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In Thanjavur delta ________ crop is cultivated three times in a year

A) Wheat B) Rice
C) Sugarcane D) Groundnut
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rice

Explanation:

Fertile alluvial soil sufficient water supply  and optimum temperatures are the reasons behind the high output of paddy here. Also known as the 'Granary of the South', it is located in Tamil Nadu.

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Not including the sun, the closest stars to earth are

A) 4300 light-years away B) 430 light-years away
C) 43 light-years away D) 4.3 light-years away
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4.3 light-years away

Explanation:

The nearest stars to Earth are in the Alpha Centauri triple-star system, about 4.37 light-years away. One of these stars, Proxima Centauri, is slightly closer, at 4.26 light-years.

 

Of all the stars closer than 15 light-years, only two are spectral type G, similar to our sun: Alpha Centauri A and Tau Ceti. The majority are M-type red dwarf stars.

 

Only nine of the stars in this area is bright enough to be seen by the naked human eye from Earth. These brightest stars include Alpha Centauri A and B, Sirius A, Epsilon Eridani, Procyon, 61 Cygni A and B, Epsilon Indi A and Tau Ceti.

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The process of encoding refers to

A) getting information into memory. B) the recall of information previously learned.
C) a clear memory of an emotionally significant event. D) the persistence of learning over time.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) getting information into memory.

Explanation:

Encoding refers to the getting information into memory.

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Which nutrient has forms most of our body weight?

A) Water B) Fats
C) Carbohydrates D) Proteins
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Water

Explanation:

Water is the important nutrient all organisms need. Humans has almost 60% of their body weight is water. Some organisms have 90% of their body weight is of water.

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All atoms of uranium have the same

A) Atomic mass B) Number of electrons
C) Atomic number D) Mass number
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Atomic number

Explanation:

There are many isotopes of uranium and all of them have same atomic number i.e, sum of nmber of neutrons and protons.

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India's first experimental telecommunication satellite APPLE was put into orbit from a launch site in 

A) USA B) Russia
C) French Guiana D) Mexico
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) French Guiana

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Name another word for friend?

A) playfellow B) enemy
C) rival D) foe
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) playfellow

Explanation:

Friend is a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations.

 

Other names for friend are mate, bosom friend, classmate, buddy, ally,...

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During the freedom struggle a parallel movement launched in the Indian states (in the states ruled by the indian rulers such as Kashmir, Nizam's Hyderabad, Travancore etc) was/ were

A) State people's Movement B) Praja Mandal Movement
C) Swaraj Movement D) Both (a) and (b)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both (a) and (b)

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