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The earth revolves around the Sun in an elliptical path and the sun is located at one focus of the ellipse. Imagine a situation in which the earth goes around the Sun on a circular path. Which one among the following would result in under that situation ?

A) It would not make any difference B) Difference between seasons will be reduced
C) The earth would become very hot D) The earth would become very cold
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Difference between seasons will be reduced

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With reference to the first battle of freedom in 1857, who was related to Jhansi ?

A) Chandra Shekhar Azad B) Rani Lakshmi Bai
C) Mangal Pandey D) Bhagat Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rani Lakshmi Bai

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Q:

The rate of heartbeat is accelerated by the harmone

A) adrenaline B) acetylcholine
C) thyroxine D) pituitrin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) adrenaline

Explanation:

The hormone adrenaline also called epinephrine is known as a stress harmone. In emotional upset (like fear, anger etc.) this harmone is poured into the blood and it accelerates heart beat. The hormone acetylcholine decelerates heartbeat rate.

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Q:

Who invented Electric Generator?

A) Michael Faraday B) Thomas Alva Edison
C) Graham Bell D) Alfred Nobel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Michael Faraday

Explanation:

Michael Faraday invented Electric Generator in 1831.

 

        • The operating principle of electromagnetic generators was discovered in the years of 1831–1832 by Michael Faraday.

 

        • The principle later called Faraday's law, is that an electromotive force is generated in an electrical conductor which encircles a varying magnetic flux.


 

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Q:

A linear-shaped lowland between highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift or fault is called?

Answer

rift valley

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Q:

First woman to win olympic medal for India

A) Mary Kom B) Saina Nehwal
C) Karnam Malleshwari D) P.V. Sindhu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Karnam Malleshwari

Explanation:

The first Indian woman to ever win an Olympic medal for India was Karnam Malleswari who won a bronze medal at the Sydney Olympics 2000 in the Women's 69 kg category in Weightlifting.

 

Karnam Malleswari is a retired Indian weightlifter. In 1995 she received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honour, and in 1999 the civilian Padma Shri award.

 

After that Indian women who won Olymic medals to India was : 

 

1. Mary Kom at the London 2012 Summer Olympics won bronze medal in women's boxing.

 

2. Saina Nehwal was the first Indian to win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics, by winning the Bronze medal at the London Olympics 2012.

 

3. Sakshi Malik became the first Indian woman to win a medal in Wrestling. She won the Bronze medal in Women's 58 kg freestyle wrestling in 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio.

 

4. P.V. Sindhu became the first ever Indian woman to win the Silver medal at the Olympics, by reaching the Badminton final at Rio Olympics 2016.

 

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Which planet rotates clockwise?

A) Uranus B) Saturn
C) Venus D) Earth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Venus

Explanation:

Venus is the only planet that rotates in clockwise where all other planets in the solar system rotates in anti - clockwise direction.

 

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Pick out the only vector quantity

A) pressure B) impulse
C) gravitational potential D) co-efficient of friction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) impulse

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