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When did the first Railway Train begin to carry passengers and freight?

A) 1814 AD B) 1830 AD
C) 1853 AD D) 1784 AD
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1830 AD

Explanation:

In 1814, George Stephenson developed steam engine to haul coal from mines to ports by railways. In 1830, the first railway train began to carry passengers and freight from Liverpool to Manchester.

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Q:

India's forest sponge iron plant is at

A) Kothagudam B) Kurnool
C) Kadapa D) Kavaratti
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kothagudam

Explanation:

Kothagudam is in Andhra Pradesh. The sponge iron will act as a substitute for steel scrap and be used as feed stock of electric arc steel making.

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Q:

The construction of Warangal Fort was started by ______ ?

A) Beta - II B) Rudra
C) Jayapa D) Prola - II
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rudra

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Q:

What type of simple machine is an axe?

A) Lever B) Wedge
C) Both A & B D) The screw
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

The simple machine Axe is made up of both the lever arm and a wedge.

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Q:

Cathode rays are 

A) electromagnetic wave B) stream of alpha particle
C) stream of electrons D) radiations
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) stream of electrons

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Q:

The Rain Shadow Effect is associated with

A) Convectional rainfall B) Frontal rainfall
C) Cyclonic rainfall D) Orographic rainfall
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Orographic rainfall

Explanation:

Orographic precipitation or Rain produced when moist air is lifted as it moves over a mountain range. As the air rises and cools, orographic clouds form and serve as the source of the precipitation, most of which falls upwind of the mountain ridge.

 

Some also falls a short distance downwind of the ridge and is sometimes called spillover. On the lee side of the mountain range, rainfall is usually low, and the area is said to be in a Rain Shadow

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Q:

Solve this number puzzle?

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A) 111 B) 121
C) 1111 D) 0
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 121

Explanation:

Given 

1 = 1 => 1 x 11 = 11

2 = 22 => 2 x 11 = 22

3 = 33 => 3 x 11 = 33

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Similarly,

11 => 11 x 11 = 121.

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Q:

What is a rhinos horn made of ?

A) Bones B) Collagen
C) Fibroin D) Kerotin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kerotin

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