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When was World Bank set up?

A) 1944 B) 1945
C) 1947 D) 1948
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1944

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The Prestigious 'Ramanujan Mathematics Award' at Eighth National Mathematical Convention on January 28, 2014,  was awarded to

A) Mr. Sushanta Kumar B) Mr. Anand Kumar
C) Mr. Vinod Kumar Singh D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mr. Anand Kumar

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Which of the following gulf countries has imposed value added tax (VAT) from January 1, 2018?

 

A) Bahrain and Kuwait   B) Oman and Saudi Arabia  
C) Kawait and UAE   D) UAE and Saudi Arabia  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) UAE and Saudi Arabia  

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The largest flag of India measuring _______ feet was inaugurated on March 5, 2017 on the tallest flag post at the Indo-Pak Attari Border in Amritsar.

A) 360 ft B) 280 ft
C) 300 ft D) 310 ft
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 360 ft

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  • A 360-foot-high (110 metres) flag post, said to be the country's tallest, was inaugurated at the Indo-Pak Attari Border, just a stone's throw from Pakistan.
  • Punjab Minister Anil Joshi inaugurated the country's largest tricolour on the tallest flag post - measuring 110 metres in length, 24 metres in width and 55 tons in weight. Built at an approximate cost of Rs 3.50 crore, the post was a project of the Amritsar Improvement Trust Authority of the Punjab Government.
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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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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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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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The rate of heartbeat is accelerated by the harmone

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

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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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