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______ is the time taken by the earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to a fixed star.

A) Lunar year B) Sidereal year
C) Solar year D) Tropical year
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sidereal year

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Living things constitute the biotic component of the ___________________.

A) mesosphere B) biosphere
C) thermosphere D) heliosphere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) biosphere

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In _____________ motion of a body its velocity varies with time.

A) uniform B) linear
C) equilibrium D) non-uniform
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) non-uniform

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Recently, the 2017 Global Hunger Index is published. What is the position of India in this index?

A) 97th B) 98th
C) 100th D) 102nd
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 100th

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India ranks 100th(last year 97thposition) out of 119 countries on the 2017 Global Hunger Index which is published by International Food Research Institute.India has “serious” hunger problems, and has third highest score in all of Asia.

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Which   of   the   following   statements   are correct about ‘Saakshar Bharat’ scheme?

1.It   is   a   centrally   sponsored   scheme which    was    launched    during    the Eleventh Five-year Plan.

2.The   scheme   applies   to   women   in particular and disadvantaged groups in general.

3.The  scheme  applies  to  persons  above the age of 10 years.

4.The     scheme     is     anchored     with Panchayati  raj  Institutions  and  Local self-Government.Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

A) 1, 2 and 3 B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1,2 and 4 D) 1, 3 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1,2 and 4

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Saakshar    Bharat    scheme    was launched  on  8th  September  2009 during  the  11th  Five  Year  Plan, with an aim to raise literacy rate to 80%, to bridge gender gap to 10% .The   scheme   is   anchored   with Panchayati   Raj   Institutions   and Local  Self-government  to  decrease regional  and  social  disparities  and to   focus   on   women,   SCs,   STs, minorities and other disadvantaged  groups.  It  focused mainly  on  adult  education,  with emphasis  on  non-literates  in  the age group of 15-36 years.

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The chemical weathering of feldspar produces

A) illite B) kaolinite
C) both 1 & 2 D) none
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) both 1 & 2

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Who stated the following law : 'The properties of the elements are the periodic function of their atomic masses'?

A) Dobereiner B) Moseley
C) Newlands D) Mendeleev
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mendeleev

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Vaibhav said to me, "Has your father returned from work?"

A) Vaibhav asked me whether my father has returned from work. B) Vaibhav asked me whether my father had returned from work.
C) Vaibhav asked me whether my father has had returned from work. D) Vaibhav asked me whether my father had been returning from work.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vaibhav asked me whether my father had returned from work.

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