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Who is the first woman in space ?

A) Sunitha Williams B) Valentina Tereshkova
C) Masida namisha D) Tamara Press
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Valentina Tereshkova

Explanation:

Valentina Tereshkova is the first woman to have flown into space

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By the Act of 1858, the powers of the Board of Control and the Court of Directors were transferred to ........

A) The Secretary of State B) Parliament
C) Viceroy D) Commander- in - Chief
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The Secretary of State

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In general, which is the cause of a sea breeze?

A) Pressure B) Specific heat
C) Heat D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Specific heat

Explanation:

The usual cause of sea breeze is the difference in specific heat capacity between land and water Land heats and cools more quickly than water.

 

What is the cause of a sea breeze?

The air over the land is warmed and rises, to a greater temperature than that over the sea. This produces a convection current, with cooler air flowing in from over the sea to replace that rising from the land. At night the land cools more than the sea, so the action reverses to produce a land-breeze, blowing off the land.

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Which newspaper claims to carry "all the news that is fit to print"?

Answer

The New York Times

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Which of the following river empties into the Arabian Sea?

A) Ganga B) Yamuna
C) Indus D) Kaveri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Indus

Explanation:

The river which starts flowing from Himalayas on the North to southwards to empty in the Arabian sea is Indus River.

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Q:

The Survey of India was established in

A) 1851 B) 1767
C) 1857 D) 1771
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1767

Explanation:

The National Survey and Mapping Organization of the country under the Department of Science & Technology is The Survey of India. It was founded by The East India Company in the year 1767, head quartered in Dehradun.

 

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The East India Company appointed James Rennell to survey the Bengal Presidency in 1767.

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Who Invented Piano ?

A) Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco B) Ruth Graves Wakefield
C) Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick D) Jacques Cousteau
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco

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Who among the following was the first President of the Indian Trade Union Congress in 1920?

A) Chittaranjan Das B) Lala Lajpath Roy
C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lala Lajpath Roy

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