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What was the city of Timbuktu best known for?

A) Trade B) Gold
C) Diamonds D) Tea
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Trade

Explanation:

The great Sahara Desert created an opportunity for wealth by trading to peoples who live in and around the region. The city of Timbuktu was built as a result of this trade.

 

Hundreds of years ago, salt was a very valuable commodity. It was valued for its taste as well as its ability to preserve food. One of the most productive areas for producing salt was the Sahara Desert, and the city of Timbuktu was built to capitalize upon this trade.

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India's Multi Application Solar Telescope (MAST) was operationalized at the ____ Solar Observatory.

A) Udaipur B) Jaipur
C) Kodaikanal D) Ahmedabad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Udaipur

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The layer where the decrease in temperature with increasing altitude is totally absent is

A) Troposphere B) Ionosphere
C) Stratosphere D) Mesosphere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Stratosphere

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Where does transcription occur in the cell?

A) Cytoplasm B) Nucleus
C) Ribosome D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nucleus

Explanation:

Transcription is a process of production of mRNA which occurs in the nucleus of the cell. After transcription, translation which occurs in the cytoplasm.

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Q:

Who has appointed as Chairman of Ordnance Factory Board ?

A) Hemanth B) Bhargav
C) Saurabh kumar D) Rami Malek
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Saurabh kumar

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Q:

How many times Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a Member of Parliament?

A) 8 B) 10
C) 12 D) 14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 12

Explanation:

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a Member of Parliament for 12 times i.e, 10 times for lok sabha and 2 times for rajya sabha.

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What is the minimum distance (in metres) required to hear an echo?

A) 10 B) 13
C) 17 D) 21
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 17

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Calcium salts used as fertilizer is:

A) Calcium Carbide B) Calcium Carbonate
C) Calcium Cyanide D) Calcium Sulphate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Calcium Sulphate

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