Q. Which layer of Earth's atmosphere reflects radio waves back to Earth?

 ◉ Stratosphere

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 ◉ Troposphere

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 ◉ Medium

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 ◉ ionosphere

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Q. Through which medium can the sound not pass?

 ◉ With water

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 ◉ With air

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 ◉ Steel

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 ◉ from vacuum

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Q. Why can two thin shirts keep us warmer than one thick shirt in winter?

 ◉ Two thin shirts become thick, so prevent the transmission of heat

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 ◉ There is no radiation of heat

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 ◉ The layer of air between the two shirts acts as an insulating medium.

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 ◉ The air layer between two shirts works as a conductor

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Q. Which gas is mainly used for artificial ripening of fruits?

 ◉ Methane

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 ◉ Ethylene

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 ◉ acetylene

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 ◉ Ethane

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Q. Manikya (Ruby) and Sapphire are the oxides of?

 ◉ Copper

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 ◉ silicon dioxide

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 ◉ aluminum

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 ◉ Iron

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Q. What energy is converted into light energy in a photo cell?

 ◉ in electrical energy

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 ◉ Rasayani in energy

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 ◉ In heat

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 ◉ In status energy

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Q. Where has the world's largest bio-fuel plant with a production capacity of 110 million liters of fuel per year been set up?

 ◉ In london

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 ◉ in Brazil

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 ◉ In America

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 ◉ In Australia

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Q. According to the World Health Organisation, bird flu virus cannot be transmitted through food that has been cooked in-

 ◉ above 70 °C

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 ◉ Above 60 ° C

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 ◉ Above 50 ° C

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 ◉ Above 80 ° C

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Q. What is the science of making maps called?

 ◉ cartography

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 ◉ Geology

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 ◉ Geography

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 ◉ Capology

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Q. Who is called the 'Father of Indian Missile Technology'?

 ◉ Dada bhai naureji

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 ◉ Albert einstein

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 ◉ Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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 ◉ Dr. U. R. Rao

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Q. The capital of IMF is formed by whose contribution?

 ◉ member states

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 ◉ Borrow

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 ◉ Deficit finance system

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 ◉ Loan

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Q. Where is the National Academy of Agricultural Research Management located?

 ◉ In Bengal

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 ◉ in Hyderabad

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 ◉ In Nepal

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 ◉ In Chennai

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Q. Which type of electricity is produced the most in India?

 ◉ Hydroelectric

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 ◉ Nuclear power

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 ◉ thermal power

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 ◉ Solar power

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Q. Who was the President of the Indian National Congress when the Mountbatten Plan of Independence was accepted?

 ◉ Acharya J. B. Kriplani

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 ◉ Maulana Azad

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 ◉ Sardar Patel

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 ◉ Jawaharlal Nehru

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Q. What should be the minimum age of a candidate to contest the election of Parliament?

 ◉ 40 years

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 ◉ 24 years

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 ◉ 25 years

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 ◉ 30 years

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Q. Who developed the idea that "the means justify the ends"?

 ◉ Sardar Patel

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 ◉ Mahatma Gandhi

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 ◉ Maulana Azad

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 ◉ Lala Lajpat Rai

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Q. Who said that "the real seat of taste is not the tongue, but the mind"?

 ◉ Ram Prasad Bismil

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 ◉ Sukhdev Thapar

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 ◉ Mahatma Gandhi

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 ◉ Ali Jinnah

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Q. In which amendment act were the changes made in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution?

 ◉ 44th Amendment Act, 1979

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 ◉ 40th Amendment Act, 1976

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 ◉ 42nd Amendment Act, 1976

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 ◉ 38th Amendment Act, 1975

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Q. What kind of temples are the caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora?

 ◉ Buddhists and Jains

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 ◉ Hindu, Buddhist and Jain

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 ◉ Buddhists

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 ◉ Hindus and Jains

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Q. What should be the maximum period of gap between two sessions of either House of the Parliament?

 ◉ Two months

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 ◉ Four months

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 ◉ six months

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 ◉ No month

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Q. What was the original name of Tansen, the most famous musician in Akbar's court?

 ◉ Tanasukh

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 ◉ Ramtanu Pandey

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 ◉ Chitralohan

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 ◉ Tanna

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Q. What was the important feature of the Act of 1935?

 ◉ Federal form of government

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 ◉ Non -autonomy

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 ◉ provincial autonomy

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 ◉ A reflection of demanding a big role in government

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Q. The seven pagodas of Mahabalipuram bear witness to the art patronized by whom?

 ◉ Cheras

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 ◉ Chol

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 ◉ Pallavas

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 ◉ Pandya

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Q. Who was the Governor General of India during the Revolt of 1857?

 ◉ Lord Litton

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 ◉ Lord Dalhousie

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 ◉ Lord Harding

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 ◉ lord canning

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Q. To which clan did Buddha belong?

 ◉ Ikshvaku

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 ◉ Cool

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 ◉ Sakya

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 ◉ Slave

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Q. In which decade was the negative growth rate in the population of India recorded?

 ◉ 1952

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 ◉ 1911

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 ◉ 2011

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 ◉ 1961

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Q. What kind of resource is water?

 ◉ non-living and renewable resources

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 ◉ Incest resources

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 ◉ Visible resources

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 ◉ Bio -resources

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Q. Which river of India is called Vriddha Ganga?

 ◉ Godavari

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 ◉ Narmada

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 ◉ Dark woman

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 ◉ Kaveri

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Q. Where is the capital of Tanzania?

 ◉ Dare-Salaam

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 ◉ Bamco

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 ◉ Maseru

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 ◉ Dodoma

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Q. What is the number of chambers in the human heart?

 ◉ Five

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 ◉ two

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 ◉ Three

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 ◉ four

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Q. By whom are the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands separated from each other?

 ◉ 10 degree channel

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 ◉ Bay of Bengal

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 ◉ Great channel

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 ◉ Andaman Sea

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Q. Which blood group does the omnivore belong to?

 ◉ A

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 ◉ B

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 ◉ AB

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 ◉ O

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Q. Vitamin which helps in blood clotting is-

 ◉ vitamin D

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 ◉ Vitamin 'K'

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 ◉ vitamin C

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 ◉ Vitamin A

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Q. What are 'IC chips' for computers usually made of?

 ◉ Steel

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 ◉ Plastic

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 ◉ from silicon

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 ◉ Copper

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Q. The members of which component of the United Nations have veto power?

 ◉ the Soviet Union

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 ◉ Joint national association

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 ◉ National council

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 ◉ security Council

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Q. Why is helium gas used instead of hydrogen gas in gas balloons?

 ◉ Hydrogen is found in abundance

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 ◉ Is more permanent

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 ◉ Because helium is a lighter gas than hydrogen

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 ◉ Because helium is heavy gas than hydrogen

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Q. What is the reason that water is not effective in extinguishing a fire caused by petrol?

 ◉ Because the flame is so hot that water is unable to cool it

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 ◉ Because water and petrol are immiscible with each other and petrol forms the top layer, hence keeps on burning

✅ Correct

 ◉ Water and petrol are mixed in each other.

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 ◉ Chemical reaction occurs in water and petrol

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