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__________ acts as a shield absorbing ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

A) Chlorofluorocarbons B) Stratosphere
C) Ozone hole D) Greenhouse
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Stratosphere

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A 'Market Economy' is one which

A) is controlled by the Government B) is free from the Government control
C) in influenced by international market forces D) All of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) is free from the Government control

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


Targeting inflation comes from a belief that policy should be _________ and transparent, so that the private sector can factor this ___________ their decision-making. The question that this ________ is: are there more "complicated" policies which _________ better? I just note that one such policy is called "nominal income targeting". _____________ it is more complicated and the private sector is deemed to be intellectually challenged.

private sector can factor this ___________ their decision-making.

 

A) into B) in
C) within D) onto
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) into

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Q:

First Indian woman to get Bharat Ratna.

A) Indira Gandhi B) Vijay Laxmi Pandit
C) Mother Teresa D) Leela Seth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Indira Gandhi

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Which among the following is NOT an event during the photosynthesis process?

A) Absorption of light energy by chlorophyll B) Conversion of light energy to chemical energy
C) Splitting of water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen D) Oxidation of carbon dioxide to carbohydrates
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Oxidation of carbon dioxide to carbohydrates

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Which one among the following stars is nearest to the earth?

A) Sirius B) Arcturus
C) Spica D) Proxima Centauri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Proxima Centauri

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Proxima Centauri is the nearest star, and on August 24, 2016 astronomers announced it likely has a planet. This star is the nearest of a triple star system, which we on Earth see with the eye alone as the single star Alpha Centauri, visible from Earth's Southern Hemisphere

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Who among the following is credited with starting the work on plant tissue culture?

A) F.C. Steward B) P. Maheshwari
C) P.R. White D) Haberlandt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Haberlandt

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American astronaut Scott Joseph Kelly commanded the International Space Station Consecutively for 340 days on ___.

A) Expedition 24 B) Expedition 25
C) Expedition 26 D) Expedition 27
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Expedition 26

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