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The appointments Committee of the Cabinet extended the tenure of ____ as Chairman, Railway Board, by two years with effect from 1st August 2016.

A) S.K. Roy B) Arunendra Kumar
C) Deepak Gupta D) A.K. Mittal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) A.K. Mittal

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Name the President of India who was elected unopposed?

A) Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy B) Dr. Zakir Husain
C) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma D) Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

Explanation:

The President of India who was elected unopposed was Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.

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The mammalian heart is myogenic and it is regulated by nerves. The heartbeat originates from

A) sinoatrial node B) QRS wave
C) T wave D) hepatic portal system
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) T wave

Explanation:

The mammalian heartis called myogenic (myo = muscle, genie = originating from). It means the heart beat or the activities of the heart are auto regulated which originates from a muscle called nodal tissue.In the human heart,heartbeat originates and contraction is initiated by a special modified heart muscle known as sinoatrial node. It is located in the right atrium; while the QRS waves are the depolarisation of the ventricles, which initiates the ventricular contraction.The T-wave represents the repolarisation,that is, the return of the ventricles from excited tonormal state.Hepatic portal system is the unique vascular connection that exists between the digestive tract and liver. This vein carries blood from intestine to the liver.

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What do lines of longitude measure?

Answer

Longitude is the measurement east or west of the prime meridian.


Longitude is measured by imaginary lines that run around the Earth vertically (up and down) and meet at the North and South Poles. These lines are known as meridians.

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Which one of the following States of India is not covered by Food Forecasting Stations set up by the Central Water Commission?

 

A) Rajasthan B) Jammu and Kashmir
C) Tripura D) Himachal Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Himachal Pradesh

Explanation:

Presently, there are 226 flood forecasting stations consisting of 166 level forecasting stations for villages and towns and 60 inflow forecasting stations for reservoirs/dams/barrages in the country. Existing flood forecasting network covers 22 States / Union Territories and 19 major river basins / sub-basins in the country.

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Which Indian economist is the recipient of the "Yaswantrao Chavan National Award 2018"?

A) Raghuram Rajan B) Manmohan SIngh
C) Gita Gopinath D) Urjit Patel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Raghuram Rajan

Explanation:

Raghuram Rajan, an Indian economist is the recipient of the "Yaswantrao Chavan National Award 2018".

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Q:

Atomic number of which of the following elements is greater than that of Iodine

A) Silver B) Bromine
C) Platinum D) Zinc
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Platinum

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Which state is the leading producer of manganese in India?

A) Maharashtra B) Karnataka
C) Odisha D) Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Odisha

Explanation:

Odisha state is the leading producer of manganese in India producing 37% of the total manganese production in the country and followed by Maharashtra with 24% and Andhra Pradesh. Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.

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