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Which is faster Light or Sound?

A) Light B) Sound
C) Both are same D) Can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Light

Explanation:

Light travels Faster than Sound.

 

Light :

1. Light doesn't require a medium to travel.

2. It travels in the vaccum with the speed of 1,86,000 miles per second.

 

Sound:

1. Sound rquire a medium.

2. It travels in the Air with the speed of 340 meters per second.

3. It travels Faster in Water than in Air.

4. It travels Faster in Steel than in Water. 

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“C25” India’s first indigenously developed high thrust cryogenic rocket engine has successfully ground-tested by the ISRO for which rocket vehicle? 

A) GSLV-Mark-II B) GSLV-Mark-III
C) GSLV-Mark-IV D) GSLV-Mark-V
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) GSLV-Mark-III

Explanation:

India’s first indigenously designed and developed high thrust cryogenic rocket engine generating a nominal thrust of 19 tonnes was successfully endurance hot tested for a duration of 800 seconds on July 16, 2015 at ISRO Propulsion Complex, Mahendragiri.

 

The engine will be used for powering the Cryogenic stage (C25), the upper stage of the next generation GSLV Mark-III launch vehicle of ISRO, capable of launching four tonne class satellites.

 

This cryogenic engine of C25 Stage operates on Gas Generator Cycle using extremely low temperature propellants – Liquid Hydrogen (LH2) at 20 Kelvin (-253 deg C) and Liquid Oxygen (LOX) at 80K (-193 deg C).

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Q:

Bharat Nirman Programme does not cover which of the following areas

A) Rural housing B) Rural water supply
C) Irrigation facilities D) Rural Employment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rural Employment

Explanation:
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Q:

Which of the following is not transferred by alveoli?

A) Gases B) Oxygen
C) Blood D) Carbondioxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Blood

Explanation:

The main function of the pulmonary alveoli is to perform the transfer and exchange of gases. Here in the given options, blood is only one which is not gas.

 

Hence, blood is not transferred by alveoli.

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The Highest point in the Aravalli range is 

A) Dodabetta B) Anaimudi
C) Gurusikhar D) Panchmarhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gurusikhar

Explanation:

The highest of this peak is 1772 m.

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Between which one of the following pairs of ports does Panama Canal shorten the distance to the maximum?

A) Liverpool and Shanghai B) New York and Honolulu
C) Liverpool and Sydney D) New York and San Francisco
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) New York and San Francisco

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Q:

When is the longest day observed?

A) December 22 B) June 21
C) August 21 D) September 22
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) June 21

Explanation:

Longest day is observed on June 21

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A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is known as 

A) Strait B) Isthmus
C) Headland D) Bay
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Isthmus

Explanation:

Isthmus of panama and Isthmus of Suez are well known examples

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