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A solar eclipse occurs when

A) moon comes in the middle of sun and earth B) sun comes in the middle of moon and earth
C) earth comes in the middle of moon and sun D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) moon comes in the middle of sun and earth

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A solar eclipse happens when the moon gets in the way of the sun's light and casts its shadow on Earth. Solar eclipses happen when the New Moon comes between the Sun and Earth and blocks out the Sun's rays.

 

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Ghatotkacha (who ruled in the years 290–305 B.C.) was a king from which dynasty?

A) Gupta Dynasty B) Kanva Dynasty
C) Shunga Dynasty D) Maurya Dynasty
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Gupta Dynasty

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Q:

Atomic Number of Hydrogen is _______.

A) 4 B) 3
C) 2 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1

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Who is the author of "Interpreter of Maladies"?

A) Jhumpa Lahiri B) Amish Tripathi
C) Ravinder Singh D) Salman Rushdie
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jhumpa Lahiri

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Q:

Magnetite is an ore/mineral of

A) Beryllium B) Chromium
C) Iron D) Lead
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Iron

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Q:

Who was conferred with the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature?

A) Bob Dylan B) Kazuo Ishiguro
C) Oliver Hart D) Yoshinori Ohsumi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kazuo Ishiguro

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Q:

Which of the following is not an Igneous Rock?

A) Dolomite B) Granite
C) Basalt D) Gabbro
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dolomite

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Which type of foreign investment is considered as unsafe?

A) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) B) Portfolio investment
C) NRI deposits D) External commercial borrowing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Portfolio investment

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