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Contour bunding is a method of soil conservation used in

A) Scrublands, liable to spread of weed growth	B) Hilly and Slopy or mountain areas
C) Low flat plains, close to stream courses, liable to flooding	D) Desert margins, liable to strong wind action

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hilly and Slopy or mountain areas

Explanation:

Contour bunding is a proven sustainable land management practice for mountainous areas, marginal, sloping, and hilly land where the soil productivity is very low.

It is widely adopted by the ethnic minorities of Nepal who practice the shifting cultivation system of farming.

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The first effective vaccine against polio was prepared by ?

A) Robert Edwards	B) James Simpson
C) H Gibbon	D) Jonas E Salk

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Jonas E Salk

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The percentage of nitrogen in the air is about

A) 74%	B) 76%
C) 78%	D) 80%

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 78%

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Which statement about interstate compacts is true?

A) States cannot form compacts with foreign states.	B) They may involve no more than two states.
C) Congress generally must approve interstate compacts.	D) Most are between the national government and foreign states.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Congress generally must approve interstate compacts.

Explanation:

Agreements made between two or more states are known as Interstate compacts. These may involve several states.

* Congress generally must approve interstate compacts.

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Ralph Samuelson was only 18 when he invented this sporting item in 1922. What was that?

A) Golf tee	B) Motorboat
C) Water skis	D) Hang glider

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Water skis

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'Zulfi, MyFriend ' is a book written by

A) Z.A. Bhutto	B) Md. Ali Jinnah
C) Khushwant Singh	D) Piloo Modi

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Piloo Modi

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What grows when it eats but dies when it drinks?

Answer

A fire grows when it eats but dies when it drinks.

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Which of the following features may occur when lava cool at the surface

A) Basalt plateau	B) Still
C) Batholith	D) Dyke

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