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The Damodar-Tribeni canal which serves as an irrigation cum navigation canal is ________long

A) 137 km B) 147 km
C) 157 km D) 167 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 137 km

Explanation:

India does not have any lake or sea comparable with the Great Lakes of the united States or the Caspian Sea of the CIS.

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Which country is planning to send mini-ecosystems containing potato seeds and silkworm eggs to the Moon next year  ?

A) India B) Russia
C) USA D) China
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) China

Explanation:

In a first, China is planning to send mini-ecosystems — containing potato seeds and silkworm eggs — to the Moon next year, in an attempt to study how the organisms develop on the lunar surface. The 3-kilogramme mini-ecosystem, developed by research teams led by Chongqing University in China, will be sent to the Moon by the Chang’e 4 scheduled to be launched in 2018, authorities announced at the Global Space Exploration Conference. An 18-centimetre-tall cylinder will carry potato seeds and silkworm eggs to be incubated.

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During thunderstorm you are travelling in a car. To protect yourself from the lightning you will have to 

A) remain in the car B) get out of the car and lie flat in the ground
C) abandon the car and take shelter under a nearby tree D) touch the nearest electric pole
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) remain in the car

Explanation:

The Whole car  - the body and inside - can be considered to be a hallow conductor. During the thunderstorm the body - i.e, the outside- gets a charge but there will be no charge inside. so the inside is safe.

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Among the following countries, which one has the largest concentration of Railways?

A) South Africa B) Egypt
C) Algeria D) Sudan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) South Africa

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Q:

The Nobel Peace is awarded in which city? 

A) Brussels B) Geneva
C) Oslo D) Stockholm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Oslo

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Which of the following rulers was held captives by his son ?

A) Babar B) Humayun
C) Akbar D) Shajahan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Shajahan

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The newly appointed adviser to Odsha government on public health programmes, K. Srinath Reddy is the receiver of which prestigious civilian award ?

A) Padma Vibushan B) Padma Shri
C) Padma Bhushan D) Bharat Ratna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Padma Bhushan

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Who has been selected for the prestigious 2016 Jnanpith Award ?

A) Ravuri Bharadwaja B) Shankha Ghosh
C) Kedarnath Singh D) Chandrashekara Kambara
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shankha Ghosh

Explanation:

Shankha Ghosh, the outstanding Bengali writer, commentator and academician, has been chosen for the prestigious 52nd version of the Jnanpith Award (2016) by the Government of India (GoI) for his lovely phrase and tries different things with different beautiful structures check his significance as an imaginative ability.The Jnanpith Award is presented every year to a literary figure for their outstanding contribution in literature. The honor conveys a reference, prize cash of Rs. 12 lakh and a bronze imitation of Goddess Saraswati.He turned into the sixth Bengali creator to win India's most astounding artistic honor after Mahasweta Devi, Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, Ashapurna Devi, Subhash Mukhopadhyay and Bishnu Dey.

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