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According to the 2011 census, the Indian State that has the dubious distinction of having the worst male-female ratio was ______.

A) Kerala	B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Delhi	D) Haryana

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Haryana

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The velocity required to place a vehicle in orbit round the moon is _______ that required to place it in orbit round the earth

A) less than	B) Greater than
C) equal to	D) greater than or equal to

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) less than

Explanation:

This orbital velocity at the moon is less because orbital velocity = $\sqrt{r g}$

where 'r ' is the orbital radius. i.e the distance of the body from the center of the earth and 'g' is the acceleration due to gravity on the body in question. In the case of the moon, both r and g are less than in the case of the earth.

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Which Indian born scientist was awarded the Nobel prize in Astrophysics

A) Prof Chandra Shaker	B) Sir C.V.Raman
C) Satyendra Nath Bose	D) Vikram Sarabhai

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Prof Chandra Shaker

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Who among the following was known during the days of the Revolt of 1857 as 'Danka Shah'?

A) Shah Mal	B) Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah
C) Nana Sahib	D) Tantia Tope

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah

Explanation:

Ahmadullah Shah Madrasi alias Danka Shah (1789-1858), a descendant of the Qutub Shahi family of the Deccan, was in Faizabad when the sepoys mutinied in Meerut. He threw himself into the movement then and there. This was why he also came to be known as Ahmadullah Shah Faizabadi.

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What is seismic zone extending at an angle of about $45^{o}$ from the base of an ocean trench, down through lithosphere to the asthenosphere known as?

A) Appleton layer	B) Benioff zone
C) Conard discontinuity	D) Convergence zone

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Benioff zone

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Student specific scholarships are awarded to students who

A) have impressive academic achievements	B) are members of a certain group
C) have impressive athletic accomplishments	D) demonstrates a specific skill

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) have impressive academic achievements

Explanation:

A scholarship is an award of financial aid that helps students to continue their studies further by a popular donor or from the scheme of the government. Student specific scholarships are awarded to students who have impressive academic achievements.

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The size of gear is usually specified by

A) pitch circle diameter	B) diametral pitch
C) pressure angle	D) circular pitch

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) pitch circle diameter

Explanation:

The size of gear is usually specified by pitch circle diameter.

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Hypnology is the study of

A) blood	B) nerves
C) sleep	D) disease

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) sleep

Explanation:

Hypnology is the study of sleep.

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