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Question 1 of 20
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The age of Earth can be determined by
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The best estimate for Earth’s age is based on radiometric dating of fragments from the Canyon Diablo iron meteorite.
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The best estimate for Earth’s age is based on radiometric dating of fragments from the Canyon Diablo iron meteorite.
Question 2 of 20
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The art and science of map making is called
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Combining science, aesthetics, and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively.
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Combining science, aesthetics, and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively.
Question 3 of 20
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The speaker of Lok Sabha has to address his/her letter of resignation to
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Question 4 of 20
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The exchange of commodities between two countries is referred to as
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Bilateral trade or clearing trade is trade exclusively between two countries particularly that deals between governments, and without using hard currency for payment.
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Bilateral trade or clearing trade is trade exclusively between two countries particularly that deals between governments, and without using hard currency for payment.
Question 5 of 20
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Ethanol containing 5% water is known as
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It is highly concentrated ethanol which has been purified by means of repeated distillation, a process that is called rectification.
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It is highly concentrated ethanol which has been purified by means of repeated distillation, a process that is called rectification.
Question 6 of 20
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The material used in the manufacturing of lead pencil is
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Pencils are made from wood, glue, metal, rubber, and a graphite compound, which is the pencil “lead.”
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Pencils are made from wood, glue, metal, rubber, and a graphite compound, which is the pencil “lead.”
Question 7 of 20
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Chewing Gum is made from
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Chewing gum was made of a substance called chicle mixed with flavorings. Chicle is a latex sap that comes from the sapodilla tree.
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Chewing gum was made of a substance called chicle mixed with flavorings. Chicle is a latex sap that comes from the sapodilla tree.
Question 8 of 20
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Who among the following has the heaviest brain?
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The sperm whale has the heaviest brain: about 17.2 pounds (7.82 kilograms). Elephants do pretty well too: about 16.5 pounds for an African elephant. A human, on the average, has a measly 3.3-pound brain
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The sperm whale has the heaviest brain: about 17.2 pounds (7.82 kilograms). Elephants do pretty well too: about 16.5 pounds for an African elephant. A human, on the average, has a measly 3.3-pound brain
Question 9 of 20
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Transformer works on the principle of
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A transformer consists of two electrically isolated coils and operates on Faraday’s principal of “mutual induction”
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A transformer consists of two electrically isolated coils and operates on Faraday’s principal of “mutual induction”
Question 10 of 20
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Detergents are
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Sodium salts of fatty acids are known as hard soaps and potassium salts of fatty acids are known as soft soaps.
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Sodium salts of fatty acids are known as hard soaps and potassium salts of fatty acids are known as soft soaps.
Question 11 of 20
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Total number of bones in an adult human is
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The human skeleton is the internal framework of the body. It is composed of 270 bones at birth – this total decreases to 206 bones by adulthood after some bones have fused together. The bone mass in the skeleton reaches maximum density around age 30.
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The human skeleton is the internal framework of the body. It is composed of 270 bones at birth – this total decreases to 206 bones by adulthood after some bones have fused together. The bone mass in the skeleton reaches maximum density around age 30.
Question 12 of 20
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Radiotherapy makes use of which of the following noble gases?
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Radon is used in radiotherapy for cancer treatment.
Someplaces even have “radon spas”, which is where people stay in a radon atmosphere; some people belive that small doses of radiation can boost their energy.
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Radon is used in radiotherapy for cancer treatment.
Someplaces even have “radon spas”, which is where people stay in a radon atmosphere; some people belive that small doses of radiation can boost their energy.
Question 13 of 20
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The folk dance Garba is associated with state
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Question 14 of 20
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A spice named ‘clove’ is obtained from which part of plant?
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Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, Syzygium aromaticum. They are native to the Maluku Islands in Indonesia, and are commonly used as a spice.
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Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, Syzygium aromaticum. They are native to the Maluku Islands in Indonesia, and are commonly used as a spice.
Question 15 of 20
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Who among the following has received both Bharat Ratna and Nishan-e-Pakistan?
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Nishan-e-Pakistan is Pakistan’s highest civilian award like Bharat Ratna in India.
Desai was the only Indian national to be conferred with Nishan-e-Pakistan.
Nelson Mandela has also received both.
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Nishan-e-Pakistan is Pakistan’s highest civilian award like Bharat Ratna in India.
Desai was the only Indian national to be conferred with Nishan-e-Pakistan.
Nelson Mandela has also received both.
Question 16 of 20
16. Question
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The bank cheques are processed by using
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MICR stands for Magnetic Ink Character Recognition. It is a technology which allows machines to read and process cheques enabling thousands of cheque transactions in a short time. MICR code is usually a nine digit code
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MICR stands for Magnetic Ink Character Recognition. It is a technology which allows machines to read and process cheques enabling thousands of cheque transactions in a short time. MICR code is usually a nine digit code
Question 17 of 20
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The ability of the eye to see in the dark is due to the production of a purple pigment known as
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Rhodopsin is a biological pigment found in the rods of the retina and is a G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR).
Retinene is the aldehyde form of the polyene retinol (vitamin A) that associates with the protein opsin to form the visual purple pigment rhodopsin
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Rhodopsin is a biological pigment found in the rods of the retina and is a G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR).
Retinene is the aldehyde form of the polyene retinol (vitamin A) that associates with the protein opsin to form the visual purple pigment rhodopsin
Question 18 of 20
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Which of the following is not a vaccine?
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Progesterone is one of the hormones in our bodies that stimulates and regulates various functions. Progesterone plays a role in maintaining pregnancy. The hormone is produced in the ovaries, the placenta (when a woman gets pregnant) and the adrenal glands.
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Progesterone is one of the hormones in our bodies that stimulates and regulates various functions. Progesterone plays a role in maintaining pregnancy. The hormone is produced in the ovaries, the placenta (when a woman gets pregnant) and the adrenal glands.
Question 19 of 20
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Khaitan Trophy is associated with
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Question 20 of 20
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National Good Governance Day is observed on
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Good Governance Day is a day of national importance in India observed annually on the twenty-fifth day of December, the birth anniversary of former-PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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Good Governance Day is a day of national importance in India observed annually on the twenty-fifth day of December, the birth anniversary of former-PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee
