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Who among the following is the first Asian Winner of Nobel Prize

A) Mother Teresa B) Rabindranath Tagore
C) C.V.Raman D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rabindranath Tagore

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Main function of white blood corpuscles is _______

A) Transport of carbon dioxide B) Transport of oxygen
C) To produce immune system of body D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To produce immune system of body

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Which of the following is not a function of the Control Unit?

A) Interpret instructions B) Read instructions
C) Execute instructions D) Direct operations
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Read instructions

Explanation:

Control Unit can perform the functions Interpret instructions, Execute instructions and Direct operations. But Reading instructions is not a function of the Control Unit.

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Who is the author of the book 'Smash & Grab - Annexation of Sikkim'

Answer

Sunanda K Datta-Ray

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In India, which festival coincide with the festivals of Songkran in Thailand, Thingyan in Myanmar and Aluth Avurudda in Sri Lanka ?

A) Guru Poornima B) Makar Sankranti
C) Holi D) Baisakhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Baisakhi

Explanation:

The harvest festival of Baisakhi popularly celebrated in North India coincides with the Songkran festival of Thailand, the Thingyan in Myanmar and the Aluth Avurudda in Sri Lanka. In all the latter three festivals, the coming of a New Year is the central theme and involves various indigenous ways of celebrations.

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India’s first-ever Rural LED Street Lighting Project will be set up in which state  ?

A) Telangana B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Gujarat D) Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Andhra Pradesh

Explanation:

India’s first-ever Rural LED Street Lighting Project will be implemented by the Government of India (GoI) in Andhra Pradesh (AP). The Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) under the Ministry of Power will retrofit10 lakh conventional street lights with LED lights in Gram Panchayats of 7 districts in AP. This is the first project for rural LED street lighting in the country under the GoI’s Street Lighting National Project (SLNP). In the first phase, the replacement will be undertaken in gram panchayats of the districts of Guntur, Prakasham, Nellore, Kurnool, Kadapa, Ananthapur and Chittoor. This replacement drive in rural areas will help the gram panchayats to cumulatively save approximately 147 million units of electricity annually and lead to reduction of 12 crore tonnes of CO2. The entire upfront capital cost of this project is being funded by French Development Agency Agence Française de Développement (AFD).

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Where are Alluvial Soils found in India?

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1. In India Alluvial Soils are most likely found in Indo-Gangetic Plains that stretches across almost East and North India. 


 


2. Indo-Gangetic Plains has got this name after the two rivers The Indus and The Ganges Drain th plain.


 


3. These soil cover more than the 35% of the total land in India.


 


4. These Soils are suitable for Wheat, Vegetables, Cotton, Bajra, Oil seeds,...


 


5. These soils tend to be sandier and has quick draining properties than many other soils in India.

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Elisa test is employed to diagnose

A) HIV B) Cancer
C) Tuberculosis D) Polio
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) HIV

Explanation:

ELISA - Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay.

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An ELISA test may be used to diagnose: HIV, which causes AIDS.

 

An ELISA also called EIA, is a test that detects and measures antibodies in your blood. Antibodies are proteins that your body produces in response to harmful substances called antigens.

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