Answer: D) a growing recession Explanation: A low trough is indicative of "a growing recession" since a trough indicates a general change in the business cycle, which can have varying degrees of importance. A recession could be an important decline in economic activity that goes on for quite many months.

Answer: B) 420 Explanation: Given total number of students in the class = 21   So each student will have 20 greeting cards to be send or receive (21 - 1(himself))   Therefore, the total number of greeting cards exchanged by the students = 20 x 21 = 420.

Answer: B) Brontosaurus Explanation: Although well known as one of the most iconic dinosaurs, Brontosaurus (the 'thunder lizard') has long been considered misclassified. Since 1903, the scientific community has believed that the genus Brontosaurus was in fact the Apatosaurus.

Answer: B) Ferdinand de Lesseps Explanation: The Suez Canal in Egypt, is a 101 mile long canal that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez, a northern branch of the Red Sea. It was built in 1869 by Ferdinand de Lesseps.

Answer: C) 123 Explanation: We know that, M1 × D1W1 = M2 × D2W2 Here M1 = 1, D1 = 6 min, W1 = 1 and M2 = M, D2 = 90 min, W2 = 1845   1 × 61 = M × 901845  => M = 123

As now, the time 4 : 48 pm after 45 min it will be 4:48 + 45 min = (4 hrs : 48 + 12 min) pm + 33 min = 5 hrs : 33 min pm. Hence, it is 5:33 pm.

Answer: A) Isobutyl bromide Explanation:

Answer: B) Sikkim & West Bengal Explanation: The Teesta River is a 309 km long river flowing through the Indian states of West Bengal and Sikkim, before going to Bay of Bengal through Bangladesh.