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Which one of the following statements with regard to the winter solstice is correct?

A) The South Pole experiences 24 hours of darkness. B) It occurs on June 21.
C) The North Pole experiences 24 hours of darkness. D) The Sun is at aphelion.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The North Pole experiences 24 hours of darkness.

Explanation:

On December 21, the earth is in an equivalent position on the opposite points in its orbit, So the South pole is tipped towards the sun and North pole away from it resulting in 24 hours of darkness at the North pole, as the sun is overhead on the Tropic of Capricorn. This phenomenon is winter solstice; while on June 21, North pole is tipped towards the Sun but the South pole is tipped away from the sun resulting in 24 hours of darkness on the South Pole, as the sun is overhead on the Tropic of Cancer.This phenomenon is summer solstice; while Aphelion is the position of the earth in its orbit when it is at its distant point from the sun.

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What is the value of the Least Distance of Distinct vision (in cm) for a normal human being?

A) 2.5 B) 25
C) 58 D) 60
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 25

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Who was the first batsman to be given out by a third-umpire?

A) Virat Kohli B) Graeme Smith
C) Jacques Kallis D) Sachin Tendulkar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sachin Tendulkar

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Consider the following statement :“So much is wrung from the peasants, that even dry bread is scarcely left to fill their stomachs.”

Who among the following European travellers had made the above statement about the condition of peasantry in the Mughal Empire?

A) Francisco Pelsaert B) Francois Bernier
C) Jean-Baptiste Tavemier D) Niccolao Manucci
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Francisco Pelsaert

Explanation:

But while the average Mughal farmer produced more than in later times, he most probably produced less than in earlier times. On the whole, the Mughal period was marked by agricultural stagnation, if not slump. The per capita yield was declining, and the average man in Mughal India probably had less to eat than before. 'The surplus income left to the peasant was tending to decrease, where it had not already vanished,' says Moreland. 'The provinces,' says Pelsaert, 'are so impoverished that a jagir which is reckoned to be worth 50,000 rupees, may sometimes not yield even 25,000, although so much is wrung from the peasants, that even dry bread is scarcely left to fill their stomachs.'

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In which field Dhanwantri is given?

A) Music B) Medicine
C) Sports D) Military
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Medicine

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Monosaccharide which is responsible for the sweet taste of fruit?

A) Glucose B) Fructose
C) Mannose D) Ribose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Fructose

Explanation:

Fructose or Levulose is the monosaccharide that is responsible for the sweet taste of fruit. 

 

Monosaccharides are the simplest of all sugars, contain at least three carbon atoms, and are the building blocks of all carbohydrates.

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Calcium salts used as fertilizer is:

A) Calcium Carbide B) Calcium Carbonate
C) Calcium Cyanide D) Calcium Sulphate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Calcium Sulphate

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How many atoms are present in a (NH4)2SO4 molecule?

A) 15 B) 14
C) 13 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 15

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