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Which one of the following States of India is not covered by Food Forecasting Stations set up by the Central Water Commission?

 

A) Rajasthan B) Jammu and Kashmir
C) Tripura D) Himachal Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Himachal Pradesh

Explanation:

Presently, there are 226 flood forecasting stations consisting of 166 level forecasting stations for villages and towns and 60 inflow forecasting stations for reservoirs/dams/barrages in the country. Existing flood forecasting network covers 22 States / Union Territories and 19 major river basins / sub-basins in the country.

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What kind of flowers are traditionally given to symbolise love?

A) Yellow roses B) Pink roses
C) Red roses D) White roses
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Red roses

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Which Protein regulates milk production in mammals?

A) Elastin B) Actin
C) Prolactin D) Collagen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Prolactin

Explanation:

The Prolactin Protein regulates milk production in mammals.

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Atom bomb discovered by

A) J. Robert Oppenheimer B) Lyndon B. Johnson
C) Felix Adler D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) J. Robert Oppenheimer

Explanation:

Julius Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist and professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley. Oppenheimer was the wartime head of the Los Alamos Laboratory and is among those who are credited with being the "father of the atomic bomb" for their role in the Manhattan Project, the World War II undertaking that developed the first nuclear weapons. The first atomic bomb was successfully detonated on July 16, 1945, in the Trinity test in New Mexico.

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The highway transportation system has helped _ traffic deaths.

A) increase B) investigate
C) stop D) reduce
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) reduce

Explanation:

The highway transportation system has helped to reduce traffic deaths with its easy flow of traffic under rash driving rules and also it helped to country economically.

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One of the following is not a function of bones

A) Protection of vital organs B) Secretion of hormones for calcium regulation in blood and bones
C) Place for muscle attachment D) Production of blood corpuscles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Secretion of hormones for calcium regulation in blood and bones

Explanation:

Secretion of hormones for calcium regulation in blood and bones is not a function of a bone.

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Q:

Soil that forms on unconsolidated deposits is called

A) humus B) bedrock
C) transported soil D) residual soil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) transported soil

Explanation:

Transported soils form from weathered material deposits, which are transported by natural forces to a new site, away from the site of origin.

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Which of the following is the main benefit of ozone?

A) absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the Sun B) neutralizes the effects of carbon monoxide
C) reduces pollution levels D) filters particulates from the atmosphere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the Sun

Explanation:

In the given options, all are the benfits of ozone. But, the main benefit of ozone is absorbing ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.

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