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'Amphilious' wooden houses, floating of the chanals, are found in :

A) Bangkok B) Phnom Penh
C) Vientiane D) Yangoon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bangkok

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Which of the following is a secondary air pollutant?

A) Acid rain B) SO2
C) CO2 D) Dust particles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Acid rain

Explanation:

Secondary pollutants include ozone, which is formed when hydrocarbons (HC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) combine in the presence of sunlight.

 

Whereas Primary pollutant are those pollutants that are directly emitted from their sources, like CO2, CO, SO2 as these gases are directly emitted form burning of fossil fuels.

 

Acid rain, which is formed when sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides react with water, sulfuric acid etc.

 

Hence, Acidrain is a secondary air pollutant.

 

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Generally, plants absorb dissolved nitrates from soil and convert them into

A) Ammonia B) Urea
C) Protein D) Nitrogen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nitrogen

Explanation:

Generally, plants absorb dissolved nitrates from soil and convert them into free nitrogen.

 

  • Free nitrogen is simply molecular nitrogen (N2).

 

  • Nitrogen, in its molecular form, consists of two nitrogen atoms bound together with a triple bond.
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Q:

Who is competent to dissolve the Rajya Sabha?

A) The President B) The Rajya Sabha Chairman
C) The joint session of Parliament D) No one
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No one

Explanation:

The upper house of the parliament is the Rajya Sabha and is a permanent body.

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Which Indian film has been selected as India's official entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category at Oscars 2018 ?

A) Bahubali B) Bhoomi
C) Newton D) Daddy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Newton

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What is the term used in tennis when the score is 40-40?

A) Ace B) Led
C) Deuce D) Tie
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Deuce

Explanation:

When both sides have won the same number of points then: when each side has won one, or two, points, the score is described as "15-all" and "30-all" (or "15-up" and "30-up"), respectively.

However, if each player has won three points, the score is called as "deuce", not "40–all". From that point on in the game, whenever the score is tied, it is described as "deuce", regardless of how many points have been played.

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Who among the following has won the Pantaloon's Femina Miss India World, 2012 Awards

A) Prachi Misra B) Vanya Misra
C) Rochella Maria D) Sandhya Agarwal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vanya Misra

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Victoria Falls is located between which two countries?

A) Zambia & Zimbabwe B) Senegal-Botswana
C) Ethiopia-Kenya D) Tanzania-Kenya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Zambia & Zimbabwe

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