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Who invented the mouse of a computer?

A) John Backus	B) Charles Babbage
C) Douglas Engelbart	D) Simon Colton

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Douglas Engelbart

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Which of the following awards is given in the field ofliterature?

A) Arjuna Award	B) Ashok Chakra
C) Vyas Samman	D) Bharat Award

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Vyas Samman

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Who is the author of the book "The White Tiger"?

A) Maneesh Tripathi	B) Aravind Adiga
C) Arvind Joshi	D) Vijay Lohkare

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Aravind Adiga

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Lal Bahadur Shastri was born in the year

A) 1844	B) 1864
C) 1884	D) 1904

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1904

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Sikhism was founded in which of the following centuries?

A) 13-14th century	B) 11-12th century
C) 15-16th century	D) 12-13th century

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 15-16th century

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Which one of the following is n ot an objective of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)?

A) To achieve convergence ofinvestment in irrigation at the fieldlevel	B) To expand cultivable area underirrigation
C) To improve on-farm water use efficiency to reduce wastage of water	D) To protect farmers against crop failure due to natural calamities

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) To protect farmers against crop failure due to natural calamities

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The major objective of the PMKSY is to achieve

•convergence of investments in irrigation at the field level,

•expand cultivable area under assured irrigation (Har Khet ko pani),

•improve on-farm water use efficiency to reduce wastage of water,

•enhance the adoption of precision-irrigation and other water saving technologies (More crop per drop),

•enhance recharge of aquifers and introduce sustainable water conservation practices by exploring the feasibility of reusing treated municipal based water for peri-urban agriculture and attract greater private investment in precision irrigation system.

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The tree species most commonly used in social forestry is

A) Peepal	B) Gulmohar
C) Eucalyptus	D) Mango

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Eucalyptus

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______ is the time taken by the earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to a fixed star.

A) Lunar year	B) Sidereal year
C) Solar year	D) Tropical year

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