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The quest to find life outside the solar system got a big boost with the discovery of seven Earth-size extra-solar planets, or exoplanets, orbiting a dwarf star about 40 light years away. Unlike earlier discoveries of exoplanets, all seven planets could possibly have liquid water — a key to life as we know it on Earth — with three planets having the greatest chance. This is by far the largest collection of Earth-like planets in the habitable 'Goldilocks' zone of a star — neither too close nor too far from a star, which raises the possibility of liquid water being present on the surface. Only Earth has liquid water in the solar system. Since the dwarf star is much cooler than the Sun, the dimming of light each time a planet passes or transits before the star could be easily recorded from Earth unlike in cases when planets transit a Sun-like bright star. Since the initial discovery of three planets was made using the Chile-based Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope, the exoplanet system is called TRAPPIST-1.

 

The telescope TRAPPIST is in which country?

A) Venezuela B) Argentina
C) Chile D) Mexico
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chile

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PMVVY (Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana) pension limit extends to which timeline?

A) March, 2021 B) March, 2019
C) March, 2022 D) March, 2020
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) March, 2020

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PMVVY (Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana) pension limit extends to March, 2020.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved extending the investment limit from Rs 7.5 lakh to Rs 15 lakh under the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY).
It also extended the last date for a subscription to the scheme till March 31, 2020. The time limit was earlier supposed to end on May 4, 2018.
The PMVVY is being implemented through Life Insurance Corp (LIC) to provide social security during old age and protect the elderly aged 60 years and above against a future fall in their interest income due to uncertain market conditions. The scheme provides an assured pension based on a guaranteed rate of return of 8 percent per annum for 10 years.

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Which of the following is called GDP Deflator?

A) Ratio of nominal to real GDP B) Ratio of nominal to real GNP
C) Ratio of nominal to real CPI D) Ratio of real to nominal GNP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ratio of nominal to real GDP

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Sundarbans Tiger Reserve is in which state?

A) Orissa B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Assam D) West Bengal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) West Bengal

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_____________ is the number of individuals of the same species that have come into the habitat from elsewhere during the time period under consideration.

A) Natality B) Mortality
C) Immigration D) Emigration
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Immigration

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Fabric made from_________ does not get wrinkled easily.

A) Cotton B) Flax
C) Silk D) Polyester
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Polyester

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Which of the following is not considered as a part of the Abiotic Environment?

A) Plants B) Air
C) Water D) Soil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Plants

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When a ray of light travels from a denser medium to a rarer medium, it bends

A) towards the normal and speeds up B) towards the normal and slows down
C) away from the normal and speeds up D) away from the normal and slows down
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) away from the normal and speeds up

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