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Which one of the followingis notan allotrope of carbon?

A) Coal B) Diamond
C) Graphite D) Graphene
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Coal

Explanation:

Allotropy is the property of some chemical elements to exist in two or more different forms, or allotropes, when found in nature. There are several allotropes of carbon like diamond, graphite, graphene, fullerene, etc.Coal is not an allotrope of carbon because it is not 100% carbon. It contains lot of silica, sulphur and other compounds of carbon apart from carbon.

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Which country won the first cricket world cup?

A) New Zealand B) West Indies
C) England D) Australia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) West Indies

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What is the capital of Canada?

A) Wellington B) Canberra
C) Oslo D) Ottawa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ottawa

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The capital of Romania is

A) Bosnia B) Zagreb
C) Bucharest D) Belgrade
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bucharest

Explanation:

Bucharest is the capital city of Romania which is largest city in the country.

 

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Which Indian author in May 2016 won the prestigious 2016 Scholastic Asian Book Award for her work 'Codex : The Lost Treasure of the Indus' ?

A) Anita Desai B) Aditi Krishna Kumar
C) Rupa Iyer D) Preethi Nair
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Aditi Krishna Kumar

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Who discovered Fullerene (an allotrope of carbon)?

A) K Scheele B) Richard Smalley
C) Faraday D) Heisenberg
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Richard Smalley

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Who among the following is not a Bharat Ratna recipient?

A) Bhimsen Joshi B) A.R. Rahman
C) Lata Mangeshkar D) M.S. Subbalakshmi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A.R. Rahman

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If the resistance of a conductor is doubled, the current gets halved. This is because

A) I = V - R B) I = V/R
C) I = Rn/V D) I = VR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) I = V/R

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