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Which of the following programmes was launched in 2005-06 for creating infrastucture and basic amenities in rural parts of our Country

A) Janani Surksha Yojana B) Sarva Siksha Abhiyan
C) Swarnajayanti Shahari Rozagar Yojana D) Bharat Nirman Programme
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bharat Nirman Programme

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Among the following, which one has the largest number of neighboring countries sharing the land border?

A) Sudan B) Brazil
C) China D) Zaire
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) China

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Q:

Toricelli invented

A) Automobile B) Barometer
C) Stethoscope D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Barometer

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India’s most polluted and least polluted states are

A) Uttarakhand & Rajasthan B) Uttar Pradesh & Kerala
C) New Delhi & Rajasthan D) Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Uttar Pradesh & Kerala

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Uttar Pradesh is the most polluted state in India, with 15 of its cities among 30 cities with highest levels of toxic air in the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency Varanasi turned out to be the worst polluted city of UP. Countrywide, it came sixth.

Other towns and cities in UP on the list are Hapur, Bareilly, Firozabad, Kanpur, Agra, NOIDA, Allahabad, and Mathura where PM10 levels were way above permissible limits.

Kerala is the least polluted state in the country, India. In all the 14 districts of the state, NAAQ(National Ambient Air Quality Standards) standards are complied with and had lower concentrations of PM10. However, all the cities surpassed the PM10 standards prescribed by WHO.


The report - Airpocalypse II - is based on air pollution related data collected from Central and State Pollution Control Boards and Committees.

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Why did charles babbage invent the computer?

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Charles Babbage, the father of computer, invented the first general-purpose computer in an effort to prevent the mathematical errors that were prevalent in the human-calculated mathematics of his time.

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What is the smallest unit that can evolve?

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The population is the smallest unit of living organisms that can undergo evolution.

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Which Asian country has recently launched its 1st messaging app BizBarde ?

A) Japan B) Indonesia
C) Israel D) Turkmenistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Turkmenistan

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Turkmenistan, is the Asian country which has recently launched its 1st messaging app BizBarde.

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Which of the folowing substances related to Dandi March Protestant ?

A) Sugar B) Pepper
C) Salt D) Water
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Salt

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