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Lens is made up of which glass

A) Ordinary glass B) Pyrex glass
C) Flint glass D) Cobalt glass
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Flint glass

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Which process allows water to enter the atmosphere?

A) Transpiration B) Respiration
C) Condensation D) Evaporation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Evaporation

Explanation:

Evaporation is the process that allows water to enter into the atmosphere.

Sunlight turns liquid water into water vapor which then rises higher into the atmosphere and forms into clouds.

 

Plants, too, help water get into the atmosphere through a process called transpiration.

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Which place is now known as 'White Water' in India?

A) Leh B) Ladakh
C) Kargil D) Siachen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Siachen

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Which of the following is associated with the recent discovery of tungsten by the Geological Survey of India?

A) Agucha in Rajasthan B) Thar Desert in Rajasthan
C) Tuensang in Nagaland D) Sirohi in Rajasthan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sirohi in Rajasthan

Explanation:

A big bed of rock salt with the top portion of the bed containing potash (though not the variety used as ferilizer) has been discovered in Thar Desert at a depth of 100 metres. A massive belt of lead and zinc has been found in the Agucha area, while gold bearing rocks have been discovered in the Tuensang district of Nagaland.

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Who is the first woman in space ?

A) Sunitha Williams B) Valentina Tereshkova
C) Masida namisha D) Tamara Press
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Valentina Tereshkova

Explanation:

Valentina Tereshkova is the first woman to have flown into space

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If        9 = 63              8 = 48             7 = 35 

Then   4 = ?

A) 4 B) 8
C) 12 D) 16
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 8

Explanation:

Here given that 9 = 63, 8 = 48, 7=35, ... 

 

The given question follows a pattern that

9 x (9 - 2) = 9 x 7 = 63

8 x (8 - 2) = 8 x 6 = 48

7 x (7 - 2) = 7 x 5 = 35

 

Similarly, 4 x (4 - 2) = 4 x 2 = 8.

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Who among the following introduced the subsidiary alliance system in India?

A) Lord Cunningham B) Lord Cliv
C) Lord Wellesley D) Lord Canning
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lord Wellesley

Explanation:

The doctrine of the subsidiary alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley, British Governor-General of India from 1798 to 1805.

The Nizam of Hyderabad was the first to enter into such an alliance in 1798. Tipu Sultan of Mysore refused to do so, but after the British victory in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, Mysore was forced to become a subsidiary state in 1799.

The Nawab of Awadh was the next to accept the Subsidiary Alliance, in 1801.

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Who was Mihirakula?

A) An Indo-Greek ruler B) A Huna invader
C) A chinese pilgrim D) A Saka ruler
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A Huna invader

Explanation:

Mihirakula, also Mahiragula, was one of the most important rulers of the Alchon Huns, who led a conquest and gained temporary control of Gandhara, Kashmir, northern and central India. Mihirakula was a son of Toramana, both of Huna heritage, and ruled the Indian part of the Hephthalite Empire.

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