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Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above .....

A) Tropic of Capricorn B) Tropic of Cancer
C) Poles D) Equator
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Equator

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Malachite is an ore/mineral of

A) Lead B) Manganese
C) Mercury D) Copper
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Copper

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What are Equinox days?

A) When day is smaller than night B) When day is the longest in the year
C) When day is greater than night D) When day and night are equal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) When day and night are equal

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Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), Mangalyaan was launched in

A) 2013 B) 2014
C) 2015 D) 2016
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2013

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The “Mission Mangalyaan”, also known as the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) was launched on 5 November 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was initially estimated to survive around six months, but it is still active and has captured the seasonal variations of the red planet for two Martian years.

 

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Rodentia Sciurus is the scientific name of

A) Rat B) Platypus
C) Squirrel D) Beaver
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Squirrel

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Which of the following is least likely to be an effect of global warming?

A) Increased frequency of hurricanes B) Loss of fertile delta region as for agriculture
C) Decreased rate of photosynthesis in vegetation D) Shrinking of the polar ice regions
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Decreased rate of photosynthesis in vegetation

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What is called the maximum distance from the Sun in a planet in its orbit?

A) Perihelion B) Aphelion
C) Apogee D) Perigee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Aphelion

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Thermal electricity is generated by using which of these ?

A) Coal only B) Coal and Natural Gas only
C) Coal, Natural Gas and Petroleum D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Coal, Natural Gas and Petroleum

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