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Extensive plantation of trees is called

A) Deforestation B) Eforestation
C) Afforestation D) Agroforestry
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Afforestation

Explanation:

Extensive plantation of trees to increase plants count is called Afforestation.

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Q:

The moon that we see in the sky is a _____.

A) Planet B) Star
C) Sun D) Satellite
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Satellite

Explanation:
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Q:

Which planet is known as the Morning Star or the Evening Star?

A) Jupiter B) Venus
C) Mercury D) Saturn
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Venus

Explanation:

Venus planet is known as the Morning Star or the Evening Star.

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Q:

Barbituric Acid was synthesized in 1864 by

A) Adolf von Baeyer B) Marie Curie
C) Mendeleev D) John Dalton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Adolf von Baeyer

Explanation:

German Chemist, Adolf von Baeyer first synthesized Barbituric Acid in 1864.

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Q:

The bankruptcy of which company initiated the Panic of 1873?

A) Republic Steel Company B) Jay Cooke & Company
C) Standard Oil Company D) Century Building Society
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jay Cooke & Company

Explanation:

Jay Cooke & Company, a major component of the United States banking establishment, found itself unable to market several million dollars in Northern Pacific Railway bonds in september 1873. Cooke's firm, like many others, had invested heavily in the railroads.

 

Hence, the bankruptcy of Jay Cooke & company initiated the Panic of 1873.

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Statement: People in Pratapgarh are not paying their telephone bills in spite of the various verbal warnings and remainders. It has now informed the subscribers through a notification that those who do not pay their bills by the due date will be charged penalty for every defaulting day.
Course of action:
a. Majority of people may pay their bills by the due date to avoid penalty.
b. People generally pay heed to such statutory notifications.

A) Only a follows B) Both a & b follows
C) Only b follows D) Neither a nor b follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Both a & b follows

Explanation:

Enforcing a penalty will motivate people to pay the bills. So, course of action a follows.
It is general tendency to act accordingly when a penalty clause slapped. So, course of action b follows.

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Q:

Which of the following is a compound sentence?

A) We can go see a movie, or we can get something to eat. B) When you get there, please remember to call me.
C) Mohan bought some new shoes and wore them to a party. D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) We can go see a movie, or we can get something to eat.

Explanation:

A compound sentence is a sentence that has at least two independent clauses joined by a comma, semicolon or conjunction. An independent clause is a clause that has a subject and verb and forms a complete thought.

Here except option A) other two options dependent.

 

Hence, A) We can go see a movie, or we can get something to eat is a compound sentence.

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Q:

The exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis is

A) 24 hrs 30 min B) 23 hrs 56 min 4.09 sec
C) 23 hrs 54 min 7.8 sec D) 24 hrs 8 sec
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 23 hrs 56 min 4.09 sec

Explanation:

The exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis is 23 hrs 56 min 4.09 sec.

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