untrivia: :

■PEOPLE OF RESIDUAL ANDHRA PRADESH SHOULD GET READY FOR FURTHER DIVISION OF ANDHRA PRADESH INTO THREE SMALLER STATES --NORTH ANDHRA, SOUTH ANDHRA , AND RAYALA SEEMA. ♞:

1. On 22nd Feb. 2014, even before the bifurcation of United Andhra Pradesh, as an advance precaution, I suggested in my blog post No. http://problemsoftelugus.blogspot.com/search/label/152 that we can have rotation of three temporary Capitals namely 1. Visakhapatnam, Vijayavada-Guntur and Kurnool/any Rayala Seema City. I have even suggested for rotation of Chief Ministership during the five years.
2. On 27th Aug. 2014, after formation of the Residual State of Andhra Pradesh, and after receipt of the Recommendations of the Shivaramakrishnan Committee, I examined the advantages and disadvantages of Donakonda and Martur as State Capitals. Blog post No. http://problemsoftelugus.blogspot.com/search/label/331.
3. On 28th June 2016, before the establishment of the Amaravati High Court, I suggested that Andhra Pradesh's Main High Court should be established at Tirupati-Renigunta. Blog post No. http://problemsoftelugus.blogspot.com/search/label/783. In this particular blog post, I have even suggested that: I have earlier suggested that:-

Residual Andhra Pradesh should be divided into three smaller States for administrative convenience, to save expenditure on hiring helicopters, chartered aircraft, and also bring Government to the doorsteps of the people. Several States in North East, Himachal Pradesh, etc. will be smaller than Rayala Seema, North Andhra, South Andhra.



Central Govt. cannot evade its fecilitative role, because it is the BJP and Congress, it is the Central Government, it is the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, which have imposed the punishment of bifurcation on the People of Residual Andhra Pradesh.

4. In the same blog post 783, I wrote:

Somehow, I get an inescapable feeling that both Mr. Chandra Babu Naidu and Mr. Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy are in the grip of Realtors, and land sharks. They are irreparable. By 2019, the people of Andhra Pradesh should explore Leftist Alternatives.

5. So, should n't Residual Andhra Pradesh get ready? --for further Trifurcation into three smaller States of North Andhra, South Andhra, and Rayala Seema.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS TEST No.

Here is a 10 Multiple Choice Question Test on your favorite subject. Some Qs are actual Examination Questions, ABRIDGED & EDITED for brevity, and to facilitate easier comprehension. Actual Exam. Qs were lengthy and circumlocutive. Qs can be answered online, and score can be checked by clicking ~showprogress~ box at the end of any Q. There are minus marks of 0.25 (quarter mark) for each wrong answer. If any Qs are left out, there will be no change in score. Answers for each Q can also be checked by moving your mouse on the word `mouse` at the end of each Q. You can try and retry any number of times.

1) ARITHMETIC OF PERCENTAGES (UPSC Exam, modified): A and B are two heavy steel blocks. If B is placed on the top of A, the weight increases by 60%. How much weight will reduce with respect to the total weight of A and B, if B is removed from the top of A?
a`60% b` 45.5% c`40% d`37.5%. --

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2) CALENDAR DAYS REASONING (UPSC Exam. modified): P's birthday falls on 5th Monday of Apr. Q's b/d falls on the 5th Thursday of Nov. On which day is the birthday of R, which falls on 20th December?
a`Mon b`Thurs c`Sat d`Sun --

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3) MATHEMATICAL REASONING (UPSC Exam.): The number of times the digit 5 will appear while writing the integers from 1 to 1000:
a`269 b`271 c`300 d`302 --

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4) REASONING OF SEATING ARRANGEMENTS: Here is a seating arrangement. Aron is two seats to Sam’s left. Alan is three seats to Aron’s right. Abe is two seats to Aron’s left. Joe is six seats to Milton’s right. Don is six seats to Joe’s right. Harry is not sitting next to Aron. Question: Who sits next one seat left to Sam?
a`Aron b`Alan c`Abe d`Milton --

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5) 2019 WORLD CURRENT AFFAIRS: "5 Star" is a Political Party in
a`Australia b`France c`Germany d`Italy --

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6) NUMERICAL ABILITY: Multiply: 23 x 12 x 19?
a`5424 b`5244 c`4254 d`4542 --

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7) NUMERICAL ABILITY: Divide: 57589 / 19 =?
a`3031 b`3301 c`3103 d`3130 --

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8) REASONING OF LOGIC: From the following given statements, identify the best deduction we can make. 1. All Cricketers are rich. 2. All Footballers get Product endorsements. Deductions:
a`Those who get endorsements are rich. b`Cricketers get endorsements. c`All Footballers are rich. d`Inadequate data. --

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9) REASONING: FIND THE NEXT NUMBER IN THE SERIES: 41, 43, 47, 53, ... ?
a`59 b`58 c`56 d`55 --

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10) REASONING: FIND THE NEXT NUMBER IN THE SERIES: 41, 43, 47, 53, ... ?
a`61 b`63 c`65 d`67 --

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11) REASONING: FIND THE ODDMAN OUT from the following numbers 37, 41, 45, 47?
a`37 b`41 c`45 d`47 --

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12) REASONING: CODING: In a certain language, the word "NATIONAL" has been coded as "LZSHNMZN". The word "INFILTRATOR" can be coded as
a`RKHEMNSQZSI b`REHZSQKNMSI c`RMEHKSQZSNI d`RNQHESMKSZI --

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13) REASONING: CODING: In a certain language, the word "CITIZEN" has been coded as "NJUJAFC". The word "AMENDMENT" can be coded as
a`TEOFNFNOA b`TNOFNOFEA c`TOEFNFFOA d`TNFOENFOA --

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14) 2019 WORLD DEVELOPMENTAL ECONOMICS: Country which is estimated to have 30% of World's Natural Resources:
a`USA b`Russia c`China d`Brazil --

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15) 2019 INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS: World's Largest Lithium producer:
a`Brazil b`Australia c`Peru d`Japan --

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TODAY'S BHARTRUHARI--Sringara Satakam (100 verses of Love & Lust):

■sringara SATAKAM OF BHARTRUHARI: SERVE ANY OF THE TWO HIPS ♞:

♛ MAtsaryam utsArya vicArya kAryam
AaryA! SamAryAdAm idam vadantu:
SEvyAha nitambAha kim bhUdharANAm
uta smara smEra vilAsinInAm.♝

♛The poet is addressing wise scholars: "Oh wise reverred persons! Leaving jealousy, following due process, pl. ponder over and identify clearly, what is to be chosen between the two:♝
♛First: Serve the hips of the mountains ♝
♛Second: the hips of the damsels with Cupid-occupied hips and smiling faces.♝

TODAY'S ENGLISH GRAMMAR: :

■ENGLISH grammar: CLAUSES, SYNTAX, QUALIFIER CLAUSES ♞:
♛QUALIFIER CLAUSES and QUALIFIED WORDS should be close to one another. ♝
♛He died in the village where he was born. ♝
♛The dog that bites does not bark.♝
♛People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.♝

TODAY'S EPISODE FROM VYASA MAHABHARATA ENGL. TRANSL.: :

■VYASA MAHABHARATA TRANSLATED BY Ganguli, BOOK3, BOOK OF FOREST/m03 ♞:

DURYODHANA IN CHAINS

Alas, what greater sorrow could be mine than that I should thus be offered as a tribute unto Yudhishthira, in the very sight of the women of our household, myself in chains and plunged in misery, and under the absolute control of my enemies.

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