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______ is the time taken by the earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to a fixed star.

A) Lunar year B) Sidereal year
C) Solar year D) Tropical year
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sidereal year

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In 2004, NASA launched the Messenger Spacecraft to study ___.

A) Saturn B) Jupiter
C) Pluto D) Mercury
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mercury

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Pressure cooker cooks rice faster because

A) it always lets the steam escape B) high pressure raises the boiling point of water
C) high pressure crushes the hard covering of rice grains D) it does not let the heat energy escape easily
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) high pressure raises the boiling point of water

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Fiscal policy in India is formulated by

A) Reserve Bank of India B) Planning Commission
C) Finance Ministry D) SEBI
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Finance Ministry

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Which of the following city is NOT situated on the banks of any river

A) Surat B) Cuttack
C) Bhopal D) Mysore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bhopal

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On 12 April 2017, Parliament passed the HIV/AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2017. This Bill provides essential support to National AIDS control programme. It aims to achieve the target of ending this Epidemic by year ______.

A) 2025 B) 2022
C) 2030 D) 2020
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2030

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By which process the Chinese Scientists have cloned two identical long - tailed macaques?

A) Polymerase chain reaction B) Parthenogenesis
C) Somatic cell nuclear transfer D) Embryonic cell nuclear transfer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Somatic cell nuclear transfer

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Stars twinkle but planets do not twinkle because

A) they emit light of a constant intensity B) their distance from the earth does not change with time
C) they are very far away from the earth resulting in decrease in intensity of light D) they are nearer to the earth and hence we receive a greater amount of light and therefore minor variations in intensity are not noticeable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) they emit light of a constant intensity

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