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Which Indian city has been ranked the world's second most densely populated city with 31,700 people per sq km, by the World Economic Forum (WEF) citing UN Habitat Data  ?

A) Mumbai B) New Delhi
C) Kolkata D) Hyderabad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mumbai

Explanation:

Mumbai has been ranked the world's second most densely populated city with 31,700 people per sq km, by the World Economic Forum (WEF) citing UN Habitat Data. Bangladesh's capital Dhaka topped the list with 44,500 people per sq km. Rajasthan's Kota has been ranked the world's seventh most densely populated city with 12,100 people per sq km.

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Q:

_______ is called the 'land of thousand lakes'

A) Finland B) Holland
C) Sweden D) Portugal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Finland

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Q:

Leakage of which of the following gases caused the Bhopal gas tragedy ?

A) Carbon monoxide B) Methyl isocyanate
C) Nitrous oxide D) Hydrogen sulphide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Methyl isocyanate

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Q:

Who among the following empasized the 'Five Relationships' ?

A) Lao-tse B) Buddha
C) Confucius D) Mahavira
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Confucius

Explanation:

To Confucius, Five Relationships were inportant : between ruler and subject

father and son

husband and wife

older brother and younger brother

older friend and younger friend

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Q:

State in which the few govern the many?

A) Autocracy B) Monarchy
C) Plutocracy D) Oligarchy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Oligarchy

Explanation:

Oligarchy is a form of government in which the power rests with the small group of people.

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India’s first-ever Rural LED Street Lighting Project will be set up in which state  ?

A) Telangana B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Gujarat D) Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Andhra Pradesh

Explanation:

India’s first-ever Rural LED Street Lighting Project will be implemented by the Government of India (GoI) in Andhra Pradesh (AP). The Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) under the Ministry of Power will retrofit10 lakh conventional street lights with LED lights in Gram Panchayats of 7 districts in AP. This is the first project for rural LED street lighting in the country under the GoI’s Street Lighting National Project (SLNP). In the first phase, the replacement will be undertaken in gram panchayats of the districts of Guntur, Prakasham, Nellore, Kurnool, Kadapa, Ananthapur and Chittoor. This replacement drive in rural areas will help the gram panchayats to cumulatively save approximately 147 million units of electricity annually and lead to reduction of 12 crore tonnes of CO2. The entire upfront capital cost of this project is being funded by French Development Agency Agence Française de Développement (AFD).

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Q:

Shivanasamudra Falls is situated on the bank of ______ river ?

A) Indus B) Kaveri
C) Ganga D) Brahmaputra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kaveri

Explanation:
  • Shivanasamudra is a famous waterfall situated in Mandya District of Karnataka State. 
  • Gaganachukki and Barachukki Falls are collectively called as Shivanasamudra Falls.
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Q:

Extensive planting of trees to increase forest cover is called

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A) Agroforestry B) Social forestry
C) Afforestation D) Deforestation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Afforestation

Explanation:

The process of extensive planting of trees or seeds in barren lands to increase forest cover is called as Afforestation.

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