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The all India Census was

1.first attempted in 1872

2.regularly undertaken since 1881

3.always undertakenas a five-year exercise

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 only B) 2 and 3 only
C) 1 and 2 only D) 1, 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1 and 2 only

Explanation:

While it has been conducted every 10 years, beginning in 1872, the first completecensus was taken in the year 1881. Post 1949, it has been conducted by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

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Q:

In nuclear reactor,Chain reaction is controlled by introducing

A) cadmium rod B) iron rod
C) platinum rod D) graphite rod
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) cadmium rod

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When you save to this, your data will remain intact even when the computer is turned off ____

A) RAM B) Mother board
C) Secondary storage device D) Primary storage device
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Secondary storage device

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Select the antonym of

pilferer

A) sniper B) punk
C) lifter D) police
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) police

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The core of an electromagnet is made of soft iron because soft iron has 

A) small susceptibility and small retentivity B) large susceptibility and small retentivity
C) large density and large retentivity D) small density and large retentivity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) large susceptibility and small retentivity

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Q:

The base of an electric iron is brightly polished mainly

A) to make it smooth and frictionless B) to make it rust-proof
C) to reduce heat loss by radiation D) to make it more durable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) to reduce heat loss by radiation

Explanation:

Polished surfaces are poor radiators of heat. So loss of heat on that account is reduced and the electric iron remains hotter than otherwise.

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Which of the following statements are CORRECT?

 


I. The soap molecules form structures called micelles.


II Soap micelles cannot scatter light.


III. Oily dirt gets collected in the center of the micelle.

 

A) Both I and II B) Both I and III
C) Both II and III D) All I, II and III
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Both I and III

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The sex of a newborn baby is determined by the chromosome inherited from

A) The Father B) The Mother
C) The Father's Father D) Both A & B
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The Father

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