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Whose winter residence did potala palace serve as till 1959 ?  

A) Jodhpur Maharaj B) Dalai lama
C) Pope D) Nepal Raju
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dalai lama

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Q:

Slip rings are usually made of

A) Aluminium B) Copper
C) Phosphor Bronze D) Carbon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Phosphor Bronze

Explanation:

A Slip ring is a ring in a dynamo or electric motor which is attached to and rotates with the shaft, passing an electric current to a circuit via a fixed brush pressing against it.

 

Slip rings are usually made of Phosphor Bronze.

 

Slip ring motors usually have a 'phase-wound' rotor. This type of rotor has a 3-phase, double-layer, distributed winding consisting of coils used in alternators. The rotor core is made up of steel laminations which have slots to accommodate formed 3-single phase windings.

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The oldest known organic compound is

A) Urea B) Methane
C) Acetic acid D) Benzene
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Acetic acid

Explanation:

In the form of vinegar, acetic acid is known from very early times. It is got by oxidation of fermented liquors (10-15%, alcohol) by air under the influence of a bacteria called 'mycoderma acetic'

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Who invented Bifocal Lens?

A) John Adams B) Benjamin Franklin
C) James Madison D) Thomas Jefferson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Benjamin Franklin

Explanation:

Benjamin Franklin has long been credited with the invention of bifocal lenses and he was the first to wear bifocal lenses. He did not produce them himself but instead had some optician in London or France make them for him to overcome Presbyopia, a condition that Franklin suffered. He was tired switching between lenses for far and near sightedness. And that resulted in inventing Bifocal Lenses.

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Rubella diseases is described first by the scientist

A) Abu Baqre B) Ronald Ross
C) Laveris D) Darwin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Abu Baqre

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Who has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Telangana State Government?

A) M. Mahender Reddy B) Dharmendra Rao
C) Anurag Sharma D) V.V. Srinivas Rao
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) M. Mahender Reddy

Explanation:

M. Mahender Reddy, Commissioner of Hyderabad Police, has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Telangana State. He took charge on 12 November 2017.
Reddy succeeded the first DGP of Telangana State Anurag Sharma, who retired from the service on 11 November 2017. Meanwhile, Hyderabad Police Additional Commissioner V.V. Srinivasa Rao has been made in-charge of Hyderabad Commissioner of Police. Anurag Sharma has now appointed as the advisor to Home Department by the Telangana State Government.

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Compressions and Rarefactions are characteristic of

A) Longitudinal waves B) Transverse waves
C) Both A & B D) Neither of A & B
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Longitudinal waves

Explanation:

Compressions and Rarefactions are characteristic of Longitudinal waves.

The direction of vibration of the particles is in the same plane as in which the wave is propagating. The particles vibrate back and forth, about their mean positions.

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Q:

The Indian to beat the computers in mathematical wizardry is

A) Shakuntala Devi B) Raja Ramanna
C) Rina Panigrahi D) Ramanujam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Shakuntala Devi

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