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The Survey of India was established in

A) 1851 B) 1767
C) 1857 D) 1771
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1767

Explanation:

The National Survey and Mapping Organization of the country under the Department of Science & Technology is The Survey of India. It was founded by The East India Company in the year 1767, head quartered in Dehradun.

 

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The East India Company appointed James Rennell to survey the Bengal Presidency in 1767.

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Which among the following pairs is mismatched?

A) Electricity act – 2003 B) Green Revolution – 1991
C) National Telecom policy – 2012 D) National policy on skill & development–2009
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Green Revolution – 1991

Explanation:

The given matching is about the policies and acts names and in which year they took place.

Here Green Revolution - 1991 is given and which is not TRUE. It took place in between 1960 - 1980.

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Name the award ehich is declared yearly for films produced in India in the previous Year

A) Jananpeth award B) Bharat Ratna
C) National Film Award D) Param Vir Chakra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) National Film Award

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Q:

Flowers in which polllination takes place by insect their pollen grains are ________

A) Smooth and dry B) Rough and sticky
C) Rough and dry D) Large in Size
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rough and sticky

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Q:

In which layer is the temperature the lowest?

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

Explanation:

The mesosphere lies above the stratosphere and extends to an altitude of about 85 km. This is layer is often referred to as the cold layer, as the lowest readings in the atmosphere are found here.

 

Temperature decreases with height, reaching a minimum average value of -90 ºC at the top of the layer.

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SNOBOL is mainly used for

A) Text Operation B) String operations
C) List operations D) Numerical operations
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) String operations

Explanation:

SNOBOL is a high-level computer programming language used especially in manipulating textual data. It is mainly used for string operations and was developed between 1962 and 1967.

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I have 9 letters, Nobody can read without me, 4+5+6 is an animal, 7 is me, 3 is u, 2+8+9+1 is completed. Who am I ?

A) Literature B) Dictionary
C) Education D) Dedication
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Education

Explanation:

The answer is EDUCATION

 

4,5,6 make up the word cat,

7th is 'i' which means me,

3rd letter is 'u' which mean you,

2,8,9,1 make up the word done, which means completed

and nobody can read without education.

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Best suited for areas subject to friction, the epithelial tissue is called as

A) transitional B) simple columnar
C) straited squamous D) areolar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) straited squamous

Explanation:

The number of cell layers and cell types together give rise to 6 different types of epithelial tissue.


1. Simple squamous epithelia

2. Simple cuboidal epithelia

3. Simple columnar epithelia

4. Stratified squamous epithelia

5. Stratified cuboidal epithelia

6. Stratified columnar epithelia

 

Stratified squamous epithelia is best suited for areas subject to friction.

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