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The novelist, poet and critic of which language has been conferred with Jnanpith Award for 2015?

 

A) Bengali B) Telugu
C) Odia D) Gujarati
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Gujarati

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Q:

1 Joule is Equal to

A) 10^3 ergs B) 10^6 ergs
C) 10^7 ergs D) 10^5 ergs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10^7 ergs

Explanation:

1 Joule107 ergs = 0.000239 Kilo Calories.

      • Joule is the Unit of Energy.

Joule is equal to Energy transferred to an object when a force of One Newton acts on that object in the direction of its motion through a distance of one metre.(1 N-m)

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Q:

 A mixture of sand and naphthalene can be separated by

A) Fractional distillation B) Sublimation
C) Chromatography D) Any of them
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sublimation

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Q:

Sikkim was made an integral part of India under the

A) 36th Amendment B) 39th Amendment
C) 40th Amendment D) 42 Amendment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 36th Amendment

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Q:

The largest southern most single Island in India is

A) Rameswaram Island B) Minicoy Island
C) Car Nicobar Island D) Great Nicobar Island
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Great Nicobar Island

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Which commission made the recommendations which formed the basis for the Punjab Reorganisation Act which created the states Punjab and Haryana

A) Dhar Commission B) Dass Commission
C) Shah Commission D) Mahajan Commission
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Shah Commission

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What is the third most common gas found in the air we breathe ?

A) Argon B) Neon
C) Carbondioxide D) Hydrogen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Argon

Explanation:

The most common gas people breathe from clean air is nitrogen. Air is a mixture of gases, and the air on Earth contains about 78 percent nitrogen and about 21 percent oxygen. Argon, carbon dioxide neon, helium, methane, krypton, hydrogen and xenon are in much smaller amounts.

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Q:

Which was the 1st non test playing country to beat India in an international match

A) Canada B) Sri Lanka
C) Zimbabwe D) East Africa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sri Lanka

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