Questions

The study of volcanoes, lava, magma, and related geological, geophysical and geochemical phenomenas is called Volcanology.

Veena Sendre from Chhattisgarh was the India's first Miss Trans Queen.

Every ecosystem must have Autotrophs.

Hedging is a tool to minimize the risks. It is thus like an 'insurance' where one pays a premium but gets an assured amount in case of some uncertain event to the extent of the loss actually suffered on an equally opposite position for which the hedge was done. Thus, hedger is different from arbitrageur and speculators, as the intention here is not to maximize the profit but to minimize the loss.

E.g. In Capital Markets, suppose an investor has an equity portfolio of Rs. 2 lacs and the portfolio consists of all the major stocks of NIFTY. He thinks the market will improve in the long run but might go on a downside in the shortrun. NIFTY today stands at 4300. To minimize the risk of downfall, he enters into an option contract by buying NIFTY-PUT of strike 4300 at a premium of, say, Rs. 100. Thus, the actual amount paid is Rs. 5,000(lot size of NIFTY is 50). Also, the number of NIFTY-PUTs to be bought will vary on the beta of the portfolio so as to completely hedge the positon. 

Herodotus, a Greek author written the first history book in 5th century B.C.

Answer: U

Explanation:   Starting on the left, and moving along the line to the right, letters follow the alphabetic sequence, in steps of 1,2,3 and then 4, before repeating the sequence.

Indore city was adjudged as India's Cleanest City for the third consecutive year as per Swachh Survekshan 2019.

Dantiwada Dam is located in Gujarat.