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Who wrote The Great Indian Middle Class?

A) Pawan verma B) Arundhati Roy
C) Vikram Chandra D) Jayprakash Sharma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pawan verma

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Technology giant Microsoft's India-born CEO ___________ has written his first book "Hit Refresh".

A) Satya Nadella B) Indra Nooyi
C) Kiran Mazumdar D) Sundar Pichai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Satya Nadella

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India's longest cable-bridge inaugurated by PM Modi in which state ?

A) Assam B) Telangana
C) Gujarat D) Karnataka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gujarat

Explanation:

PM Modi Inaugurated India's Longest Cable Bridge in Gujarat, a four-lane bridge over the river Narmada in Bharuch. The bridge is 1344 metres long and 22.8 metres wide. It is built by Larsen and Turbo as a part of the Rs. 379 crore project of the National Highway Authority of India.

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In Thanjavur delta ________ crop is cultivated three times in a year

A) Wheat B) Rice
C) Sugarcane D) Groundnut
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rice

Explanation:

Fertile alluvial soil sufficient water supply  and optimum temperatures are the reasons behind the high output of paddy here. Also known as the 'Granary of the South', it is located in Tamil Nadu.

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Not including the sun, the closest stars to earth are

A) 4300 light-years away B) 430 light-years away
C) 43 light-years away D) 4.3 light-years away
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4.3 light-years away

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The nearest stars to Earth are in the Alpha Centauri triple-star system, about 4.37 light-years away. One of these stars, Proxima Centauri, is slightly closer, at 4.26 light-years.

 

Of all the stars closer than 15 light-years, only two are spectral type G, similar to our sun: Alpha Centauri A and Tau Ceti. The majority are M-type red dwarf stars.

 

Only nine of the stars in this area is bright enough to be seen by the naked human eye from Earth. These brightest stars include Alpha Centauri A and B, Sirius A, Epsilon Eridani, Procyon, 61 Cygni A and B, Epsilon Indi A and Tau Ceti.

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Govt launched 'PowerTex India' in April 2017 - a scheme for _____?

A) Electricity Consumption B) Income Tax sector
C) Powerloom sector D) Water Grid sector
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Powerloom sector

Explanation:

The Government has launched PowerTex India, a comprehensive scheme for powerloom sector development, simultaneously at over 45 locations in the country.

 

Launching the scheme in Bhiwandi, Thane district, Maharashtra, the Union Textiles Minister, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani said that Bhiwandi will be known for resurgence in Powerloom sector. Recalling that the powerloom sector alone employs over 44 lakh people, the Minister said that the scheme will especially benefit small powerloom weavers.

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Which nutrient has forms most of our body weight?

A) Water B) Fats
C) Carbohydrates D) Proteins
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Water

Explanation:

Water is the important nutrient all organisms need. Humans has almost 60% of their body weight is water. Some organisms have 90% of their body weight is of water.

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All atoms of uranium have the same

A) Atomic mass B) Number of electrons
C) Atomic number D) Mass number
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Atomic number

Explanation:

There are many isotopes of uranium and all of them have same atomic number i.e, sum of nmber of neutrons and protons.

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