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The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee received the first copy of a book“President Pranab Mukherjee – A Statesman” on 2ndJuly 2017 from ________ at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

A) Sumitra Mahajan B) Arun Jaitley
C) Hamid Ansari D) Narendra Modi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Narendra Modi

Explanation:

The President expressed his gratitude to The Statesman for bringing out a photo essay on the 13th Presidency. He appreciated the wonderful photos taken by Shri Varun Joshi from The Statesman that feature in the photo essay. Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi said that the photo essay was important from the historical perspective.

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Which type of rock usually underlies a karst landscape?

A) Limestone B) Quartz
C) Granite D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Limestone

Explanation:

Karst is a type of landscape that is characterized by caverns, caves, sinkholes, and underground streams. These features were all caused by erosion of the underlying rock.

 

Limestone type of rock usually underlies a karst landscape.

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Full convertibility of a rupee means ?

A) Determination of rate of exchange between rupee and foreign currencies freely by the market forces of demand and supply B) Repayment of loans in terms of rupees
C) Payment for imports in terms of rupees D) Purchase of foreign exchange for rupees freely
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Determination of rate of exchange between rupee and foreign currencies freely by the market forces of demand and supply

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Q:

The percentage of irrigated land in India is about

A) 66% B) 35%
C) 71% D) 22%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 35%

Explanation:

According to World Bank Indicator India - Land use:

      • Agriculture Land - 1797090 sq. Km (about 60.4%). 
      • Forest Area - 677598 sq. Km. (about 22.08%). 
      • Agriculture Irrigated land - 35 %.



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RAM is ____ and ____

A) volatile, temporary B) nonvolatile, permanent
C) nonvolatile, temporary D) volatile, permanent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) volatile, temporary

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The alpha-particles are

A) high energy electrons B) positively charged hydrogen irons
C) high energy x ray radiations D) double positively charged helium nuclei
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) double positively charged helium nuclei

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' Mohs scale ' is used to indicate the

A) degree of brittleness of a substance B) degree of hardness of mineral
C) degree of viscosity of a liquid D) degree of elasticity of a material
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) degree of hardness of mineral

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In India, which festival coincide with the festivals of Songkran in Thailand, Thingyan in Myanmar and Aluth Avurudda in Sri Lanka ?

A) Guru Poornima B) Makar Sankranti
C) Holi D) Baisakhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Baisakhi

Explanation:

The harvest festival of Baisakhi popularly celebrated in North India coincides with the Songkran festival of Thailand, the Thingyan in Myanmar and the Aluth Avurudda in Sri Lanka. In all the latter three festivals, the coming of a New Year is the central theme and involves various indigenous ways of celebrations.

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