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In 1970, an organized resistance to the destruction of forests spread throughout India and came to be known as-? 

A) Save Silent Valley Movement  B) Swadeshi Movement 
C) Namantar Andolan  D) Chipko movement 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Chipko movement 

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The Chipko movement. In the 1970s, an organized resistance to the destruction of forests spread throughout India and came to be known as the Chipko movement. The name of the movement comes from the word 'embrace', as the villagers hugged the trees, and prevented the contractors' from felling them.

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If 177 is divided into 3 parts in the ratio 1/2 : 2/3: 4/5, then the second part is

A) 75 B) 45
C) 72 D) 60
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 60

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The mid points of AB and AC of the Δ ABC are P and Q respectively. If PQ = 6 cm, then the side BC is

A) 10 cm B) 12 cm
C) 8 cm D) 14 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 12 cm

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Who discovered bacteria?

A) Antonie Ven Leeuwenhoek B) Robert Brown
C) Robert Hook D) Robert Koch
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Antonie Ven Leeuwenhoek

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Electric chair was invented by

A) Alfred P. Southwick B) Isaac Singer
C) Murasaki Shikibu D) Hanaoka Seish
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Alfred P. Southwick

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Choose the most appropriate answer:Vinod Mehta an eminent Indian journalist and founder editor-in-chief of ‘Outlook’ published his autobiography by the name of

A) Lucknow Boy: A Memoir B) One Life is Not Enough
C) Accidental Prime Minister D) The Substance and the Shadow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lucknow Boy: A Memoir

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NTPC is a Central Public Sector Enterprise in which sector?

A) Education B) Health
C) Power D) Transport
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Power

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"Himayat" is a training cum-placement programme for unemployed youth in the State of

A) Haryana B) Punjab
C) Jammu and Kashmir D) Himachal Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jammu and Kashmir

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