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Q:

Ram Mohan Roy was given the title of Raja by

A) British B) Cholas
C) Mughals D) Dutch
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mughals

Explanation:

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Raja Ram Mohan Roy, a social and educational reformer, was an idealist who contributed immensely in eradicating social evils prevalent in the society during the 18th century.
He was popularly known as "Father of Modern India".

 

He was given the title of Raja by the Mughal emperor Akbar Shah II in the year 1830 as he had gone to England as an envoy of the emperor.

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Q:

In which of the following activities silicon carbide is used

A) Disinfecting water of ponds B) Making casts for statues
C) Making cement and glass D) Cutting very hard substances
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cutting very hard substances

Explanation:

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Silicon carbide is used in Cutting very hard substances.

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Q:

Bismillah Khan was associated with

A) Shehnai B) Tabla
C) Surad D) Veena
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Shehnai

Explanation:

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Bismillah Khan was associated with Shehnai. He made the Shehnai as the classical musical instrument in his concert in All India Musical Conference, Kolkata in 1937.

 

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Q:

Which of the following number is divisible by 24?

A) 37804 B) 2015736
C) 36718 D) 53810
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2015736

Explanation:

Divisibility rule for 24 is the number should be divisible by 3 and 8. As we know that 24 = 3 x 8

Now, 

Divisibility rule for 3 :

If the sum of the digits of a number is divisible by 3, then the number is divisible by 3.

 

Divisibility rule for 8 :

The last three digits of a number should be divisible by 8.

Hence, check for the given options,

A) 37804 => 804 is not divible by 8.

C) 36718 => 718 is not divible by 8.

D) 53810 => 810 is not divible by 8.

B) 2015736 => 736 is divisble by 8 and sum 2 + 0 + 1 + 5 + 7 + 3 + 6 = 24 which is divisible by 3.

 

Hence, 2015736 is divisible by 24.

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Q:

The island of Sri Lanka formerly known as

A) Maldives B) Bali
C) Ceylon D) Madagaskar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ceylon

Explanation:

In the history, at the time of British rule in 1800's, the island of Sri Lanka formerly known as Ceylon. It is a south asian country located in the northest of the indian ocean.

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Q:

Mirage is due to

A) Magnetic disturbances in the atmosphere B) Equal heating of different parts of the atmosphere
C) Unequal heating of different parts of the atmosphere D) Depletion of ozone layer in the atmosphere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Unequal heating of different parts of the atmosphere

Explanation:

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Mirage is a naturally occurring optical phenomenon due to unequal heating of different parts of the atmosphere in which light rays bend to produce a displaced image of distant objects or the sky.

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Q:

Speed regulation of synchronous motor is

A) 1% B) 25%
C) Zero D) 0.5%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Zero

Explanation:

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Synchronous motor is a motor which runs at a constant speed irrespective of load attached to it. So the speed regulation of synchronous motor is ZERO.

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Q:

Extensive planting of trees to increase forest cover is called

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A) Agroforestry B) Social forestry
C) Afforestation D) Deforestation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Afforestation

Explanation:

The process of extensive planting of trees or seeds in barren lands to increase forest cover is called as Afforestation.

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