GK Answer Key 1-8
GK Answer Key 1-8
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6. o, 7. u, 8. e, 9. u, 10. u, 11. a,
II. 1. C, 2. Z, 3. N, 4. E, 5. F, 6. H,
III. 1. L, 2. X, 3. E, 4. N, 5. V, 6. A,
7. P, 8. I, 9. O.
Monkey.
yourself.
3. HORNS, 4. TUSKS.
it yourself.
Ve g e t a b l e ,
d a u g h t e r,
TIGER (C) 1. a, 2. j, 3. a, 4. c, 5.
h, 6. b
Page
Earth, 4. Sun.
COCKROACH, BUTTERFLY,
4.
s i s t e r,
5.
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H O U S E F LY,
, 6.
, 7.
, 8.
, 9.
.
Page 37 : (A) 1. Rainbow, 2.
Forest, 3. Clouds, 4. Hill, 5. Rain,
6. Waterfall. (B) 1. Sky, 2. Forest,
Ve g e t a b l e ,
3. Hill, 4. Green.
SPIDER.
Page 23 : 1. A, 2. A, 3. B, 4. B, 5.
B, 6. A, 7. A, 8. A, 9. B.
Try it yourself.
Page 25 : 1. Y, 2. Y, 3. Y, 4. N, 5. Y,
6. Y, 7. N, 8. Y.
Library.
PART 1
Page 6: [A] 1. (4), 2. Blue,
6. (14).
6. Camel.
[B] 1. Circle,
2. Rectangle, 3. Rectangle.
5. (e), 6. (b).
5. Carrot,
6. Onion, 7. Turnip,
6. Teacher.
yourself.
Page 20 :
1.
2.
3.
4.
5. FEBRUARY
6.
MON
4. (a), 5. (c).
3. Lotus, 4. Sunflower.
3. Crow, 4. Swan, 5.
8. Toy, 9. Stable.
Dove,
Banyan, 3. Hockey.
Page
5. Deserts.
3. Dussehra, 4. Gurupurab, 5.
5. Tent, 6. Apartment.
Mukherjee, 5. Pt.
Jawahar-lal
4. Kerala.
Nehru, 6.National
Festivals, 7.
th
53:
[A]
1.
8:30,
Chowdhary, 3. Spiderman,
(a), 5. (d).
Try it yourself.
yourself.
6. Flute.
4. Calculator.
6. Smell.
5. Basketball, 6. Hockey.
3. (
), 4. (
), 5. (
).
2 . R a d i o , 3 . N e w s p a p e r,
4. Telephone,
5. Letter, 6.
6. Mother Teresa.
Page 30: [A] 1. D, 2. W, 3. W,
4. W, 5. D, 6. D. [B] Try it yourself.
Page 31: 1. Calf, 2. Lamb,
Rickshaw, Aeroplane.
4
8. Saina Nehwal.
9. Jumping.
Page 52: 1. Balloons-3,
2. Rabbit-1,
3. Girls-2,
4. Dustbin-1,
5. Slide-1,
5
PART 2
Page 5: [A] 1. (d), 2. (a),
5. farms.
3. Trapeze, 4. Unicyclist, 5.
2. Kathak,
3. Odissi,
4. Bharatnatyam, 5. Manipuri,
3. Chameleon, 4. Caterpillar,
5. Honeybee.
[B] (2).
18. clock.
10. Clock.
3. goldsmith, 4. scientist,
P a g e 2 6 : 1 . T h u r s d a y,
2 . M o n d a y,
9. (d).
drawfs, 3. wolf.
Page 9: 1. Sunflowers,
2. Seahorse, 3. football,
4. Peacock.
3. Banana, 4. Watermelon,
Page 10:
cotton.
6. Elephant,
7. Ostrich,
8 . D o n k e y,
9. Pigeon,
10. Locust.
it yourself.
2. 30 January, 3. 26 January,
4. 15 August, 5. 2 October,
8. electronic.
6. 15 January.
3 . We e k e n d ,
4 . F e b r u a r y,
5 . F r i d a y,
6 . S a t u r d a y,
7. April,
4. Snowfall,
8. December, 9. January.
8. Lightning.
5. Scissors,
Wrench.
(F), 4. (F).
2.(6,12,18,24,30,36),3.(b,c,d,e,f,
r o p e w a l k e r, 2 . M a g i c i a n ,
g,h),4.(S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z), 5. (P,Q,
7
6. Spanner,
=6
4. Maharashtra, 5. Assam,
2. Jupiter, 3. Earth.
3. Balloon.
3. North, 4. South.
2. Cuckoo, 3. Penguin,
15. won.
