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Every year " National Maritime Day of India " is observed on

A) 1st April B) 2nd Aril
C) 4th April D) 5th April
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 5th April

Explanation:

National Maritime Day of India is observed every year on 5th April. On this day in 1919, S S Loyalty, the first ship of the Scindia Steam Navigation Company, journeyed to the United Kingdom.

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Select the correct statement about the Evolution of Animals.

A) The oldest generally accepted fossils of large animals range in age from 565 to 550 million years old. B) No animal fossils are found in strata formed before the Cambrian explosion.
C) Approximately half the phyla of living organisms are found in Cambrian sediments. D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The oldest generally accepted fossils of large animals range in age from 565 to 550 million years old.

Explanation:

The oldest generally accepted fossils of large animals range in age from 565 to 550 million years old.

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Who Invented Dynamite Explosive Material?

A) Alfred Bernhard Nobel B) Levi Strauss
C) Percy LeBaron Spencer D) Garrett Augustus Morgan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Alfred Bernhard Nobel

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Who of the following is a football player?

A) Fernando Alonso B) Kimi Raikkonen
C) Lewis Hamilton D) Nicolas Anelka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nicolas Anelka

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Cretinism is due to the disorder of the glands

A) Thymus B) Parathyroid
C) Thyroid D) Adrenal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Thyroid

Explanation:

Cretinism is a disease caused by hypothyroidism (less thyroxine formation) . The symptoms of the disease are retardation of mental, physical and sexual developments. potbelly, protruding tongue, dry skin etc are also indicative of this disease.

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AirAsia India has recently granted flying licence by DGCA to launch its low - cost airline in india. It is related to which of the following countries?

A) Philippines B) China
C) Malaysia D) Singapore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Malaysia

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When two similar sources vibrate with slightly different frequencies , a regular rise and fall occurs in the loudness of tone. This phenomenon is known as 

A) doppler effect B) beats
C) resonance D) echo
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) beats

Explanation:

Beats means the periodic increase and decrease in loudness heard when two notes of nearly the same frequency are sounded simultaneously.

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An element X forms an oxide XO_{_{3}}, what ihe valency of X

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6

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