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Sunspots appear dark because they are

A) hotter than the rest of the Sun's surface. B) more magnetic than the rest of the Sun's surface. 
C) cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface. D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface.

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Sunspots are a magnetic phenomenon on the Sun.

The reason a sunspot appears dark is that they are cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface and also the gas inside the spot where the magnetic field is strongest is only emitting about 1/4 as much light as from the rest of the solar surface. 

 

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According to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar who shall be the most important officer under the Constitution of India?

 

A) Chairman of Union Public service Commission B) Chairman of Election Commission of India
C) Chief Justice of India D) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Comptroller and Auditor General of India

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A deep crack in a glacier is called

A) A crevice B) A crevasse
C) A crack D) A cleft
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A crevasse

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Which temple is built in the form of the chariot of Surya, the Sun God with 24 wheels?

A) Soorya Narayana Temple B) Dakshinaraka Temple
C) Surya Pahar Temple D) Konark Sun Temple
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Konark Sun Temple

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Sabrimala is a Hindu pilgrimage centre located in which Tiger Reserve area?

A) Bandipur B) Kanha
C) Periyar D) Panna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Periyar

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Obligatory

 

A) Necessary B) Optional
C) Voluntary D) Liberalized
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Necessary

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

Starting late-2014, scientists of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) working _______ satellite data tracking the rift found that the defect in the Larsen C was growing _________. By 2016 the crack became 70 miles long and 300 feet ________. By January 2017 it measured 109 miles in length and 1,500metres in breadth. On July 12, it broke. The broken shelf, now __________ official iceberg, was massive, indeed the ____________-ever such iceberg, weighing 1.1trillion tons and measuring 2,200 square miles.

 

Administration (NASA) working _______ satellite data tracking

 

A) besides B) along
C) by D) with
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) with

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

Cut corners

 

 

A) Remove the sharp edges now if you don’t want to get hurt later   B) One has to sacrifice to achieve one's goals
C) Even a coward when cornered musters strength to fight back D) Do something perfunctorily so as to save time or money
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Do something perfunctorily so as to save time or money

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