Tulsi, Coriander.
3. Cereals, 4. Vegetables,
(25), 12.(3).
5. Pond.
J a p a n ,
5.Canada,
7. Australia, 8. Bangladesh, 9.
9. Mridangam.
USA.
[ B ] 1 . Vi r e n d r a S e h w a g ,
2. Members of Parliaments,
Oven, 5. Weighing
Singh, 5. Bahai.
Machine.
5. Insects, 6. Birds.
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=5
=4
4 .
11.
I t a l y ,
6 . G e r m a n y,
Machine,
PART 3
4 . c o l o u r, 5 . c a r d a m o m ,
7. Rajasthani, 8. Punjabi,
9 . A s s a m e s e , 1 0 . Ta m i l ,
7. cheaper, 8. costliest.
11 . K a n n a d a , 1 2 . H i n d i ,
3. (
), 4. (
).
1. desert, 2. mountains,
6. plains.
bridge.
5. behind.
2.
4. Kartikeyan, 5. Saraswati, 6.
Bachchan, 4. Makdee.
2. Snake, 3. Mosquito.
[B]1.Gandhari, 2. Kumbhkaran,
3. Ayodhya, 4. Kurukshetra.
5. Badminton, 6. Cricket,
games.
(
), 9.(
).
4. Maintaining.
2. Gondola.
m e a l t a s t y, 3 . c o l o u r i n g ,
Krishna,
1. Brahma,
3.Lakshmi,
9. Football.
7. (
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11. (
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15. (
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). [B]
1. Moon, 2. Cosmonauts, 3. No,
4. Black.
Page 29: 1. (g), 2. (a), 3. (e), 4. (f),
5. (d), 6. (i), 7. (b), 8. (h), 9. (c).
Page 30: 1. (c), 2. (e), 3. (d),
4. (b), 5. (a), 6. (g), 7. (h), 8. (i),
11
1. BA
2. Y0
5. Books, 6. Vegetables,
6 . L a d y ' s f i n g e r, 7 . P o t a t o ,
4.
5. True 6.
8. Cauliflower, 9. Turnip.
3.
4.
stick, 5. Printer.
Yourself.
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2.
3. Hinduism, 4. Sikhism.
[B]
1.
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6. Boxer,
7. Weightlifter, 8. Singer,
9. Musician.
Page 53: [A] 1. Sarod, 2. Tabla,
3. Shehnai, 4. Flute, 5. Santoor,
6. Violin. [B] 1. (T), 2. (T), 3. (F),
4. (F), 5. (T).
10. (d).
3. (a), 4. (c).
5.
, 6. (15, 10,
8 . A k s h a r d h a m Te m p l e ,
9. Chattarpur Temple.
2 . ( 3 3 3 3 = 8 1 ) ,
3. (4 4 = 16), 4. (100 = 75 +
25),5.(5510+5=50),
2. Jainism 3. Zoroastrianism,
9. Ruler.
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erruption,2. Drought, 3. Cyclone,
4. Flood, 5. Earthquake,
13
5. misbehave, 6. irregular,
7. irresponsible, 8. misfit,
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[B] 1.
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5
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7 6
, 3.(20).
, [C]
yourself.
[B]
PART 4
Page 5: 1. (a), 2. (b), 3. (a),
8. Python.
years, 11. 1.
[B]
7.
Vipers,
8.
5. Bangladesh, 6. Myanmar,
Pal.
3.
Williams,
2 . D a ff o d i l , 3 , H i b i s i c u s ,
4. Gladiolus, 5. Marygold,
Sunita
2. Conjunctivitis, 3. Scurvy,
Mumps,
1.
Giraffe,
Page
14
7
67:
2
9
Biking, 6. Kayaking.
Metres, 5. Carat, 6.
Decibels,
4. (iii), 5. (iv).
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Contents, 3. Appendix,
4. Bibliography, 5. Spine,
Peter.
1 8 . E l e p h a n t , 19. Eagle,
Lanka,
[B] 1. (
), 2. (
), 3. (
), 4. (
),
5. (
)
2 . P r i n t e r, 3 . S p e a k e r s ,
3. Vikrama Sarabhai, 4. J. C.
Try yourself.
Dr. C. V. Raman.
[B]
3. Beach, 4. Chrysanthemun,
4. (11).
5. Cornflower, 6. Kangaroo,
13
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7
12
1. Kakapo,
2. Kiwi, 3. Cassowaries,
4. Ostrich, 5. Weka, 6. Rhea, 7.
Emu, 8. Penguin, 9. Takahe. [B]
1. (f), 2. (t), 3. (t), 4. (f), 5. (f).
