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Which  of  the  following  statements  about the    Shiromani    Gurudwara    Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) are correct?

1.It  began  as  the  political  wing  of  the Singh Sabhas in the late 19th century.

2.It  was  formed  in  1920 as  part  of  the upcoming Akali movement.

3.It was founded to reclaim control of the Sikh   shrines   from   the   government manipulated loyalist committees.

4.It  formed  the  Akali  Dal to  coordinate groups  (Jathas)  to  reclaim  control  of the shrines.

Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

A) 1, 3 and 4 B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 2 and 4 only D) 2 and 3 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2, 3 and 4

Explanation:

All are correct except 1. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak   Committee(orSGPC) is an organization in India responsible for the management of gurdwaras, Sikh places of worship in three states of Punjab, Haryana,   and Himachal Pradesh and union territory of Chandigarh. SGPC also administers Harmandir Sahibin Amritsar.  In  1920,  Sikhs held  their  scheduled  meeting  and elected     a     bigger     committee consisting  of  175   members  and named     it Shiromani     Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.

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Q:

Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) galeons B) audasity
C) garbbling D) cerebrum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) cerebrum

Explanation:
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Q:

World's first fully solar-powered airport is in

A) India B) China
C) Dubai D) Japan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) India

Explanation:

World's first fully solar-powered airport is in India. The Cochin International Airport is powered by a solar plant comprised of over 46,000 solar panel units.

 

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Q:

National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) has been renamed as

A) BharatNet Project B) Broadband Connectivity for all
C) Gram Panchayat connectivity scheme D) Digital India Mission
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) BharatNet Project

Explanation:

BharatNet is a project of national importance to establish, by 2017, a highly scalable network infrastructure accessible on a non-discriminatory basis, to provide on demand, affordable broadband connectivity of 2 Mbps to 20 Mbps for all households and on demand capacity to all institutions, to realise the vision of Digital India, in partnershipwith States and the private sector. The entire project is being funded by Universal service Obligation Fund (USOF), which was set up for improving telecom services in rural and remote areas of the country. The objective is to facilitate the delivery of e-governance, e-health, e-education, e-banking, Internet and other services to the rural India.

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Q:

Slow oxidative muscle fibers are best suited for

A) Hitting football B) Heavy workout in the gym
C) Running a marathon D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Running a marathon

Explanation:

The three types of muscle fibers are slow oxidative (SO), fast oxidative (FO) and fast glycolytic (FG). Slow oxidative fibers use aerobic metabolism to produce low power contractions over long periods and are slow to fatigue.

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.


P: It isn't bragging about how great you are.
Q: It's not about thinking you're perfect because nobody is but knowing that you're worthy of being love and accepted.
R: Self esteem is how much you value yourself and how important you think you are.
S: It's how you see yourself and feel about your achievements.

A) SQRP B) RQSP
C) RSPQ D) SRQP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) RSPQ

Explanation:
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The phosphorus cycle differs from the biogeochemical cycles in that

A) does not have atmospheric reservoir B) uses water more
C) have atmospheric reservoir D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) does not have atmospheric reservoir

Explanation:

Unlike other gas cycles, the phosphorus cycle differs in having atmospheric reservoir. No other gases are involved in it.

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Which of the following is not a semiconductor?

A) CdS B) NaCl
C) Si D) Ge
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) NaCl

Explanation:

Semiconductors are those materials that are neither good conductors nor the good insulators of heat and electricity. Silicon (Si), Germanium (Ge) and Cadmium Sulphide (CdS) are semiconductors which work as conductors in some special conditions only.

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