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Not including the sun, the closest stars to earth are

A) 4300 light-years away B) 430 light-years away
C) 43 light-years away D) 4.3 light-years away
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4.3 light-years away

Explanation:

The nearest stars to Earth are in the Alpha Centauri triple-star system, about 4.37 light-years away. One of these stars, Proxima Centauri, is slightly closer, at 4.26 light-years.

 

Of all the stars closer than 15 light-years, only two are spectral type G, similar to our sun: Alpha Centauri A and Tau Ceti. The majority are M-type red dwarf stars.

 

Only nine of the stars in this area is bright enough to be seen by the naked human eye from Earth. These brightest stars include Alpha Centauri A and B, Sirius A, Epsilon Eridani, Procyon, 61 Cygni A and B, Epsilon Indi A and Tau Ceti.

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After the decline of the Chalukya kingdom of Kalyani at the close of the 12th and of the chola kingdom at the begining of the 13th century, the new kingdom which arose in South India were

A) Yadavas of Devagiri and Kakatiyas of Warangal B) Hoysalas of Dwarsamudra and Pandyas of Madurai
C) Vijayanagar and Bahamani kingdoms D) Both (a) and (b)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both (a) and (b)

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Q:

Crack the code?

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Answer

STARTLING is a required 9 letter English word is still a word each time you remove a letter from the word. And how it is shown below: 


 


1. Remove the L, and the word becomes: STARTING


2. Remove one T, and the word becomes: STARING


3. Remove the A, and the word becomes: STRING


4. Remove the R, and the word becomes: STING


5. Remove the other T, and the word becomes: SING


6. Remove the G, and the word becomes: SIN


7. Remove the S, and the word becomes: IN


8. Remove the N, and the word becomes: I

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Q:

Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

 

A) Etna : Italy B) Fujiyama : Japan
C) Popa : Myanmar D) Krakatau : Malaysia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Krakatau : Malaysia

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Q:

Which one of the following is not related to wind erosion ?

A) Wind gap B) Zeugen
C) Dreikanter D) Demoiselle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Wind gap

Explanation:

Demoiselles

These are rock pillars which stand as resistant rocks above soft rocks as a result of differential erosion of hard and soft rocks.

Zeugen

A table-shaped area of rock found in arid and semi-arid areas formed when more resistant rock is reduced at a slower rate than softer rocks around it.

A Dreikanter

It is a type of ventifact that typically forms in desert or periglacial environments due to the abrasive action of blowing sand.

A wind gap is a gap through which a waterway once flowed that is now dry as a result of stream capture.

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A hunter on the ground wishes to shoot a  bird on a tree at a distance with his rifle. He has to point the rifle

A) at the lower alevation than the bird B) at a higher alevation than the bird
C) In the same direction as the bird D) vertically upwards
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) at a higher alevation than the bird

Explanation:

The trajectory of the bullet is a parabola

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Which organelles in the cell, other than nucleus contains DNA?

A) Centriole B) Goalgi apparatus
C) Lysosomes D) Mitochondria
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mitochondria

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Who is the author of the book "Panditharadya Charitham" ?

A) Tikkana B) Ganapathideva
C) Yerrana D) Palkuriki Somanatha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Palkuriki Somanatha

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