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The two Volcanic islands in the Indian territory are

A) Kavaratti and New Moor B) Bitra and Kavaratti
C) Pamban and Barren D) Narcodam and Barren
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pamban and Barren

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Article 1 of the Constitution declares India as

A) Fedaral State B) Quasi Federal State
C) Unitary State D) Union of States
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Union of States

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The journalist who refused to accept Padma Bhushan was

A) Shekharan Nair B) Khushwant Singh
C) Arun Shourie D) Ratan Thiyam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Khushwant Singh

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Khushwant Singh (Journalist) : Returned his Padma Bhushan in protest against Operation Blue Star (1984); awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2007.

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A ‘breath test’ used by traffic police to check drunken driving uses ____?

A) Turmeric on filter paper B) Silica gel coated with silver nitrate
C) potassium permanganate-sulphuric acid D) Potassium dichromatic-sulphuric acid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Potassium dichromatic-sulphuric acid

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Consider the following statements about Harappan cities :

1.Roads were not always absolutely straight and did not always cross one another at right angles.

2.A striking feature is the uniformity in the average size of the bricks for houses and for city walls.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A) 1 only B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2  D) Neither 1 nor 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both 1 and 2 

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Harappa cities followed the rectangular grid pattern where roads were straight and cut each other at right angle. But it may not be the case always.

Brick size was uniform in nearly every Harappan city from Sutkagendor in Baluchistan to Alamgirpurin Meerut, from Manda in Jammu Kashmir to Daimabad in Maharashtra.

 

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Who among the following is not a recipient of Bharat Ratna

A) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C) Mrs. Indira Gandhi D) Lal Bahadur Shastri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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Which of the following is not true about Frictional force?

 

A) Friction is the force which opposes the relative motion of two surfaces in contact B) The force of friction that acts when a body is moving (sliding) on a surface is called sliding friction
C) Friction in machines wastes energy and also causes wear and tear D) Rolling friction is much more than sliding friction, the use of ball bearings in a machine considerably reduces friction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rolling friction is much more than sliding friction, the use of ball bearings in a machine considerably reduces friction

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Dissolving is best described as

 

A) molecules breaking into ions B) a change from a solid to a liquid
C) breaking covalent bonds D) a mingling of molecules and/or ions
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) a mingling of molecules and/or ions

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