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Key Points 

• Puerto Rico Trench, submarine depression in the North Atlantic Ocean, roughly parallel to the northern coast of the island of Puerto Rico and lying about 75 miles to the north.
• The Puerto Rico Trench is about 1,090 miles long and 60 miles wide.
• The Puerto Rico Trench is located on the boundary between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
• The oceanic trench, the deepest in the Atlantic, is associated with a complex transition between the Lesser Antilles subduction zone to the south and the major transform fault zone or plate boundary, which extends west between Cuba and Hispaniola through the Cayman Trough to the coast of Central America.

Hence, the Puerto Rico trench is situated in the Atlantic Ocean.

The correct answer is Land Revenue

Key Points Land Revenue Tax: 

• The land revenue tax is also known as land tax or property tax.​
• A fee paid on the acquisition of a built property is called a land revenue tax.
• Basically, it is the sum that you must pay to the government on a biannual or annual basis in order to maintain land ownership.
• The tax is assessed on a variety of land and plot assets, as well as any improvements made to those lands.
• The tax is levied and collected by the State government.
• The property owner pays it to the state's municipal organisations.
• One of the main sources of income for these bodies is this tax.
• Municipalities use the money they get from the land revenue tax for upkeep and facilities like lighting, sanitation, sewage systems, water and power supply, etc.

Additional Information Corporate Tax:

A corporate entity's net income or profit from its operations, whether domestic or international, is subject to a direct tax known as corporation tax or corporate tax. The Corporate Tax Rate is the amount of tax levied in accordance with the terms of the Income Tax Act of 1961. It is levied by the Government of India.

Integrated GST:

One of the four types of GSTs imposed by the Central Government on the interstate supply of goods and services is the integrated GST, or integrated goods and services tax. The Central and State Governments (of the state where the goods/services are consumed) split the IGST income collected equally. IGST is applicable when goods/service is transferred from one state to another.

Income Tax:

A government may impose an income tax as a direct tax on the earnings of its people. The central government is required to collect this tax under the Income Tax Act of 1961. Every year, the government can alter the tax rates and income brackets in the Union Budget.

Key Points

• Agnes Grey, A Novel is the debut novel of English author Anne Bronte, first published in December 1847, and republished in a second edition in 1850.
• The novel follows Agnes Grey, a governess, as she works within families of the English gentry.
• Scholarship and comments by Anne's sister Charlotte Brontë suggest the novel is largely based on Anne Brontë's own experiences as a governess for five years.
• Like her sister Charlotte's 1847 novel Jane Eyre, it addresses what the precarious position of governess entailed and how it affected a young woman.

Hence, the novel "Agnes Grey" was written by Anne Bronte.

Key Points

• The princely State of Travancore had its own struggles and agitations of a political character from the very beginning of the British period.
• The agitations which took place in the early period had for their aim the establishment of good government and those of the later period the achievement of political rights like the association of the people with the various levels of administration.
• Towards the closing decades of the 19^th century, the educated middle class in Travancore asserted itself.
• There was widespread resentment among the educated classes against the government’s policy of importing persons from outside, particularly Tamil Brahmins to hold the most important posts in the public service even when persons with similar qualifications were available inside the State.
• It is known as the Nivarthana or Abstention in Travancore.

Hence, the movement which started in Travancore against the administrative reforms introduced in 1932 is Nivartana Agitation.

Key Points

 Subhodham:

• The Kerala government on Sunday launched a major campaign "Subodham" to help people in the state overcome alcohol, drug and other substance abuse.
• The project was launched by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and Art of Living Foundation founder Sri Sri Ravishankar in the presence of religious leaders, representatives of student organizations, and NGOs working against drug abuse.
• The "Subodham" project, envisaged by the excise department, was implemented by a high-level committee comprising experts from various fields.
• "'Subodham' heralds the first step towards 'Punarjani 2030 Project', a state government initiative to completely eradicate the menace of substance abuse in Kerala."

Hence, t**he campaign by Kerala Government against drug and alcohol addiction and other substance abuse Subhodham.

The correct answer is 'Quarrel.'

Key Points 

• Fall out means 'disagree, to quarrel (सहमत न होना, झगड़ा करना)'.
• Example: Shalini doesn't like to fall out with her friends.
• The phrase refers to a person who argues with someone and stops being friendly with them.

Hence, option 4 is the correct answer.

Additional Information

• Decrease means making or becoming smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree (घटाव, कमी).
• Collapse means suddenly falling down or giving way; failing suddenly and completely (पतन, टूटकर गिर जाना).
• Agree means having the same opinion about something; concur (सहमत होना).

The correct answer is 'Hoot.'

Key Points 

• Hoot is a short laugh or shout; to make the sound an owl makes.
• Example: The play was a real hoot.
• Warble means to sing as a bird (like a nightingale) does with a sound that rises and falls.
• Example: Birds are warbling in the trees.
• So, the owl sounds hoot.

Hence, option 3 is the correct answer.

Additional Information

• Hiss is a noise with sounds like a long "s" sound like a snake does.
• Gobble is a sound of a bird that eats quickly and noisily and sound is made by turkey male birds.
• A squeak is a short noise that is not very loud and is made by a rat.

The correct answer is 'have to.'

Key Points 

• If two subjects joined with Not only...... but also, Neither...... nor, Either...... or then the verb will be according to the second subject.
• Example: Neither Dinesh nor his friends are doing well in the examination.
• Here, in the given question two subjects "the boy" and "his parents" are given joined by "either.....or" so we use the verb according to the second subject i.e. "his parents" which is plural hence we use "have" to make the sentence grammatically correct.
• All the other options contain a singular verb. So, we eliminate all of them.

Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.

Complete Sentence: Either the boy or his parents have to apologise.

The correct answer is 'waiting.'

Key Points 

• A gerund is a word ending in "-ing" that is made from a verb and is used like a noun.
• ​Example: singing, dancing
• Here, we need a noun to explain what thing he dislikes so here there is no noun so we use gerund which is used like a noun.

Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.

Complete Sentence: I dislike waiting.

Additional Information 

• Option 1 is wrong as per the context as we need a noun that explains what work he dislikes.
• Option 3 is wrong as we don't require another verb as one verb is already given as the main verb.
• Option 4 is wrong as if we add "wait" with "dislike" then it is grammatically incorrect as both the verbs are in verbs 1^st from.

Given:

A man walking at a speed of 10 km/hr reaches his work place 15 minutes late. 

Next day, he increases his speed by 2 km/hr, but still is late by 5 minutes.

Calculation:

Let the distance of his work place from the house = x

The difference in time = (15 - 5) min = 10 min

⇒ 10/60 hr= 1/6 hr

⇒ Speed during the next journey = 10 + 2 = 12 km/ hr

According to question,

⇒ x/10 - x/12 = 1/6

⇒ x/5 - x/6 = 1/3

⇒ (6x - 5x)/30 = 1/3

x/30 = 1/3

x = 10 km

∴ The distance of work place from house = 10 km

∴ Option 3 is correct.