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Trans-Himalaya rivers are: _____________.

 

A) Sutlej, Indus, Gang B) Brahmaputra, Indus, Sutlej
C) Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganga D) Brahmaputra, Sutlej, Ganga
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganga

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The first hand glider was designed by…?

A) Leonardo DaVinci B) The Wright brothers
C) Francis Rogallo D) Galileo
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Leonardo DaVinci

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World’s highest railway bridge will be constructed on which river  ?

A) Ganga B) Chenab
C) Yamuna D) Kaveri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chenab

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Chenab River in Jammu & Kashmir in next 2 years. Its height is 359 mts i.e 35mts more than the height of Eiffel Tower.

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Q:

The constitution of India refers to the budget as the ______.

 

A) Annual Financial Statement   B) Money Bill  
C) Finance Bill   D) Annual Money Statement  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Annual Financial Statement  

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Which of the following was not a purpose for building Farakka Barrage?

 

A) Checking water flowing into Bangladesh B) Checking silting of Kolkata Port
C) Preventing erosion of Kolkata Port D) Facilitating navigation in Ganga river
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Facilitating navigation in Ganga river

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Q:

A program in execution is called

A) Procedure B) Function
C) Process D) Instruction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Process

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We know that a computer program is a set of instructions to be executed. And if the instructions are in execution, then it is called as process. In brief, a program in execution is called as process.

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Simla is cooler than Amritsar although they are on the same latitude. This is because

A) Simla is further north B) Simla is at greater height above sea level than Amritsar
C) Simla is farther from the equator D) Their longitudes differ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Simla is at greater height above sea level than Amritsar

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Q:

The new agricultural strategy in india was introduced in

A) 1956 B) 1966
C) 1976 D) 1986
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1966

Explanation:

The Green Revolution in India refers to a period of time when agriculture in India changed to an industrial system due to the adoption of modern methods and technology such as high yielding variety (HYV) seeds, tractors, pump sets, etc. Green revolution was started by Dr.M.S. Swaminathan.

 

The new agricultural strategy was adopted in India during the Third Plan, i.e., during 1960s. As suggested by the team of experts of the Ford Foundation in its report "India’s Crisis of Food and Steps to Meet it" in 1959 the Government decided to shift the strategy followed in agricultural sector of the country.

 

During the period of mid-1960s, Prof. Norman Borlaug of Mexico developed new high yielding varieties of wheat and accordingly various countries started to apply this new variety with much promise.

Similarly, in the kharif season in 1966, India adopted High Yielding Varieties Programme (HYVP) for the first time.

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