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Q:

Atmospheric pressure exerted on earth is due to

A) gravitational pull B) rotation of earth
C) revolution of earth D) uneven heating of earth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) gravitational pull

Explanation:

The atmospheric pressure at the surface of the Earth is due to gravitational pull of the earth and is about 14.7 psi.

 

That means that the weight of a column of air which has a cross section of 1 square inch and which stretches from the surface of the Earth to space is 14.7 pounds. 

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Q:

What region is also referred as the  " Garden of southern India " ?

A) Western Ghats B) Nilgiris
C) Cauvery Delta D) Cardamom Hills
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cauvery Delta

Explanation:

Cauvery river also known as Dakshin Ganga is one of the major rivers in the south Indian region. On its course to Bay of Bengal, Cauvery gets branched into many distributaries forming many fertile deltas. It is for this reason that Cauvery is also known as the “garden of southern India.”

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Q:

Amrita Pritam's work " A Revenue Stamp" is

A) A book of stories B) A novel
C) A biography D) An autobiography
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) An autobiography

Explanation:
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Q:

Who first discovered the every eighth element had properties similar to that of the first?

 

A) Newlands B) Moseley
C) Dobereiner D) Mendeleev
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Newlands

Explanation:
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Q:

Missing letters puzzle

Answer

Answer: D


Explanation:    The diagram contains 3 sets of 4 letters - one set of outer corner letters, one set of inner corner letters, and one set of letters on each side of the square. The numerical values of the letters in each set add up to 40.

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Q:

Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

 

In developing

P : and poor schooling opportunities,

Q : countries, dues to high poverty

R : child labour is still prevalent

 

A) PRQ B) QPR
C) RQP D) QRP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) QPR

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Which is the point from where an azimuth originates?

A) South B) North
C) East D) West
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) North

Explanation:

The azimuth originates at true North i.e, the azimuth originates from the north point. It is a measure of how far an object forms the observer's north point.

 

Azimuth is a technical mapping term which is used to describe the direction of an angle between north and south on a compass circle through which the circle line passes. It is the most common military method to express direction. When using an azimuth, the point from which the azimuth originates is the center of an imaginary circle.

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In a face centred cubic lattice, atom A occupies the corner positions and atom B occupies the face centre positions. If one atom of B is missing from one of the face centred points, the formula of the compound is

1) A2B5

2) A3B2

3) A2B3

4) A3B4

A) Option 1 B) Option 2
C) Option 3 D) Option 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Option 1

Explanation:

 ZA  = 88  ; ZB = 52

So formula of compound is AB52 

i.e., A2B5.

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