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What is organic matter in soil is also called

A) residue	B) humus
C) occlusion	D) compact

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) humus

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In soil, organic matter consists of plant and animal material that is in the process of decomposing. When it has fully decomposed it is called humus. Soil organic matter serves as a reservoir of nutrients for crops, provides soil aggregation, increases nutrient exchange, retains moisture, reduces compaction,...

This humus is important for soil structure because it holds individual mineral particles together in clusters.

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Which planet is the nearest in size to Earth?

A) Mercury	B) Mars
C) Venus	D) Saturn

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Venus

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.:

"I'm off to the games. Where are you going?"

A) He said he would be off to the games and wanted to know where I was going.	B) He said he was going off to the games and wanted to know where I was planning to go.
C) He said he is going off to the games and asked me where I was planning to go.	D) He said that he was off to the games and wanted to know where I was going.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) He said that he was off to the games and wanted to know where I was going.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.

A police constable arrested the burglar just before dawn.

A) Just before dawn the burglar is arrested by a police constable.	B) The burglar was arrested by a police constable just before dawn.
C) The burglar is arrested by a police constable just before dawn.	D) A police constable was arrested by a burglar just before dawn.

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The burglar was arrested by a police constable just before dawn.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

Aunt said to mother, "I will be in Surat on Friday."

A) Aunt told mother that she will be in Surat on Friday.	B) Aunt told mother she would be in Surat on Friday.
C) Aunt told mother she will be in Surat on Friday.	D) Aunt told mother that she would be in Surat on Friday.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Aunt told mother that she would be in Surat on Friday.

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At the equilibrium price

A) quantity demanded is equal to quantity supplied	B) quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied
C) price elasticity of demand is unity	D) elasticity of demand equals elasticity of supply

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) quantity demanded is equal to quantity supplied

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The number of valence electrons in an atom of Phosphorous is

A) 4	B) 3
C) 2	D) 5

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 5

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If the electronic configuration of elements A and B are $1 S^{2}, 2 S^{2} 2 P^{6}, 3 S^{1} and 1 S^{2}, 2 S^{2} 2 P^{6}, 3 S^{2} 3 P^{4}$ respectively, then the formula of the compound formed by the combination of these elements will be:

A) AB3	B) AB2
C) A2B	D) AB

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