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'Goldman Awards' are given for outstanding contribution in which of the following fields

A) Population Control	B) Popularization of Science
C) Conservation of Energy	D) Protection of environment

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Protection of environment

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The inability of a body to change its state of rest or uniform motion along a straight line is called its

A) momentum	B) velocity
C) acceleration	D) inertia

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) inertia

Explanation:

Flows out of Newton's first law of motion.

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The freezing point of water at 760mm pressure is

A) 0 K	B) 273 K
C) 273 C	D) -273 C

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 273 K

Explanation:

K is degree kelvin

Zero K corresponds to -273 K = C + 273

The freezing point of water being 0 C, on the kelvin scale it is 0 C + 273 K

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The law of constant proportions was enunciated by

A) Dalton	B) Berthelot
C) Avogadro	D) Proust

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Proust

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Amrita Pritam's work " A Revenue Stamp" is

A) A book of stories	B) A novel
C) A biography	D) An autobiography

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) An autobiography

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Guess the Missing number in the Number Challenge ?

A) 8	B) 32
C) 44	D) 64

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 64

Explanation:

The logic in the challenge is

$\sqrt{81} x 6 = 9 x 6 = 54$

$\sqrt{144} x 7 = 84$

Similarly, $\sqrt{64} x 8 = 8 x 8 = 64$ .

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India won its first Olympic hockey gold in

A) 1928	B) 1932
C) 1936	D) 1948

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1928

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Atmospheric pressure exerted on earth is due to

A) gravitational pull	B) rotation of earth
C) revolution of earth	D) uneven heating of earth

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) gravitational pull

Explanation:

The atmospheric pressure at the surface of the Earth is due to gravitational pull of the earth and is about 14.7 psi.

That means that the weight of a column of air which has a cross section of 1 square inch and which stretches from the surface of the Earth to space is 14.7 pounds.

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