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Blood is

A) alkaline B) neutral
C) like a buffer D) acidic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) alkaline

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Q:

A famous hill station in Uttar pradesh is...........

A) Darjeeling B) Dalhousie
C) Kulu D) Nainital
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nainital

Explanation:

Darjeeling is in West Bengal and other two are in Himachal Pradesh.

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What is the India’s rank in the 2017 global Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI)  ?

A) 38th B) 37th
C) 36th D) 35th
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 37th

Explanation:

India has been ranked 37th out of 103 nations in the 2017 global Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI), according to a new report by the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative. The OPHI is an economic research centre at the Oxford University, led by Professor Sabina Alkire. The 2017 global MPI has covered 76% of the world’s population, living in 103 countries. The index measures the nature and intensity of poverty, based on the profile of overlapping deprivations each poor person experiences. It aggregates these into meaningful indexes that can be used to inform targeting and resource allocation and to design policies that tackle the interlinked dimensions of poverty together.

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Q:

In photography, the compound of nitrogen used is 

A) Potassium nitrate B) Silver nitrate
C) Ammonium carbonate D) Ammonium bicarbonate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Silver nitrate

Explanation:

Silver nitrate is the basic substance from which silver bromide is obtained. The photographic films are impregnated with the light sensitive AgBr.

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Q:

In the context of stock Market, the abbreviation IPO stands for

A) Immediate Payment Order B) Internal Policy Obligation
C) Initial Public Offering D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Initial Public Offering

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Q:

Country that was called as Land of Rising Sun

A) Russia B) Japan
C) Korea D) Holland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Japan

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Q:

Jaduguda mines are famous for

A) mica deposits B) uranium deposits
C) gold deposits D) iron ore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) uranium deposits

Explanation:

The Jaduguda Mine also known as Jadugoda or Jadugora is a Uranium mine in Jaduguda village in the Purbi Singhbhum district of the Indian state of Jharkhand.

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Q:

Which statement about interstate compacts is true?

A) States cannot form compacts with foreign states. B) They may involve no more than two states.
C) Congress generally must approve interstate compacts. D) Most are between the national government and foreign states.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Congress generally must approve interstate compacts.

Explanation:

Agreements made between two or more states are known as Interstate compacts. These may involve several states.

 

* Congress generally must approve interstate compacts.

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