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The outermost layer of sun is called

A) Lithosphere B) Chromosphere
C) Photosphere D) Corona
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chromosphere

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Growth in production (in percent) of which one of the following core industries in India during the period 2015-2016 was negative?

 

A) Natural gas B) Refinery products
C) Fertilizer D) Coal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Natural gas

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Coal production (weight: 4.38 %) increased by 12.0 % in June 2016 over June 2015. Its cumulative index during April to June 2016-17 increased by 5.4% over corresponding period of previous year.Natural Gas

The Natural Gas production(weight: 1.71 %) decreased by 4.5 % in June 2016 over June 2015. Its cumulative index during April to June 2016-17 declined by 6.1 % over the corresponding period of previous year.Refinery Products (93% of Crude Throughput)

Petroleum Refinery production(weight: 5.94%) increased by 3.5 % in June 2016 over June 2015. Its cumulative index during April to June 2016-17 increased by 7.1 % over the corresponding period of previous year.Fertilizers

Fertilizer production(weight: 1.25%)increased by 9.8 % in June 2016 over June 2015. Its cumulative index during April to June 2016-17 increased by 11.0 % over the corresponding period of previous year.

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Intensive cultivation refers to

A) production with intensive use of labour B) production with intensive use of fertilizer
C) raising production by intensive use of existing land D) raising production by large scale use of imported inputs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) raising production by intensive use of existing land

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In the names Mangifera indica (mango), Solanum tuberosum (potato) and Panthera leo (lion), what does the three names, indica, tuberosum and leo, represent?

A) Binomial Nomenclature B) Taxonomic Hierarchy
C) Identification D) Specific Epithet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Specific Epithet

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Musa paradisiaca is the scientific name of which plant?

A) mango B) wheat
C) Corn D) banana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) banana

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BrahMos Aerospace is a joint venture company set up by Russia's Mashinostroyeniya and which other company of India?

A) ISRO B) HAL
C) BHEL D) DRDO
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) DRDO

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Minamata disease is a nervous disorder caused by eating fish, polluted with _____

A) Iron B) Mercury
C) Lead D) Nickel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mercury

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The material carried by the glacier such as rocks big and small, sand and silt gets deposited, which are called glacial ________.

A) moraines B) deltas
C) plateaus D) grooves
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) moraines

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