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If one plots the tank irrigation in India and superimposes it with map of well irrigation,one may find that the two are negatively related. Which of the following statements explain the phenomenon?1. Tank irrigation predates well irrigation.2. Tank irrigation is in the areas with impervioussurface layers.3. Well irrigation requires sufficientground water reserves.4. Other forms of irrigation are not available.Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Explanation:

The Tank irrigation is more in the rocky plateau area of the county, where the rainfall is uneven and highly seasonal. The Eastern Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Interiors of Tamil Nadu and some parts of Andhra Pradesh have more land under tank irrigation.Well Irrigation is common in alluvial plains of the country except the deserts of Rajasthan. Plains of UP, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka & Tamil Nadu are the states which are more prominently under the well irrigation.These areas have huge groundwater reserves.

Well irrigation is much older than tank irrigation in India.

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Which of the following planets of our solar system has least mass?

A) Neptune B) Jupiter
C) Mars D) Mercury
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mercury

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How many types of writ are there in the Indian Constitution?

A) 5 B) 4
C) 3 D) 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 5

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An increase in price of which of these products will have a ripple effect in increasing the prices of many products, thereby resulting in inflation?

A) Petroleum B) Medicines
C) Smartphones D) Automobiles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Petroleum

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Which of the following is not an autoimmune disease?

A) Vitiligo B) Alzheimer's
C) Rheumatoid arthritis D) Psoriasis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Alzheimer's

Explanation:

Auto-immune disease :: Sometimes, due to genetic and other unknown reasons, the body attack self-cells. This results in damage to the body and is called auto-immune disease.

 

From the options,

-> Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder in which antibodies are produced against the synovial membrane and cartilage.

-> Vitiligo causes white patches on skin also characterised as autoimmune disorder.

-> Psoriasis is a skin disease that causes itchy or sore patches of thick red skin and is also autoimmune.

-> Alzheimer's disease is a chronic neurodegenerative disease. Alzheimer's disease is due to deficiency of neurotransmitter acetylcholine.

 

Hence, Alzheimer's is not the auto-immune disease.

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What is the name of the God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar's Autobiography?

A) Playing It My Way B) The Nice Guy Who Finished First
C) The Test of My Life D) Straight From The Heart
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Playing It My Way

Explanation:

Playing It My Way is the name of the God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar's Autobiography.

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Which of the following is appropriate to describe a Shooting Star?

A) Star B) Planet
C) Fragments & debris D) Asteroid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Fragments & debris

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Arboreal Ateles is the scientific name of _____ .

A) Squirrel B) Sparrow
C) Lizard D) Spider monkey
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Spider monkey

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