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Q:

Service tax was introduced in India in the year :

A) 1994 B) 1993
C) 1992 D) 1991
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1994

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Q:

Which of these following missiles is made by together India and Russia?

A) Agni B) Prudhvi
C) Brahmas D) Akash
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Brahmas

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Q:

Who has become the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean on standup paddle ?

A) Jack Alberta B) Henary Christpher
C) Christopher Bernard D) Chris Bertish
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Chris Bertish

Explanation:

South African Chris Bertish has become the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean on standup paddle. He made the epic 4,050-mile voyage alone at sea aboard his custom-built craft.

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Q:

which of the following statements are correct

A) Sir Richard Arkwright - Father of industrial revolution B) Michael Faraday - Discovered Benzene and invented Bunsen Burner
C) Thomas Alva Edison - phonograph and motion picture camera D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

Inventors and their Inventions ::

 

  • Sir Richard Arkwright - Father of industrial revolution.

 

  • Michael Faraday - Discovered Benzene and invented Bunsen Burner.

 

  • Thomas Alva Edison - Invented Phonograph and motion picture camera.
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Q:

Damanganga Reservoir Project with about 115 km of minor canals and distributaries is located in

A) NCT B) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
C) Puducherry D) Goa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Explanation:

The Daman Ganga also called DawanRiver is a river in western India. The river's headwaters are on the western slope of the Western Ghats range, and it flows west into the Arabian SeaThere is an existing major irrigation project on the river called the Damanganga Reservoir Project, whichis located near Madhuban village in Dharampur taluka of Valsad district of Gujarat.It is an inter-state multipurpose project of the Govt. of Gujarat and Union Territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli (D&NH) and Daman. The storage of this project is shared by the riparian states of Gujarat, Union Territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu as beneficiary States.

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Q:

Which country has been ranked number one in pollution related deaths ?

A) Australia B) Indonesia
C) India D) Japan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) India

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Q:

The country where the military has imposed martial law amid a political crisis

Answer

Thailand

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Q:

When should you discard a PFD?

A) When it is too small B) When its been used 1 year
C) When its been used 1 month D) When it has a torn strap
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) When it has a torn strap

Explanation:

Personal flotation devices (PFDs), have life span upto it is damaged. Hence, When it has a torn strap you should discard a PFD.

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