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The ______________ monsoon winds carry lots of water from the Indian Ocean

A) northwest B) southwest
C) southeast D) northeast
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) southwest

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In 1981, ISRO launched India's first geostationary satellite called -

A) Aryabhata B) APPLE
C) Bhaskara II D) INSAT 1B
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) APPLE

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Particulates (< 1 μm size) remaining suspended in air indefinitely and transported by wind currents are called

A) Mists B) Fumes
C) Aerosols D) Smoke
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Aerosols

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Which one among the following stars is nearest to the earth?

A) Sirius B) Arcturus
C) Spica D) Proxima Centauri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Proxima Centauri

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Proxima Centauri is the nearest star, and on August 24, 2016 astronomers announced it likely has a planet. This star is the nearest of a triple star system, which we on Earth see with the eye alone as the single star Alpha Centauri, visible from Earth's Southern Hemisphere

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Fruits and vegetables are good sources of

A) Fats & Fibre B) Vitamins & Fats
C) Minerals & Vitamins D) Calories & Fats
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Minerals & Vitamins

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What is the name of ecologically clean rocket developed by Russia based space research center?

A) Angara B) Vostok
C) Korolev D) Luna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Angara

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The method of soil conservation in which different crops are grown in alternate rows and are sown at different times to protect the soil from rain wash is called?

A) Mulching B) Mulching
C) Rock dam D) Terrace farming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mulching

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The movement inside the Earth's crust is studied by which of the following ?

A) Geology B) Seismology
C) Plate tectonics D) Pantograph
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Seismology

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