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Who is the Author of the book "A Passage to India"?

A) V.S.Naipaul B) E.M.Foster
C) Amrita Pritam D) L.Fischer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) E.M.Foster

Explanation:

Author of the book Passage to India is E.M.Foster . This book is selected as one of the 100 great works of the english literature and won James Tiat Black  memorial prize for fiction in the year 1924

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Who is the author of " A River Sutra"?

A) V.S Naipaul B) Nirad C. Choudhuri
C) Gita Mehta D) Vikram Seth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gita Mehta

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'Amphilious' wooden houses, floating of the chanals, are found in :

A) Bangkok B) Phnom Penh
C) Vientiane D) Yangoon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bangkok

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Which of the following is a secondary air pollutant?

A) Acid rain B) SO2
C) CO2 D) Dust particles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Acid rain

Explanation:

Secondary pollutants include ozone, which is formed when hydrocarbons (HC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) combine in the presence of sunlight.

 

Whereas Primary pollutant are those pollutants that are directly emitted from their sources, like CO2, CO, SO2 as these gases are directly emitted form burning of fossil fuels.

 

Acid rain, which is formed when sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides react with water, sulfuric acid etc.

 

Hence, Acidrain is a secondary air pollutant.

 

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Q:

One major cause of floods is

A) light rain over a large area B) a decrease in stream discharge
C) rapid spring snowmelt D) increased capacity of stream channels
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) rapid spring snowmelt

Explanation:

There are lots of reasons behind the flood in any area but the main reason is a heavy downpour or rapid snowmelt can flood canyons with a mixture of soil, rock, and water is a major cause of floods.

 

When the spring times come, sometimes there's a lot of warmth that suddenly comes, especially nowadays when there are things such as global warming. So the snow melts and large amounts of water can flood the fields that are often found at the foot of a mountain or similar things.

 

But they may also be caused by deforestation, drainage channel modification from a landslide, earthquake or volcanic eruption. Examples include outburst floods and lahars.

 

 

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Who is competent to dissolve the Rajya Sabha?

A) The President B) The Rajya Sabha Chairman
C) The joint session of Parliament D) No one
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No one

Explanation:

The upper house of the parliament is the Rajya Sabha and is a permanent body.

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In Which state is the highest dam found in India ?

Answer



Tehri Dam on Bhagirathi River in Uttarakhand (Height of 260 meters)


 

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Victoria Falls is located between which two countries?

A) Zambia & Zimbabwe B) Senegal-Botswana
C) Ethiopia-Kenya D) Tanzania-Kenya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Zambia & Zimbabwe

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