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Nawab Siraj -ud-daulah of Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly

A) because the English Forces were much stronger than those of the Nawab B) because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commander-in-Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
C) because of Siraj-ud-Daulah's retirement from the battlefield D) because of the capture of a band of frenchmen under the Nawab's service by the English
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commander-in-Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal

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What is the process of production of ovum in the females called?

 

A) Adolescence B) Menarche
C) Oogenesis D) Menstruation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Oogenesis

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Which supercomputer is developed by the Indian Scientists?

A) Super 3 B) Param 808
C) Super 149 D) Param 8000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Param 8000

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PARAM 8000 was was the first supercomputer developed by Indian scientists launched on July 01, 1991 is considered India's first supercomputer.

    • It was indigenously built in 1991 by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing and was replicated and installed at ICAD Moscow in 1991 under Russian collaboration.

 

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Which ruler held a religious assembly at Prayag every five years?

A) Ashoka B) Kanishka
C) Harshavardhana D) Chandragupta vikramaditya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Harshavardhana

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Q:

Fats, oils and cholesterol are all types of what?

 

 

A) Cell membranes B) Lipids
C) Hormones D) Fatty acids
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Fatty acids

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The 'Rhur of India' is 

A) Mumbai - Pune region B) Damodar Valley region
C) Chennai- Bangalore region D) Delhi-Kanpur region
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Damodar Valley region

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This region is thus called because of its rich coal field and the iron and steel plants that have come up around them. Rhur valley is a major Industrial hub of West Germany. 

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Blotting paper absorbs ink due to

A) Capillary action phenomenon B) Diffusion of ink through the blotting
C) Siphon action D) Viscosity of ink
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Capillary action phenomenon

Explanation:

Blotting paper absorbs ink by the process of capillary action. The capillary action is based on the property of surface tension of liquid.

 

All unsized paper will absorb water. Blotting paper is not sized and made bulkier to provide capillary action for faster absorption of liquid.

 

Blotting paper has also been sold as a cosmetic to aid in the removal of skin oils and makeup.

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Silviculture is the branch of botany in which we study about

A) Culture of algae B) Development of forest
C) Culture of fungi D) Silciphida plant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Development of forest

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