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Which of the following winds are hot dust laden and blow from Sahara desert towards Mediterranean Region?

A) Sirocco B) Loo
C) Foehn D) Mistral
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sirocco

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Commercial banks lend to which of the following Priority sectors?

A) Heavy Industries B) Agriculture, Small scale industries
C) Foreign Companies D) State government in emergency situation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Agriculture, Small scale industries

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Which of the following is not a feature of a capitalist economy?

A) Right to private property B) Existence of competition
C) Service motive D) Freedom of choice to consumers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Service motive

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The disconnected lines drawn on a map for showing slope ­

A) Bench marks B) Contours
C) Form lines D) Hachure
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Hachure

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The Ministry of Communication has recently launched a Pan India scholarship programme for school children called TDeen Dayal SPARSH Yojana’. The objective of the scheme is to increase the reach of

A) sports B) philately
C) music D) web designing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) philately

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Minister of Communications Shri Manoj Sinha today launched a Pan India scholarship program for school children called Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana to increase the reach of Philately. Under the scheme of SPARSH (Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude & Research in Stamps as a Hobby), it is proposed to award annual scholarships to children of Standard VI to IX having good academic record and also pursuing Philately as a hobby through a competitive selection process in all postal circles.The Minister said that to avail this scholarship, a child must be a student of a recognized school within India and the concerned school should have a Philately Club and the candidate should be a member of the Club.

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Which of the following is the Mascot of Indian Railways?

A) Morris, the cat B) Murugan, the peacock
C) Nandi, the bull D) Bholu, the elephant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bholu, the elephant

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Which of the following country has recently declared 3 month emergency following a failed military coup?

A) Sudan B) Turkey
C) Maldives D) Syria
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Turkey

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Which of the following became first Indigenously developed vaccine from India to be pre-qualified by World Health Organisation?

A) Rotavac B) Hemophile
C) Pentavac D) Pneumococca
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rotavac

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