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Minjar Fair is the important fair celebrated in Chamba district. What does 'Minjar' represent for  ?

A) Lotus flowers B) Wheat flowers
C) Local Custom D) Maize flowers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Maize flowers

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Bankim Chandra Chatterjee pen name?

A) Jisu Dasgupta B) Kamala Kanta
C) Sripantha D) Vanu Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kamala Kanta

Explanation:

A pen name is nothing but a nick name used by the writer when publishing books instead of using their real names. 

 

Kamala Kanta was the pen name of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee who lived from 1838 - 1894. He was a Bengali author, poet who wrote Indian national anthem Vandemataram.

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Rifath Sharook has designed the world’s lightest satellite “KalamSat”. He hails from which country  ?

A) Russia B) Pakistan
C) Dubai D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) India

Explanation:

Indian teen Rifath Sharook from Tamil Nadu has designed the world’s lightest & smallest satellite named “KalamSat”. The satellite weighs only 64 grams and will be launched by NASA on June 21, 2017. With this, he will become the first Indian student to have his experiment launched by NASA. The main role of the satellite will be to demonstrate the performance of 3-D printed carbon fibre. The satellite has been designed in a way which will have a 240-minute mission in space and will operate for 12 minutes in a micro-gravity environment of space.

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The element that has the highest first ionization potential is.......

A) Oxygen B) Carbon
C) Boron D) Nitrogen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nitrogen

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Where is the Rail Wheel Factory situated

A) Srirangpattam B) Gulbarga
C) Hampi D) Yelahanka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Yelahanka

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 What is the difference between a process and a project?

A) A process is continuous and has no end date, whereas a project has a finite lifespan. B) A project is continuous and has no end date, whereas a process has a finite lifespan.
C) A process stops when the objective has been achieved, whereas a project does not stop when the objective is met. D) In a project the focus is not on the result, whereas with a process the result is important
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A process is continuous and has no end date, whereas a project has a finite lifespan.

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Which best describes genetic mutations?

A) Genetic mutations that cause diseases are always passed on to offspring. B) Some inherited genetic mutations can be good for the offspring.
C) Different genetic mutations cause few forms of cancer. D) Somatic mutations can be inherited from parents or acquired during life.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Some inherited genetic mutations can be good for the offspring.

Explanation:

Mutations are accidents in the copying of DNA. A genetic mutation is a random change in the DNA that is passed on further generations of cells and or organisms. 

 

Genetic mutations are accidental changes in the DNA in the germ cells or early in the formation of the embryo. These changes if they are in the germ cell will be passed on to other organisms formed by sexual reproduction or asexual reproduction. An example would be the golden delicious apple. A lost of genetic information due to a mutation resulted in a different color of fruit.

 

Genetic mutations that cause diseases are not always passed on to offspring. 

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What is the systematic name of NH4ClO3?

A) Ammonium Chloride B) Ammonium Chlorate
C) Ammonium Chlorane D) Ammonium Chlorine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ammonium Chlorate

Explanation:

In common we all call the systematic name of NH4ClO3 as Ammonium Chlorate. But originally the systematic name is azanium trioxidochlorate.

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