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_______ has hailed ARJUN as "among the best three Main Battle Tanks" in the world 

A) Gen Shankar Roy Chowdhury B) VS Arunachalam
C) Dr APJ Abdul Kalam D) Dr MGK Menon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dr APJ Abdul Kalam

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Who has been described as the "destroyer of the Sakas, the Yavanas and the Pallavas"?

A) Skanda Gupta B) Gautamiputra Satakarni
C) Simuka D) Satakarni I
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gautamiputra Satakarni

Explanation:

Gautamiputra Satakarni has been described as the "destroyer of the Sakas, the Yavanas and the Pallavas".

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Which of the following year is considered as the first year of the Muslim calender ? 

A) AD 622 B) AD 671
C) AD 571 D) AD 651
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) AD 622

Explanation:

Muhammad had to leave Mecca his birth place where he started preaching and take refuse in Medina, where he was given a warm welcome. This event took place in AD 622 and is known as the year of the Hijira, or migration, which became the first year of the Muslim Calendar.

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Dust particles in the air of large industrial cities are removed by 

A) Sedimentation B) Electrophoresis
C) Tyndall effect D) Brownian movement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Electrophoresis

Explanation:

Dust particles such as coal dust(smoke) are fine particle of a solid (carbon in the case of smoke) dispersed in air. They are colloidal systems and the particles are charged either positive or negative. In an applied electrical field, they are attracted towards the opposite electrodes. Movement of the particles towards the electrodes is known as 'electrophoresis'. Hence electrophoresis is applied to remove smoke within the chimeny itself without allowing it to escape into the air and cause nuisance.

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A five-member committee has been formed to select the candidate for the post of editor-in-chief of Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV). Who will head this committee ?

A) Shashi Shekhar Vempati B) Rahul Srivastava
C) Swapan Dasgupta D) A Surya Prakash
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) A Surya Prakash

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Who advocated the theory of laissez Faire

A) Marshall B) Malthus
C) Adam smith D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Adam smith

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Which of the following is not an enzyme?

A) Oxytocin B) Trypsin
C) Pepsin D) Ptyalin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Oxytocin

Explanation:

Oxytocin is a mamallian hormone and also acts as neuro transmitter in the brain.

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In the following question, select the related word pair from the given alternatives.

Current : Ampere : : ? : ?

A) Air : Kilogram B) Pressure : Speed
C) Work : Joule D) Temperature : Metre
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Work : Joule

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