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What Thomas Davenport invented?

A) Screw propellor B) Electric streetcar
C) Chesterfield D) Sleeping (railway) car
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Screw propellor

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What is harder to catch the faster you run?

A) Breathe B) Fire
C) Water D) Time
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Breathe

Explanation:

It is very hard to catch breathe when you run fast.

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Which IIT institute has collaborated with the British Geological Survey (BGS) to turn Varanasi into a smart city  ?

A) IIT Kharagpur B) IIT New Delhi
C) IIT Pune D) IIT Indore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) IIT Kharagpur

Explanation:

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has collaborated with the British Geological Survey (BGS) to turn Varanasi into a smart city. As part of the project, three dimensional geological modelling of the geology under Varanasi will be prepared to help improve the building of new transport and service infrastructure. The project includes application of geo-scientific methods like drilling, geological, geophysical, tectonics, hydrogeological and remote sensing. It would be the first major 3D subsurface urban study and planning of its kind in India, with the ultimate aim of developing methodologies and input of suburban geology for planning and hazard risk assessment. The purpose of the project is to develop the methodologies and approaches of urban geosciences and engineering of Varanasi as a pilot for other Indian cities.

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Goitre is due to the deficiency of

A) Calcium B) Zinc
C) Selenium D) Iodine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Iodine

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Which of the following is associated with the recent discovery of tungsten by the Geological Survey of India?

A) Agucha in Rajasthan B) Thar Desert in Rajasthan
C) Tuensang in Nagaland D) Sirohi in Rajasthan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sirohi in Rajasthan

Explanation:

A big bed of rock salt with the top portion of the bed containing potash (though not the variety used as ferilizer) has been discovered in Thar Desert at a depth of 100 metres. A massive belt of lead and zinc has been found in the Agucha area, while gold bearing rocks have been discovered in the Tuensang district of Nagaland.

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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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Who among the following is the creator of the Rock Garden in Chandigarh

A) Le Corbousier B) Pupul Jayakar
C) Nek Chand D) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nek Chand

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Which dinosaur is sometimes referred to as the thunder lizard?

A) Diplodocus B) Brontosaurus
C) Arm reptile D) Cunningham
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brontosaurus

Explanation:

Although well known as one of the most iconic dinosaurs, Brontosaurus (the 'thunder lizard') has long been considered misclassified. Since 1903, the scientific community has believed that the genus Brontosaurus was in fact the Apatosaurus.

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