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Water kept in an earthen pot is less cool on rainy days than in summer because during the rainy days 

A) the pores in the pot are closed B) rain water stops oozing out from the pores
C) the water that oozes out does not evaporate quickely because of the large percent age of moisture in the air D) surface of the pot becomes damp
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the water that oozes out does not evaporate quickely because of the large percent age of moisture in the air

Explanation:

To evaporate the water that oozes out, heat is required. Part of this heat is taken from the water inside which therefore become cool. Therefore (C) is correct. Here evaporation is less, so cooling too is less.

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Hydrogen atom is excited from ground state to another state with principal quantum number equal to 4. Then the number of spectral lines in the emission spectra will be

A) 2 B) 6
C) 5 D) 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 6

Explanation:

Number of spectral lines from a state n to ground state is

 

                   n(n-1)/2 = 6

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Which of the statements given below are correct?

1. The author of the novel 'Gilead' is Don Winslow.
2. The author of the novel 'Wolf Hall' is Stephen Dobyns.
3. The author of the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' is Harper Lee.

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

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" World Press Freedom Day " is observed on ?

A) May 1 B) May 2
C) May 3 D) May 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) May 3

Explanation:

World Press Freedom Day is observed on 3 May every year.

This year’s theme is “Critical Minds for Critical Times: Media’s role in advancing peaceful, just and inclusive societies”.

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The book “Indira Gandhi – A life in Nature”, authored by _____________.

A) Jairam Ramesh B) Anand Sharma
C) Ghulam Nabi Azad D) Chetan Bhagath
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jairam Ramesh

Explanation:

The book “Indira Gandhi – A life in Nature”, was launched by Congress president Sonia Gandhi at the Indira Gandhi Memorial in the presence of former ministers, bureaucrats and environmentalists who worked closely with her to frame some of country’s landmarks wildlife and environment laws. Renowned mountaineer Capt Manmohan Singh Kohli recalled how Gandhi once told him “please call me as a daughter of the mountains”. The book has been written by former Union minister Jairam Ramesh and it has been published by Simon & Schuster.

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Q:

Select the antonym of

 

cosset

 

A) ignore B) close
C) caress D) fondle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) ignore

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Q:

In which area did Nandalal Bose earn fame?

 

A) Painting B) Folk Art
C) Dance D) Politics
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Painting

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Q:

A famous hill station in Uttar pradesh is...........

A) Darjeeling B) Dalhousie
C) Kulu D) Nainital
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nainital

Explanation:

Darjeeling is in West Bengal and other two are in Himachal Pradesh.

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