P a g e 2 1 : 1 . Wa t e r L i l y,
2. Yellow Flag Iris, 3. Lotus,
4. Hydrilla, 5. Water Spinach, 6.
Watercress, 7. Duckweed, 8.
Water Lettuce.
16
8.
Shivnarine
1. 1 + 2 = 3
2. 7 1 = 6
3. 2 1 = 2
4. 6 / 2 = 3
5. 7 + 5 = 12
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6 . H y g r o m e t e r, 7 . S c a l e ,
8. Mangalore, 9. Gwalior,
2. Christianity, 3. Confucianism,
8. Weighing Scale.
1 0 . M u m b a i , 11 . C a l i c u t ,
4.Hinduism, 5. Judaism,
1 2 . A i z a w a l , 1 3 . J a i p u r,
9. Islam.
Page 38: [A ] 1. (
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Question, 3. Statement,
18. Delhi.
7. (
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).
4. Instruction, 5. Statement, 6.
Exclamation, 7. Statement, 8.
Exclamation.
Try it yourself.
3. Liquids, 4. Gases.
16th October.
3.
Diaz,
6. Shalimar Garden.
2. Kathak,
Corte Real.
4. Kuchipudi, 5. Kathak,
6. Mohiniattam, 7. Odissi,
8. Bharatnatyam, 9. Kathakali.
7. (
), 8. (
). [B] 1. (t), 2. (t),
9. (a).
3 . P o r c e l a i n , 4 . R u b b e r,
1. (
), 2. (
), 3. (
), 4. (
).
5. Leather,
Page
3. Manipuri,
6. Cotton. [C]
4. Combs.
Bartholomew
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1 . Ta j m a h a l ,
9. Ivory.
D a r w a z a , 5 . J a l a n d h a r,
4. Barometer, 5. Anemometer,
6. Bilaspur, 7. Bengaluru,
18
19
4. 5 minutes,
5.
2. Brachisaurus, 3. Megalosau-
7.Corythosaurus,8. Styracosau-
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rus, 9. Ankylosaurus.
4. Playing, 5. Had.
6. Bangladesh, 7. Israel,
8. France, 9. China.
Page
Idli.
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69:
1.
Rasgulla,
PART 5
Page 5: 1. (e), 2. (g), 3. (h),
9. (f).
14. tiger,
5. Tungsten, 6. Mica.
2. Fenugreek, 3. Basil,
shmi Pandit.
4. Madagascar Periwinkle,
5 . T h y m e , 6 . R o s e m a r y,
3. Wordsworth, 4. Winston
9. Aloe vera.
teachers.
Govern-
2. Canada, 3. Hongkong,
Joint, 7. Tarsi.
1. MF Hussain, 2. Leonardo da
7.
8.
United
Rabindranath Tagore.
Kingdom,9. Abu
Dhabi,
3 . Va n g u a r d , 4 . S u r v e y o r,
7. Columbia, 8. Pathfinder,
1 4 . I t a l y, 1 5 . A u s t r a l i a ,
9. Mariner 10.
Robin.
3. Automobile, 4. Bobbypin,
yourself.
8. Fall,
19.
C o l o r,
22. Organdy.
Page 19: [A] 1. Mum, 2. Dad,
3. Ewe, 4. Keep, 5. Level,
4. (b). [C] 1. To err is human; to
22
5. (b).
A m b e d k a r, 4 . P r e s i d e n t ,
G e r m a n y,
sticks.
3
2
[B]
5
9
8
3. (26), 4. (54).
4. (c), 5. (a).
3. Carbohydrates, 4. Fibre.
5. (b).
6.
3. (c), 4. (b).
1290AD), 6. (1290AD-1316AD),
7. (1320AD-1412AD),8. (1414
AD-1451AD), 9. (1451AD-
1526AD),10.
(1336AD-
1 5 6 5 A D ) , 11 . ( 1 3 4 7 A D -
11 . J a p a n , 1 2 . Z a m b i a ,
15. Madagascar.
4. (a).
Tai w a n , 2 . S a u d i A r a b i a ,
3. Atharva, 4. Akbar.
2. Jayalalitha Jayaram,
Page 50: 1.
4. Kumari Mayawati,
Entertainment. [B] 1. (
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2.
(
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5. Rabri
5. Monopoly, 6. Carrom, 7.
China. 3. (765+324=1089,
Chess.
859+743=1602), 4.(4).
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P a g e 5 9 : 1 . Ta e k w o n d o ,
5.
