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Q:

The Gathering  is written by

A) Winston Churchill B) Voltaire
C) George Washington D) Steven Spielberg
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Winston Churchill

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Q:

The land mass of India has an area of ______ million square km.

A) 1.28 B) 2.28
C) 3.28 D) 4.28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3.28

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Q:

How many Lok Sabha seats belong to Rajasthan?

A) 25 B) 17
C) 48 D) 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 25

Explanation:

The maximum size of the Lok Sabha as outlined in the Constitution of India is 552 members made up of up to 530 members representing people of the states of India and up to 20 members representing people from the Union Territories on the basis of their population and 2 Anglo-Indians are nominated by President.

The number of Parliamentary Seats for the States :

Andhra Pradesh & Rajasthan - Each 25

Maharashtra - 48

Telangana - 17

Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura - Each 02 

Uttar Pradesh has the highest with - 80

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Q:

Which must be true for metamorphism to occur?

A) The parent rock must be in solid form. B) Tons of pressure must be applied.
C) The process must take place underground. D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

Metamorphism is the change of minerals or geologic texture in pre-existing rocks, without the protolith melting into liquid magma. The change occurs primarily due to heat, pressure, and the introduction of chemically active fluids.

 

The parent rock must be in solid form. Tons of pressure must be applied for metamorphism to happen. The process must take place underground.

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Q:

Iron rusting, chemical or physical change

A) Chemical B) Physical
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chemical

Explanation:

In rusting the Iron ore make a chemical reaction with the oxygen in the presence of water and environmental or atmospheric moisture to produce an Iron oxide. Iron oxide is otherwise called as rust.


The rusting of iron is a chemical change because it is two substances reacting together to make a new substance.

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Q:

What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War?

A) Pakistan B) United States of America
C) England D) Germany
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) England

Explanation:

We fought against England in the Revolutionary War for Independence from the British rule.

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Q:

Friction can be reduced by changing from

A) Static to Dynamic B) Rolling to Sliding
C) Dynamic to Static D) Sliding to Rolling
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sliding to Rolling

Explanation:

Any object rolls when there is no friction. So, Sliding to Rolling is correct.

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Q:

Government launches NEW INDIA initiative with which company ?

A) IBM B) BSNL
C) GOOGLE D) Microsoft
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) GOOGLE

Explanation:

In keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a 'New India', Google India and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) announced a set of initiatives aimed at empowering citizens and creating abundant oppurtunities for all.

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