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The Deccan Agriculturalists 'Relief Act of 1879 was enacted with which one of the following objectives?

A) Restore lands to the dispossessed peasants B) Ensure financial assistance to peasants during social and religious occasions
C) Restrict the sale of land for indebtedness to outsiders D) Give legal aid to insolvent peasants
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Give legal aid to insolvent peasants

Explanation:

The Deccan Riots Commission was set up which presented a report to the British Parliament in 1878.In 1879, the Agriculturists Relief Act was passed which ensured that the farmers could not be arrested and imprisoned if they were unable to pay their debts.It was an Act for the relief of Indebted Agriculturists in certain parts of the Deccan.

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Enzymes are produced by

A) endocrine glands B) exocrine glands
C) liver D) spleen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) exocrine glands

Explanation:

Glands are of two types. The exocrine glands have ducts to carry their secretions and these secretions contain enzymes. on the other hand, endocrine glands are ductless glands and they secrete mainly horomones.

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'River' Brand of MP3 player has been launched in india  by Salora International. The Brand which is competing with apple's ipod is owned by which company?

A) ReignCom B) TEAc
C) Toshiba D) Panasonic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) ReignCom

Explanation:
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What does NPP stand for

A) Nonprofit Partnership B) National Population Policy
C) Nobel Peace Prize D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

Some more NPP Acronym stands for 

NPP New Patriotic Party

NPP Nuclear Power Plant

NPP Notice of Privacy Practices

NPP Non-Physician Practitioner

NPP New Progressive Party

NPP National Patriotic Party

NPP Notice of Proposed Procurement

NPP Neighbourhood Police Post (Singapore)

NPP Non-Paged Pool (memory)

NPP Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatry.

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The cover of a solar coker is made of glass because 

A) it absorbs sun's rays B) it reflects sun's rays
C) it retains the heat inside by the green house effect D) it rediates heat better than metals
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) it retains the heat inside by the green house effect

Explanation:

As the inside of the cooker is painted black, heat absorption is more producing heat waves of longer wavelength which cannot escape through glass and hence are trapped inside. Thus the food is cooked.

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Who is the author of book ' Arctic Summer'.

Answer

Dammon Galgut

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What happens when two atoms form a chemical bond?

A) Two atoms fuse together to form a chemical bond B) The atoms share or transfer electrons
C) A chemical bond forms when two atoms transfer or share protons to achieve a stable nucleus D) Like charges in the atoms cause them to stick together
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The atoms share or transfer electrons

Explanation:

All chemistry is based on sharing electrons. A chemical bond forms when two atoms transfer or share outer electrons to complete their outer shells.

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Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?

A) Natural Gas B) Uranium
C) Coal D) Petroleum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Uranium

Explanation:

Uranium is not a fossil fuel whereas coal, petroleum and natural gas are all natural resources.

Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons, primarily coal, fuel oil or natural gas, formed from the remains of dead plants and animals. In common dialogue, the term fossil fuel also includes hydrocarbon-containing natural resources that are not derived from animal or plant sources

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