Kungfu,
6.
Kendo,
7. Silambam, 8. Jujitsu.
5. (e), 6. (d).
7.Discovery, 8.Minesweeper,
9. Himalayas.
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1.
2.
2 1 5
5 2 1
1 5 2
9. Hyderabad.
3.
6
4
2
4.
5. Try yourself.
7. Floating Crane.
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PART 6
Page 5: 1. (c), 2. (a), 3. (b), 4. (a),
[B] 1. P, 2. J, 3. P, 4. J, 5. P, 6. J, 7.
P, 8. J, 9. H.
3. to receive, 4. opening,
26. (y).
P a g e 7 : [ A ] 1 . A n a r c h y,
2. Democracy, 3. Oligarchy,
4. (e), 5. (c).
6. Vasant, 7. Asa.
3. Basketball, 4. Billiards,
of
2. BADMINTON,3. BILLIARDS,
4 . D E R B Y, 5 . C R I C K E T,
6. GOLF, 7. FOOTBALL.
B. Shelley,
9. Alfred Tennyson,
7 . K a b i r, 8 . B h a r t e n d u
3. Hawaii, 4. Philippines,
Harishchandra, 9. Tulsidas.
3. 6 years, 4. 40 years, 5. 10
5 . C H O C O L AT E D R I N K ,
6. ESPRESSO, 7. LASSI,
8. SQUASH, 9. CAPPUCCINO,
10. SATTU.
universal gravitation,
law of motion.
N, 4. N, A, 5. A, N, 6. A, N, 7. N, A,
8. A, N, 9. N, A, 10. A, N, 11. N, A.
[B] Do it yourself.
6. Rhinoceros, 7. Giraffe,
2. invisible, 3. irrefutable,
8. Hippopotamus, 9. Gazelle
4. irreligious, 5. insignificant,
6. insincere, 7. irreversible,
8. indecent, 9. impure,
20. Japan.
G a s , 9 . B a k i n g P o w d e r,
3. The first
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4. (c), 5. (d).
Bishop, 4. Queen,
rush.
Tomatina Festival.
B o b b y F i s c h e r, 3 . G a r r y
Vishwanathan Anand
Swing.
18. 2018.
14. (a).
6. NEON, 7. NITROGEN, 8.
MERCURY.
(c).
Chand.
Bowling, 3. Canoeing, 4.
below brain.
Underwater
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Peres, 10. Third.
(O
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(O
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2. MAGINOT, 3. LINE OF
(P
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CONTROL, 4. HINDENBURG,
(P
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5. RADCLIFFE, 6. SIEGFRIED,
Page 47: 1. (c), 2. (b), 3. (a),
7. ODER NEISSE.
H o c k e y,
7.
7. Kolkata, 8.
7. Meek, 8. Smithereens,
Visakhapatnam,
5. King, 6.
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Guindy.
(a), 5. (b).
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4. (P
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Information.
W e a t h e r, 2 . G l a c i e r s , 3 .
(c).
2. Do it yourself. 3. Astronautics, 4.
3. Inertia, 4. ion,
Chemistry.
(b).
1 5 .
P R O B O T, 3 . H R P 4 C , 4 .
ROBOTRIX, 5. DROIDS, 6.
ASIMO, 7. CYBORG.
Punjab.
5 . D e l h i , 6 . L u c k n o w, 7 .
W e s t
SHAKESPEARE, 8. BARD OF
B e n g a l ,
DESTINY.
(b).
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PART 7
Page 5: [A] 1. (a), 2. (b), 3. (c),
9. Limerick,10. Monologue
1 0 . R o t a t i o n , 11 . H e a r t ,
Percussion.
Latin, 4. French,
De-Himalaya.
5. Gilli-Danda, 6. Pallanguli.
2. Regeneration, 3. reproduction,
ation,
10. Ovule,
11. Ovules,
9. Canada,10. Pakistan,
11 . R h i n o c e r o s B e e t l e s ,
2. Babylonian civilisation,
1 2 . A u s t r a l i a n D r a g o n f l y,
Civilisation, 5. Chinese
Civilisation.
Cooperation. 2. Association of
1. Schedule 1, 2. Schedule 4,
3. Schedule 8, 4. Schedule 3.
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8. 72.
5. Sravana, 6. Bhadrapada, 7.
9. Golden Toad.
Asvina,
2. Typesetters, 3. Coiffeur,
4. Astronomer, 5.Cartographer,
Chaitra, 2. Bhadrapada, 3.
Asvina, 4. Magha.
8. Spanish 8 Reales.
8.
Kartika,
9.
5 minutes,
3.
