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Which Commission made the recommendations which formed the basis for the Punjab Reorganisation Act which created the states Punjab and Haryana?

A) Dhar Commission B) Dass Commission
C) Shah Commission D) Mahajan Commission
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Shah Commission

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Q:

The highest point of the Nilgiri Hills is 

A) Kalsubai B) Salher
C) Doddabetta D) Pushpagiri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Doddabetta

Explanation:

Kalsubai and Salher are two omportant peakes in the northern section of Sahyadris.Pusphagiri is an elevation in the Southern  Sahyadris.

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Q:

Lamarck's theory of inheritance of acquired characters was challenged by 

A) August Weismann B) Hugo de Vries
C) Herbert Spencer D) Carl Linnaeus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Herbert Spencer

Explanation:

August Weismann cut off the tails of mice for 21 successive generations and still they produced generation after generation of only tailed young ones. So he concluded that acquired characters are not inherited.

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Q:

What can you hold but not touch?

Answer

There are many possibilities for this.


We can hold a breathe, meeting, conversation, party, grudge, etc... but cannot touch them.

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Q:

World’s largest floating Solar Farm launched in ____________.

A) Japan B) China
C) Russia D) France
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) China

Explanation:

China flicked the switch on the world’s largest floating solar energy plant.  The massive waterborne plant is expected to generate 40 megawatts at one time and could supply electricity for over 15,000 homes. The pioneering project, located in eastern China, is thought to cement China’s status as a top producer of solar energy in the world.  The plant has been built in Huainan city, Anhui Province, by Sungrow Power Supply, a Chinese company specialised in renewable energy.

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Q:

The Hardest substance available on Earth is

A) Diamond B) Wurtzite
C) Platinum D) Gold
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Diamond

Explanation:

Diamond is the hardest substance available on Earth.

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Diamond is the hardest substance available on Earth due to the giant molecular structure of diamond in which each carbon atom is covalently bonded to four other carbon atoms. A covalent bond is very strong and requires a large amount of energy to break itself, and diamond has many covalent bonds.

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Q:

By default, a Linux user falls under which group?

A) same as userid (UPG) B) system
C) staff D) others
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) same as userid (UPG)

Explanation:

Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel. By default, a Linux user falls under same as userid (UPG) group.

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Q:

The Pitt's India Act empowered the Governor - General with

A) Power of vote B) A casting vote
C) The power to dismiss the council D) The power to add more members to the council
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A casting vote

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