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Which of the following statements about the olive ridley turtles is/are correct?

1. They are the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world.

2. They live in warm waters of Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans.

3. The Coromandel Coast in India is the largest mass nesting site for the olive ridley turtles.

Select the correct answer using the code

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

Explanation:

The Olive ridley turtles are the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world, inhabiting warm waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. These turtles, along with their cousin the Kemps ridley turtle, are best known for their unique mass nesting called Arribada, where thousands of females come together on the same beach to lay eggs. Though found in abundance, their numbers have been declining over the past few years, and the species is recognized as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red list.The coast of Orissa in India is the largest mass nesting site for the Olive-ridley, followed by the coasts of Mexico and Costa Rica.

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence incorrect order.

In developing countries today

P : urban health conditions

Q : than rural health conditions

R : seem to be better

A) PRQ B) PQR
C) QRP D) RPQ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) PRQ

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Which of these was an action of Farmers Alliances?

A) Involving farmers in political action B) Encouraging farmers to give up farming
C) Helping farmers fight for better prices D) Both A & C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both A & C

Explanation:

The Farmers Alliance was an organized agrarian economic movement among American farmers that developed and flourished in 1875.

 

One of the goals of the organization was to end the adverse effects of the crop-lien system on farmers in the period following the American Civil War.

 

The Farmer's Alliance moved into politics in the early 1890s under the banner of the People's Party, commonly known as the "Populists."

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Which crop was first cultivated in Sri Lanka under plantation agriculture?

 

A) Coffee B) Tea
C) Rubber D) Coconut
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Coffee

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Which of the following features is the product of vulcanicity

A) Geosyncline B) Escarpment
C) Atoll D) Fold mountain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Atoll

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The distance in pitch between any two tones is called

 

A) Octave B) Dynamics
C) Interval D) Unison
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Interval

Explanation:

The distance in pitch between any two tones is called an interval.

 

 

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Select the synonym of

improvident

A) provident B) extravagant
C) miserly D) thrifty
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) extravagant

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Which statements are CORRECT?

I. In early 1930’s Nylon was prepared from coal, water and air.

II. Nylon was the first fully synthetic fibre.

III. Nylon fibre was strong, elastic and light.

A) Only I and II B) Only I and III
C) Only II and III D) All I, II and III
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All I, II and III

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