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Bankim Chandra Chatterjee pen name?

A) Jisu Dasgupta B) Kamala Kanta
C) Sripantha D) Vanu Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kamala Kanta

Explanation:

A pen name is nothing but a nick name used by the writer when publishing books instead of using their real names. 

 

Kamala Kanta was the pen name of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee who lived from 1838 - 1894. He was a Bengali author, poet who wrote Indian national anthem Vandemataram.

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Which one of the following is not a true snake ?

A) Blind snake B) Glass snake
C) Sea snake D) Tree snake
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Glass snake

Explanation:

Glass snake is a lizard.

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Q:

Speed of laser printer is measured in

A) PPM B) CPM
C) LPM D) DPI
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) PPM

Explanation:

Now a days, printers we are using are called as laser printers. The speed of a laser printer is measured in PPM i.e, Pages Per Minute

 

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Laser printing is an electrostatic digital printing process. It produces high-quality text and graphics by repeatedly passing a laser beam back and forth over a negatively charged cylinder called a "drum" to define a differentially charged image.

 

Compared to inkjet printers which use ink for printing laser printers are more expensive as they use toner which lasts for long.

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Q:

The first women Prime Minister of India?

A) Sarojini Naidu B) Sonia Gandhi
C) Indira Gandhi D) Laxmi Bai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Indira Gandhi

Explanation:

The first women Prime Minister of India is Indira Gandhi.

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Following the death of Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi becomes head of the Congress Party and thus prime minister of India in the year 1966 until her death in 1984.

 

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Q:

Neutron was discovered by

A) J.J.Thomson B) Chadwick
C) Rrutherford D) Priestley
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chadwick

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As per the results of the 2011 Populatiom Census, which of the following groups occupies the three top places in respect of literacy?

A) Kerala, Goa, West Bengal B) Chandigarh, Goa, Kerala
C) Kerala, Lakshadweep, Mizoram D) Mizoram, Kerala, Tripura
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mizoram, Kerala, Tripura

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Q:

Chipko movement was basically against

A) Cultural pollution B) Deforestation
C) Water pollution D) Noise pollution
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Deforestation

Explanation:

The Chipko movement or Chipko Andolan refers to a forest conservation movement or deforestation. In modern india, it began in 1973 in the state of Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand). Sunderlal Bahuguna and 84 villagers risked their lives to protect the forest trees from being felled on the order of the maharaja (king) and went on to become a rallying point for many future environmental movements all over the world it created a precedent for starting of nonviolent protest in India, and its success meant that the world immediately took notice of this non violent movement, which was to inspire in time many such eco-groups by helping to slow down the rapid deforestation, expose vested interests, increase ecological awareness, and demonstrate the viability of people power. Above all, it stirred up the existing civil society in India, which began to address the issues of tribal and marginalized people.

 

Chipko type movement dates back to 1730 AD when in a khejarli village of Rajasthan, 363 people sacrificed their lives to save khejari trees.

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Q:

Air conditioner was discovered by

A) Edison B) Wilson
C) Carrier D) Roentgen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Carrier

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