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Rust forms when _____ reacts with chemicals in rocks.

A) Water B) Oxygen
C) Nitrogen D) Carbondioxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Oxygen

Explanation:

Rust forms when oxygen reacts with chemicals in rocks, and that is often the case with many other elements in general. Like a copper nail being exposed to the air will rust.

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According to the Mercer’s 19th annual Quality of Living survey released in 2017, which of the following city has emerged as the best city in terms of living standards among Indian cities ?

A) Bengaluru B) Hyderabad
C) Ahmedabad D) Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hyderabad

Explanation:

According to the Mercer’s 19th annual Quality of Living survey released Hyderabad emerged as the best city in terms of living standards among Indian cities for the third year in a row.

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Which of the following work is not credited to Lord Dalhousie?

A) Merger of Punjab B) Merger of Bengal
C) Merger of Mysore D) Merger of Satara
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Merger of Mysore

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How many posts are reserved for women at all levels in Panchayat Raj System in India?

A) 2/3 B) 1/4
C) 1/3 D) 1/2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1/3

Explanation:

1/3 of the posts are reserved for women at all levels in Panchayati Raj System in India.

 

Panchayat Raj System in India ::

 

>> Recommend by: Balwantrai Mehta Committee 

>> System: 3-tier

>> Established by: Jawahar Lal Nehru

>> Constitutional amendment: 73rd (1992)

>> Schedule: 11th

>> First state to adopt: Rajasthan

>> Article: 243

>> Direct election: Gram Panchayat

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Q:

Laterite is chemically classified as

A) argillaceous rock B) metamorphic rock
C) caleareous rock D) sillcious rock
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) argillaceous rock

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In general, which is the cause of a land breeze?

A) Pressure B) Heat
C) Temperature D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Temperature

Explanation:

The land breeze is a coastal breeze at night blowing from the land to the ocean. It is caused by the difference in the rates of cooling of the land and of the ocean. Once again, the bigger the difference in temperature between the two, the stronger the wind.

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Q:

War is peace; Freedom is slavery; Ignorance is strength; meaning

Answer

In the novel entitled 1984 by George Orwell's, "War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength;" is one of the three slogans of the entity known only as “The Party,” English Socialist Party ("INGSOC" for short) of Oceania.


 


It means "describes the act of simultaneously accepting two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct, often in distinct social contexts."

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Q:

Which structure is not part of the Endomembrane System?

A) Chloroplast B) Plasma membrane
C) Nuclear envelope D) Golgi apparatus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chloroplast

Explanation:

The endomembrane system is composed of the different membranes that are suspended in the cytoplasm within a eukaryotic cell. These membranes divide the cell into functional and structural compartments or organelles. In eukaryotes, the organelles of the endomembrane system include the nuclear membrane, the endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, vesicles, endosomes and the cell membrane, among others.

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