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Which country is planning to send mini-ecosystems containing potato seeds and silkworm eggs to the Moon next year  ?

A) India B) Russia
C) USA D) China
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) China

Explanation:

In a first, China is planning to send mini-ecosystems — containing potato seeds and silkworm eggs — to the Moon next year, in an attempt to study how the organisms develop on the lunar surface. The 3-kilogramme mini-ecosystem, developed by research teams led by Chongqing University in China, will be sent to the Moon by the Chang’e 4 scheduled to be launched in 2018, authorities announced at the Global Space Exploration Conference. An 18-centimetre-tall cylinder will carry potato seeds and silkworm eggs to be incubated.

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Which action is an example of domestic policy?

A) The Supreme Court strikes down a law that bans importing inefficient automobiles B) A governor decides against running for a second term
C) The president negotiates a peace treaty between two warring nations D) Congress passes a law that grants tax credits for installing solar panels
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The Supreme Court strikes down a law that bans importing inefficient automobiles

Explanation:

Domestic policy is an area of public policy which concerns laws, government programs, and administrative decisions which are directly related to all issues and activity within a nation's borders.

It differs from foreign policy, which refers to the ways a government advances its interests in world politics.

 

Hence, Option A, The Supreme Court strikes down a law that bans importing inefficient automobiles is an example of domestic policy action.

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The only Communist Government of Europe which had kept itself free from the influence of Soviet Union is ______

A) Czechoslovakia B) Greece
C) Romania D) Yugoslavia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Yugoslavia

Explanation:

The Communist Government of Yugoslavia had kept itself free from the Soviet Union almost from the beginning . Yugoslavia was one of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement. It was a fedaration of 6 republics. In four of these republics, the rule of the communist parties came to an end in 1990. By 1992,Yugoslavia broke up into five independent states-the new states of yugoslavia comprising Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

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Who has written the book ' War and Peace '

A) Khushwant Singh B) Mikhail Solokhov
C) Count Leo Tolstoy D) Saul Bellow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Count Leo Tolstoy

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Q:

Which tree yields wood called porcupine wood?

Answer

The Coconut tree

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Estonia is a country in which continent?

 

A) Asia B) South America
C) Europe D) Africa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Europe

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Which is the largest of all the Deserts?

A) Thar B) Sahara
C) Kalahari D) Arabian
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sahara

Explanation:

Sahar is the largest desert.It is located in Africa

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Which shows the order in which vertebrates evolved?

 

 

A) fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals   B) amphibians, fish, reptiles, birds, mammals  
C) amphibians, fish, birds, reptiles, mammals   D) fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals

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