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Q:

The credit of inventing the television goes to

A) Philo Farnsworth B) John Logie Baird
C) Charles Francis Jenkins D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Philo Farnsworth

Explanation:

The credit of inventing the television goes to Philo Farnsworth. Electronic television was first successfully demonstrated in San Francisco on Sept. 7, 1927.

 

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Q:

Which year is observed as poverty eradication year by SAARC?

A) 1995 B) 1999
C) 2005 D) 2011
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1995

Explanation:

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of nations in South Asia. Its member states include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The year 1995 is observed as poverty eradication year by SAARC.

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Q:

A gradual increase in loudness is known as

A) Crescendo B) Timbre
C) Fortissimo D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Crescendo

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Q:

An irregular mode of reproduction resulting in the development of an embryo without fertilization is called

1.Parthenogenesis 2.Apogamy 3.Sporophytic budding

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 only B) 2 only
C) 2 and 3 only D) 1, 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

In animals, parthenogenesis means development of an embryo from an unfertilized egg cell. In plants parthenogenesis is a component process of apomixis.Apogamy is a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophytedevelops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes.Adventitious embryony also called sporophytic budding, is a type of apomixis in which an embryo develops directly from nucellus or integument tissue.So, all three are correct.

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Q:

Which city was adjudged as India's Cleanest City for the third consecutive year as per Swachh Survekshan 2019?

A) Indore B) Mysuru
C) Ambikapur D) Bhopal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Indore

Explanation:

Indore city was adjudged as India's Cleanest City for the third consecutive year as per Swachh Survekshan 2019.

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Q:

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
Father (would have been appreciated) your efforts if you had informed him.

A) would be appreciated B) would have appreciated
C) should have been appreciated D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) would have appreciated

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Q:

With which country India exchanged its border maps?

A) China B) Sri Lanka
C) Pakistan D) Bangladesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bangladesh

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
(People have been long known) how important the trees are to them.

A) People have to know long B) People had long known
C) People have long known D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) People have long known

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