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During Pleistocene epoch, four glacial phases were identified. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order in which they appeared during this epoch from early times?

A) Gunz - Mindel - Wurm - Riss B) Gunz - Mindel - Riss - Wurm
C) Wurm - Riss - Mindel - Gunz D) Mindel - Gunz - Riss - Wurm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gunz - Mindel - Riss - Wurm

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Which one of the following was not a characteristic of society in Mauryan times?

A) Slavery B) Rigidity of Caste
C) Prostitution D) Widow remarriage
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Widow remarriage

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The maximum number of hydrogen bonds in a water molecule is...........

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

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The percentage of irrigated land in India is about

A) 66% B) 35%
C) 71% D) 22%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 35%

Explanation:

According to World Bank Indicator India - Land use:

      • Agriculture Land - 1797090 sq. Km (about 60.4%). 
      • Forest Area - 677598 sq. Km. (about 22.08%). 
      • Agriculture Irrigated land - 35 %.



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What is the longest irrigation canal India called

A) Yamuna Canal B) Sirhind canal
C) Indira Gandhi canal D) Upper Bari Doab Canal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Indira Gandhi canal

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The oldest specimens of poetry in the punjabi language are devotional compositions attributed to

A) Guru Nanak B) Baba Farid
C) Guru Angad D) Guru Tegh Bahadur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Baba Farid

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The gas predominantly responsible for global warming is

A) Carbon monoxide B) Nitrous oxide
C) Nitrogen peroxide D) Carbondioxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Carbondioxide

Explanation:

72% of the totally emitted greenhouse gases is carbon dioxide.

 

Hence, Carbon dioxide (Co2) is predominantly responsible for Global warming.

 

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Which major event in Indian history is also called as 'White Flowing River'?

A) Partition of India B) Dandi March
C) Operation Bluestar D) Quit India Movement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dandi March

Explanation:

In Indian History, Dandi March or Salt Sathyagraha or The Salt March, also known as the Dandi Satyagraha, was an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial India led by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to produce salt from the seawater. 

 

It is also called as 'White Flowing River'.

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