3
3. Winter Session.
4
1
D e s i g n e r, 1 4 . I l l u s t r a t o r,
2. Bengali, 3. Marathi,
4. Mayalayam, 5. Hindi,
6. Kannada, 7. Konkani,
8. Kashmiri, 9. Gujarati,
2. Spinster, 3. Polygamy,
4. Espionage, 5. Atheist,
6. Posthumous, 7. Glossary,
8. Orchard, 9. Perseverance,
Secunderabad, 8. Kochi,
9.Visakhapatnam,
10.
Denison, 4. Lord
Lawrence,
5. Lacewing, 6. Stonefly,
7. Silverfish.
House, Calcutta.
Commission, 2. Election
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Commission, 3. Central
Information Commission, 4.
Planning Commission, 5.
8. Barrel eyes.
Commission, 8. National
7. Henbane.
Commission on Farmers.
Phevos, 7. Izzy.
14. (b).
Kalaripayattu, 8. Archery, 9.
20. Sirius A.
vallamkali.
9. Bodhran.
To m o g r a p h y
4. (a).
Ve n t i l a t o r, ( 5 ) S p h y g m o -
manometer, 6. Electrocardio-
department.
Lakshadweep, 5. Chandigarh, 6.
Pondecherry, 7. Delhi.
lining.
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(2)
Ultra
Glassuring Transparent
V. Giri, 6. G. S. Pathak, 7. R.
Amir Khan.
Venkataraman, 8. Dr. S. D.
Krishna K a n t , 11 . B . S .
Intellectual Disabilities, 2.
Ansari.
5. Athens.
Page 64: [A ] 1. F, 2. T, 3. F, 4. T,
5. T, 6. T, 7. T. [B] 1. E-mail, 2.
Web.
5. waste, 6. Coagulation, 7.
m a r r o w, 1 2 . t h r e e , 1 3 .
and Hepatitis C.
Pack-tu,
20. Mura.
17.
Buddhist,
PART 8
Page 5: 1. John Cabot, 2. Vasco
[B] 1. T, 2. T, 3. F, 4. F, 5. T.
Livingstone, 7. Christopher
Page 6: [A] 1. e, 2. d, 3. g, 4. b, 5.
a, 6. f, 7. h, 8. c. [B] 1. d, 2. f, 3. g,
1848 - 49 AD.
4. h, 5. c, 6. e, 7. b, 8. a. [C] 1.
Pieta.
Page 8: 1. e, 2. a, 3. i, 4. g, 5. h, 6.
Hindustan Samachar.
z, 25. w, 26. u.
Spinnerets, 5. Protein.
5. SIS.
3. England, 4. Scotland, 5.
Bangladesh, 6. Germany, 7.
Hindustan
yourself.
Petroleum
T, 5. F. [C] 1. (
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), 3.(
), 4.
(
), 5. (
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18. Dialect.
26. (u).
Jour.
Gothic, 3. Renaissance, 4.
Art, 7. Modern.
Shepherd. [B] 1. c, 2. d, 3. e, 4. a,
2.Commutator, 3. Electro-
cloning, 9. Molecular.
cardiograph, 4. Spherometer, 5.
Cousteau, 4. Theodore
Magaphone, 6. Rectifier, 7.
Pyknometer, 8. Gyroscope, 9.
Eudiometer.
Bromeliad, 3. Bougainvilla, 4.
Stockings.
Tualang trees.
= 3.
Abacus, 3. Marriage, 4.
Challengers Bangalore, 4.
Semantics, 3. Slang, 4.
Vernacular, 5. Neologism, 6.
Kings.
5. Fungus, 6. Plankton, 7.
5. Generator, 6. Pollution, 7.
[B]
(2) D
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(c), 9. (g).
King
Sikes.
e, 6. b. [B] 1. T, 2. T, 3. F, 4. T, 5. F.
Twelfth Night.
Party.
Egyptologist, 8. Retailer, 9.
Referee.
5. T.
Vajrasana, 3. Vrikshasana, 4.
Ardhachandrasana, 5. Chakra-
(
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), 5. (
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Page 52: [A] 1. verb, 2. noun, 3.
sana, 8. Trikonasana.
(
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Triangles = 12.
R u s s i a , 11 . J a p a n , 1 2 .
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3. Sunglasses, 4. Car, 5.
Herbalism, 3. Naturopathy, 4.
Maharashtra, 2. Aurangabad,
Ayurveda, 5. Homeopathy, 6.
Unani,
2. (c), 3. 6, 4. 24.
7. Acupuncture, 8.
Hypnosis.
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