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_______ has hailed ARJUN as "among the best three Main Battle Tanks" in the world 

A) Gen Shankar Roy Chowdhury B) VS Arunachalam
C) Dr APJ Abdul Kalam D) Dr MGK Menon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

Explanation:
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Q:

One major cause of floods is

A) light rain over a large area B) a decrease in stream discharge
C) rapid spring snowmelt D) increased capacity of stream channels
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) rapid spring snowmelt

Explanation:

There are lots of reasons behind the flood in any area but the main reason is a heavy downpour or rapid snowmelt can flood canyons with a mixture of soil, rock, and water is a major cause of floods.

 

When the spring times come, sometimes there's a lot of warmth that suddenly comes, especially nowadays when there are things such as global warming. So the snow melts and large amounts of water can flood the fields that are often found at the foot of a mountain or similar things.

 

But they may also be caused by deforestation, drainage channel modification from a landslide, earthquake or volcanic eruption. Examples include outburst floods and lahars.

 

 

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Q:

National Statistics day observed every year on

A) 20 October B) 20 July
C) 29 June D) 21 September
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 29 June

Explanation:

National Statistics day is celebrated annually 29th June, on the occasion of Birth anniversary of India’s eminent statistician Late Prof Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis.

It also commemorates the contributions made by PC Mahalanobis in the fields of statistics and economic planning.

 

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Q:

What is India’s rank in the Global Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2017 by World Economic Forum ?

A) 40th B) 52nd
C) 12th D) 6th
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 40th

Explanation:

India has jumped 12 places to 40th rank globally in travel and tourism competitiveness list by World Economic Forum.

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Q:

Which city is known as the City of Prime Ministers?

A) Allahabad B) Varanasi
C) Hyderabad D) Ahmedabad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Allahabad

Explanation:

Allahabad is known as the City of Prime Ministers because seven out of 15 prime ministers of India since independence have connections to Allahabad(Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Gulzarilal Nanda, Vishwanath Pratap Singh and Chandra Shekhar).

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Q:

Teressa Island is located in which union territory of India?

A) Andaman & Nicobar B) Pondicherry
C) Delhi D) Lakshadweep
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Andaman & Nicobar

Explanation:

Teressa Island is located in Andaman & Nicobar of India.

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Q:

The International Day for Monuments and Sites is observed globally on __________.

A) 19 April B) 18 April
C) 21 April D) 16 April
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 18 April

Explanation:

Every year on 18 April, ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) celebrates the International Day for Monuments and Sites (also called as World Heritage day), whose establishment was approved by the 22nd UNESCO General Conference in 1983.

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Q:

Which is evidence that supports the dynamo theory?

A) Earth's outer core contains liquid that conducts electricity B) Earth's core contains a large amount of iron
C) Granite and basalt conduct electricity D) Convection occurs in Earth's inner core
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Earth's core contains a large amount of iron

Explanation:

In physics, the dynamo theory proposes a mechanism by which a celestial body such as Earth or a star generates a magnetic field.

Earth's crust core contains a large amount of iron and nickel is the evidence of the dynamo theory.

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