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The first working steam­ powered vehicle was designed and most likely built by Ferdinand Verbies, a Flemish member of a Jesuit mission in China around 1672. It was a 65 cm long scale­ model toy for the Chinese Emperor, that was unable to carry a driver or a passenger. It is not known if Verbiest's model was ever built. Nicolas- Joseph Cugnot is widely credited with building the first full­ scale, self ­propelled mechanical vehicle or automobile in about 1769; he also created a steam­ powered tricycle. He constructed two steam tractors for the French Army, one of which is preserved in the French National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts. His inventions were however handicapped by problems of water supply and maintaining steam pressure. In 1801, Richard Trevithick built and demonstrated his Puffing Devil road locomotive, believed by many to be the first demonstration of a steam ­powered road vehicle. It was unable to maintain sufficient steam pressure for long periods. Sentiment against steam ­powered road vehicles led to the Locomotive Acts of 1865. In 1807 Nicephore Niepce and his brother Claude probably created the world's first internal combustion engine which they called Pyreolophore.

The Pyreolophore was ?

A) A self­propelled mechanical vehicle B) A steam-­powered tricycle
C) A steam tractor D) The name of the world's first internal combustion engine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The name of the world's first internal combustion engine

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Anti-defection law was passed in which Constitutional Amendment Act?

A) 41st Constitutional Amendment Act B) 46th Constitutional Amendment Act
C) 48th Constitutional Amendment Act D) 52th Constitutional Amendment Act
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 52th Constitutional Amendment Act

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Biofortification is a ________________ .

A) method of breeding crops to increase their nutritional value B) strategy to combat unwanted nutrients in plants
C) method of developing resistance to insect pests D) method of plant breeding for disease resistance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) method of breeding crops to increase their nutritional value

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All of the following are true about ecosystems except

A) they represent the lowest level of biological organization that is known B) there is a transfer of energy through the system and it is lost
C) the ultimate source of energy is the sun for nearly all known ecosystems  D) they contain both living and nonliving components
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) they represent the lowest level of biological organization that is known

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First established Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)?

A) IIT Bombay B) IIT Madras
C) IIT Delhi D) IIT Kharagpur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) IIT Kharagpur

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The Magdalena River is one of the largest basins of South America. Through which country does it flow?

 

A) Brazil B) Columbia
C) chile D) Argentina
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Argentina

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From the given alternatives, according to dictionary, which word will come at FIRST position?1. Clause2. Cigar3. Clever4. Cinema5. Client

A) Cinema B) Client
C) Cigar D) Clause
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cigar

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When is International day for Preservation of Ozone layer observed?

A) September 16 B) July 4
C) January 23 D) May 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) September 16

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