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The method of soil conservation in which stones, grass, soil are used to build barriers along contours and trenches are made in front of the barriers to collect water is called?

A) Mulching	B) Contour barriers
C) Rock dam	D) Terrace farming

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Contour barriers

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Mars is the _______ planet from the Sun.

A) 2nd	B) 4th
C) 6th	D) 8th

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4th

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Which of the following are constitutional provisions and laws for the protection of the rights of the Scheduled Castes in India?

1.Article 17 of the Constitution of India

2.The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955

3.The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 and 3 only	B) 1 and 2 only
C) 1, 2 and 3	D) 2 and 3 only

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1, 2 and 3

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Protective arrangements: Such measures as are required to enforce equality, to provide punitive measures for transgressions, to eliminate established practices that perpetuate inequities, etc.A number of laws were enacted to implement the provisions in the Constitution. Examples of such laws include The Untouchability Practices Act, 1955, Scheduled Casteand Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993, etc. Despite legislation, social discrimination and atrocities against the backward castes continued topersist

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Which of the following areas make the largest contribution to national income in India?

A) Industry	B) Services
C) Agriculture	D) Mining

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Services

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‘Shagun’ is a flagship scheme of which Indian state/UT?

A) Punjab	B) Maharashtra
C) Madhya Pradesh	D) Gujarat

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Punjab

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Which one of the following is the value of one nanometer?

A) 10-7 cm	B) 10-6 cm
C) 10-4 cm	D) 10-3 cm

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 10-7 cm

Explanation:

1 nanometer (nm) of length

Equals: 0.00000010 centimetres (cm) in length.

This is equal to 10^-7 cm.

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What is the fundamental unit of amount of a substance?

A) Mole	B) Candela
C) Kelvin	D) Meter

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mole

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Which one of the following takes place during a nuclear fusion?

A) a heavy nucleus bombarded by neutrons breaks up	B) a heavy nucleus breaks up spontaneously
C) two light nuclei combine to form a heavy nucleus	D) a light nucleus breaks up spontaneously

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) two light nuclei combine to form a heavy nucleus

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