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Who among the following is credited with starting the work on plant tissue culture?

A) F.C. Steward B) P. Maheshwari
C) P.R. White D) Haberlandt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Haberlandt

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Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to the composition of national income in India?

A) The share of manufacturing sector has declined B) The share of services sector has increased sharply.
C) The share of agriculture has remained static. D) The share of services sector has declined.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The share of services sector has increased sharply.

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The growth scenario in India shows that the services sector has become the most dominant in the later part of its growth process. The share of services sector in GDP increased from 28.5 per cent in 1950-51 to 39.6 per cent in 1990-91 and then to 52.6 per cent in 2014-15 while the share of primary sector declined from 56.4 per cent in 1950-51 to 33.4 per cent in 1990-91 and then to only 19.0 per cent in 2014-15.

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Money in India consists of ___________.

A) paper currency B) current deposits
C) metallic coins D) All options are correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All options are correct

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ABM stands for ______.

A) Anti Belligerent Mine B) Anti Base Machine
C) Anti Body Mechanics D) Anti Ballistic Missile
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Anti Ballistic Missile

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American astronaut Scott Joseph Kelly commanded the International Space Station Consecutively for 340 days on ___.

A) Expedition 24 B) Expedition 25
C) Expedition 26 D) Expedition 27
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Expedition 26

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__________ acts as a shield absorbing ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

A) Chlorofluorocarbons B) Stratosphere
C) Ozone hole D) Greenhouse
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Stratosphere

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X-Rays, which are now used on a day to day basis for diagnosis in medicine, was discovered by?

A) Wilhelm Rontgen B) Niels Bohr
C) Ernest Rutherford D) Max Bon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Wilhelm Rontgen

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First Indian woman to get Bharat Ratna.

A) Indira Gandhi B) Vijay Laxmi Pandit
C) Mother Teresa D) Leela Seth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Indira Gandhi

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