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Sunspots appear dark because they are

A) hotter than the rest of the Sun's surface. B) more magnetic than the rest of the Sun's surface. 
C) cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface. D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface.

Explanation:

Sunspots are a magnetic phenomenon on the Sun.

The reason a sunspot appears dark is that they are cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface and also the gas inside the spot where the magnetic field is strongest is only emitting about 1/4 as much light as from the rest of the solar surface. 

 

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India-born Satya Nadella is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of which of the following companies?

A) Dell B) Amazon
C) Microsoft D) Google
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Microsoft

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Cricketer Virat Kohli was honoured with Arjuna Award in the year

A) 2011 B) 2012
C) 2013 D) 2014
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2013

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Which country won the 2016 Men's Kabaddi World Cup?

A) India B) Thailand
C) Pakistan D) Iran
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) India

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Jama Masjid of Delhi was built in which century?

A) 15th B) 16th
C) 17th D) 18th
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 17th

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Akbar (1556–1605 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?

A) Nanda B) Maurya
C) Mughal D) Haryanka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mughal

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Who awarded the Kaisar-i-Hind medal of the British to Mahatma Gandhi for his contribution to ambulance services in South Africa?

 

A) Lord Dalhousie B) Lord Canning
C) Lord Hardinge D) Lord Curzon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lord Hardinge

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Which organisation has installed India’s largest floating solar photovoltaic plant in Kerala?

A) Nuclear Power Corporation of India B) Power grid Corporation of India
C) National Hydroelectric Power Corporation D) National Thermal Power Corporation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) National Thermal Power Corporation

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