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Which is the highest gallantry award in India?

A) Param Vir Chakra B) Kirti Chakra
C) Vir Chakra D) Param Vishishtat Seva Medal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Param Vir Chakra

Explanation:

Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration awarded for the displaying distinguished acts of valor during the war.

 

Ashok Chakra Award – An Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield. It is the peacetime equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra.

Kirti Chakra – Second in order of precedence of peacetime gallantry awards.


Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) is literally called a great warrior medal. Vir Chakra is an Indian gallantry award presented for acts of bravery in the wars.

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Who among the following Indian Prime Ministers received " NISHAN-E-PAKISTAN" the highest civilian award in Pakistan

A) Morarji Desai B) Rajiv Gandhi
C) Atal Behari Vajpayee D) Indira Gandhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Morarji Desai

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Q:

The Rupee sign '₹' was adopted by Government of India in the year?

A) 2009 B) 2010
C) 2011 D) 2012
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2010

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Q:

GDP can be calculated by summing

A) Consumption, investment, government purchases, and net exports B) Consumption, investment, government spending, and imports
C) Consumption, investment, government purchases, and imports D) Consumption, investment, wages, and rent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Consumption, investment, government purchases, and net exports

Explanation:

Gross domestic product (GDP) is the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period.

Simply, GDP is a broad measurement of a nation’s overall economic activity. 

It is calculated by summation of Consumption, investment, government purchases, and net exports.

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What is the heaviest noble gas?

A) krypton B) radon
C) helium D) xenon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) radon

Explanation:

The seven elements — helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, radon, and oganesson of Group 18 of the periodic table are Noble or Inert gases.

 

Radon is the heaviest and Helium is the lightest gases of the noble gases.

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What is the time taken by the Earth to complete one rotation on its imaginary axis

A) 24 hr 37 min 23 sec B) 24 hr
C) 23 hr 56 min 4 sec D) 23 hr 52 min
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 23 hr 56 min 4 sec

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Which Indian doctor has been selected for the 2017 Ophthalmology Hall of Fame?

A) C P Thakur B) Gullapalli N. Rao
C) Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar D) Aroup Chatterjee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gullapalli N. Rao

Explanation:

Dr. Gullapalli N. Rao, the founder and chair of the LV Prasad Eye Institute (Hyderabad), has been selected to the 2017 Ophthalmology Hall of Fame instituted by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). He will be honoured at the induction ceremony in Los Angeles on May 6, 2017 at the annual meeting of the ASCRS.

 

Currently, Rao is the President of the prestigious Academia Ophthalmologica International (AOI), a group of 80 eminent academicians in ophthalmology in the world and is a past Chair of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB).

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Q:

Irrigation canals are generally aligned along

A) Contour line B) Straight line
C) Ridge line D) Valley line
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ridge line

Explanation:

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A ridge ine is a line formed along the highest points of a mountain ridge.

 

Irrigation canals are generally aligned along ridge lines.

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