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Which is the first metro rail in India?

A) Kolkata B) Hyderabad
C) Delhi D) Mumbai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kolkata

Explanation:

Kolkata Metro Rail is the first metro rail operating since 1984 in India.

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Which country has signed an agreement with India for transfer of sentenced prisoners ?

A) Japan B) Ghana
C) Somalia D) Italy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Somalia

Explanation:

Signing the Agreement with Somalia shall facilitate the Indian prisoners imprisoned in Somalia or vice-versa to be near to their families, for serving remaining part of their sentence and shall facilitate their social rehabilitation.

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The two forms of democracy are

A) Parliamentary and King B) Monarchical and Republican
C) Direct and Indirect D) Parliamentary and Presidential
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Parliamentary and Presidential

Explanation:

There are two major forms of democratic government.

I. Parliamentary
II. Presidential

The citizens elect the leaders in democratic government.

The main difference is legislative and executive branches.

Executive - head of government
Legislative - how laws are made

 

I. Parliamentary democratic government : (example - United Kingdom )

1. Parliament = Legislature (Laws)
2. Parliament controls the power
3. Head of government is a prime minister chosen by the legislature
4. Prime minister and cabinet are members of the legislature
5. Prime minister answers to the legislature (fusion of powers)
6. The government will stay in office for a specified period unless the prime minister loses support of the majority on an important vote.
7. If this occurs- the P.M. must resign and elections are held immediately.

 

II. Presidential democratic government : (example - United States of America)

1. The executive and legislative branches are separate bodies elected independently by the citizens.
2. Separation of Powers
3. There are checks and balances where each branch can overrule the other.
4. The president answers to the voters, not the legislature.
5. The people elect the president, and elections are held at set intervals.

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Daydreaming, Meditation, Intoxication, Sleep and Hypnosis are all types of

A) waking consciousness B) self-absorption
C) altered states of consciousness D) self-awareness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) altered states of consciousness

Explanation:

Consciousness is the state or quality of awareness, or, of being aware of an external object or something within oneself.

  

Day dreaming, Meditation, Intoxication, Sleep and Hypnosis are all types of altered states of consciousness . In al these states, a person's state of conscious is altered but he has consciousness.

 

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In India, during the last decade the total cultivated land for which one of the following crops has remained more or less stagnant?

A) Rice B) Oil Seeds
C) Pulses D) Sugarcane
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pulses

Explanation:
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Which statement is true of all atoms that are anions?

A) The atom has fewer protons than does a neutral atom of the same element. B) The atom has more protons than electrons.
C) The atom has more neutrons than protons. D) The atom has more electrons than protons.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The atom has more electrons than protons.

Explanation:

Anions are atoms or radicals (groups of atoms), that have gained electrons. Since they now have more electrons than protons, anions have a negative charge.

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Which is a pair of allotropes?

A) carbon-16 and carbon-12 B) diamond and graphite
C) carbon dioxide and graphite D) diamond and carbon dioxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) diamond and graphite

Explanation:

Allotropes are the different physical forms of an element. Here in the given options, diamond and graphite are the pair of allotropes of carbon.

 

Some more examples are Molecular oxygen and ozone are pair of allotropes, Black and red phosphorous are also pairs of allotropes.

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Two trains cross each other in _____ time ? 

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A) 145 sec B) 124 sec
C) 158 sec D) 162 sec
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 162 sec

Explanation:

Given two trains of length = 180 mts + 180 mts 

The distance is = Length of trains = 360 mts 

Speed = 58 - 50 = 8 kmph x 5/18 m/s

Then, Time = dis/speed = (360x18) / (8x5) = 162 sec.

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