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With reference to earthquakes, which of the following statements are correct?

A. Earthquakes largely occur along the converging plate boundaries.

B. Point of origin of earthquake in lithosphere is known as focus/hypocenter.

C. Intensity of earthquake decreases with distance from the epicenter.

D. Epicentre of earthquake always remains over continents only.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 and 2 only B) 1, 2 and 3
C) 2 and 3 only D) 1 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

Epicentre of Earthquakes can be over both oceanic and continental surface. Epicentres above oceanic surface are cause of tsunamisof large intensity. Anearthquake's hypocentreis the position where the strain energy stored in the rockis first released, marking thepointwhere the fault begins to rupture.

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Which of the following is not a method of estimating national income?

A) Expenditure method B) Output method
C) D) Matrix method
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C)

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Which one of the following elements does not form solid hydrogen carbonate?

A) Sodium B) Potassium
C) Caesium D) Lithium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lithium

Explanation:

Potassium bicarbonate (also known as potassium hydrogen carbonate or potassium acid carbonate) is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula KHCO3. It is a white solid

Sodium bicarbonate is a white solid that is crystalline, but often appears as a fine powder.

LiHCO3 is found in solution form while rest alkali metals hydrogen carbonates are solid due to the anomalous properties of Li and its diagonal relationship with the Mg.

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The outer most layer of Sun is known as___________

A) Chromosphere B) Photosphere
C) Radioactive zone D) Corona
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Corona

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A galvanometer can be converted to a voltmeter by connecting

A) a high resistance in parallel B) a high resistance in series
C) a low resistance in series D) a low resistance in parallel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) a high resistance in series

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Which one of the followingis notan allotrope of carbon?

A) Coal B) Diamond
C) Graphite D) Graphene
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Coal

Explanation:

Allotropy is the property of some chemical elements to exist in two or more different forms, or allotropes, when found in nature. There are several allotropes of carbon like diamond, graphite, graphene, fullerene, etc.Coal is not an allotrope of carbon because it is not 100% carbon. It contains lot of silica, sulphur and other compounds of carbon apart from carbon.

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An irregular mode of reproduction resulting in the development of an embryo without fertilization is called

1.Parthenogenesis 2.Apogamy 3.Sporophytic budding

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 only B) 2 only
C) 2 and 3 only D) 1, 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

In animals, parthenogenesis means development of an embryo from an unfertilized egg cell. In plants parthenogenesis is a component process of apomixis.Apogamy is a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophytedevelops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes.Adventitious embryony also called sporophytic budding, is a type of apomixis in which an embryo develops directly from nucellus or integument tissue.So, all three are correct.

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14 notebooks of a class were corrected with ink pen while 22 notebooks were corrected with colour pencil. If 4 notebooks were corrected with both, what is the strength of class?

A) 30 B) 32
C) 28 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 32

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