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Q:

New Education Minister of India - 2019

A) Smriti Irani B) Harsh Vardhan
C) Prakash Javadekar D) Ramesh Pokhriyal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ramesh Pokhriyal

Explanation:

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The Ministry of Human Resource Development, formerly Ministry of Education in India
Ramesh Pokhriyal the Union Cabinet Minister of Human Resource Development in 2019. He represents the Haridwar Parliamentary constituency of Uttarakhand in the 17 Lok Sabha elections.

Prakash Javadekar was the former Human Resource Development Minister in 2018.

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Q:

The world's oldest annual race has been held without a break since 1897. Name it.

Answer

The Boston Marathon

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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:

Who has been appointed as Managing Director of Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) ?

A) Arun Tiwari B) Sunil Mehta
C) Ashwani Kumar D) David Rasquinha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) David Rasquinha

Explanation:
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Q:

Shares of a company given in exchange for work done are called ?

A) Secondary shares B) Hot equity
C) Preferential shares D) Sweat equity shares
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sweat equity shares

Explanation:

A sweat equity share is an equity share issued by the company to employees or directors at a discount or for consideration other than cash for providing know-how or making available rights in the nature of intellectual property rights or value additions.

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Q:

Which of the following are true of meditation in buddhism?

A) Right concertation is reached through meditation B) It can involve concetration on your breathing
C) It can mean visualizing certain things D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

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Q:

Prahaar is a-

A) surface-to-surface missile B) aircraft carrier
C) submarine D) battle tank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) surface-to-surface missile

Explanation:

Prahaar is a contemporary weapon system capable of carrying multiple types of warheads & neutralizing a wide variety of targets. It is a indigenously developed surface-to-surface tactical missile by DRDO.

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According to a survey, which country has become the second largest smartphone market in the world?

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

Explanation:

According to a Report by analyst firm Canalys, India has become the second largest smartphone market in the world.

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