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Gujarat is noted for the cultivation of

A) Cotton	B) Sugarcane
C) Saffron	D) Jute

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cotton

Explanation:

Black soil coupled with favorable climatic conditions (Temperature of $21 - 32^{0} C$ and 30 -100 cm of rainfall) are responsible for cotton cultivation in Gujarat.

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When a steel ball is placed on the surface of mercury, it does not sink because

A) of the surface tension of mercury	B) mercury is a semisolid
C) of the high viscosity of mercury	D) the density of mercury is greater than that of steel

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the density of mercury is greater than that of steel

Explanation:

A solid sinks in a liquid if its density is greater than that of the liquid. if less, it floats

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Which of the following is an endocrine gland?

A) Mammary glands	B) Apocrine sweat glands
C) Reproductive glands	D) Salivary glands

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Reproductive glands

Explanation:

Endocrine glands are glands of the endocrine system that secrete their products, hormones, directly into the blood rather than through a duct.

The major glands of the endocrine system include:

pineal gland,

pituitary gland,

pancreas,

ovaries,

testes,

thyroid gland,

parathyroid gland,

hypothalamus and

adrenal glands.

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The book ' Discovery of India ' is written by

A) Maithilisharan Gupt	B) Mahadevi Verma
C) Ramdhari Singh Dinkar	D) Surya Kant Tripathi Nirala

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

Explanation:

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How many wickets Kapil Dev had taken in test matches when he retired

A) 450	B) 430
C) 435	D) 434

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 434

Explanation:

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When white light passes through a glass prism we get a spectrum on the other side of the prism. In the emergent beam the ray which is deviated least is

A) the violet ray	B) the red ray
C) the green ray	D) the blue ray

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the red ray

Explanation:

Red is deviated the least and violet the most

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What are the sides of the dna ladder made of

A) nitrates and sugars	B) sugars and hydrates
C) sugars and phosphates	D) phosphates and nitrates

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) sugars and phosphates

Explanation:

DNA is a double-stranded molecule twisted into a helix. The shape of DNA is a double helix, which is like a twisted ladder. The sides of the ladder are made of alternating sugar and phosphate molecules. Deoxyribose, which is a pentose, and a phosphate group are the two molecules together form the two sides of the DNA. The rungs of the ladder are pairs of 4 types of nitrogen bases.

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The first speaker of the Lok Sabha was

A) GV Mavlankar	B) Hukum Singh
C) MA Ayyangar	D) GS Dhillon

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