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Which statement about interstate compacts is true?

A) States cannot form compacts with foreign states. B) They may involve no more than two states.
C) Congress generally must approve interstate compacts. D) Most are between the national government and foreign states.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Congress generally must approve interstate compacts.

Explanation:

Agreements made between two or more states are known as Interstate compacts. These may involve several states.

 

* Congress generally must approve interstate compacts.

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Q:

Tohra is the sacred book of

A) Judaism B) Confucianism
C) Zoroastrianism D) Taoism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Judaism

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Contour bunding is a method of soil conservation used in

A) Scrublands, liable to spread of weed growth B) Hilly and Slopy or mountain areas
C) Low flat plains, close to stream courses, liable to flooding D) Desert margins, liable to strong wind action
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hilly and Slopy or mountain areas

Explanation:

Contour bunding is a proven sustainable land management practice for mountainous areas, marginal, sloping, and hilly land where the soil productivity is very low.

 

It is widely adopted by the ethnic minorities of Nepal who practice the shifting cultivation system of farming.

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The time at Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwhich. Hence, it is located at 

A) 30 degrees W longitude B) 30 degrees E longitude
C) 28 degrees E longitude D) 28 degrees W longitude
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 30 degrees E longitude

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Q:

The Gandhi Sagar Dam is built on which river in Madhya Pradesh?

A) Tapti B) Chambal
C) Narmada D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chambal

Explanation:

The Gandhi Sagar Dam is built on Chambal river and is located in the Mandsaur & Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh.

 

The dam’s reservoir area is the second-largest in India (after the Hirakud Reservoir), and attracts a large number of migratory and non-migratory birds throughout the year.

 

It is a masonry gravity dam, standing 62.17 metres (204.0 ft) high.

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Q:

The movement of water molecules through the plasma membrane is called ______.

 

A) Osmosis B) Sedimentation
C) Precipitation D) Transpiration
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Osmosis

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Q:

India's forest sponge iron plant is at

A) Kothagudam B) Kurnool
C) Kadapa D) Kavaratti
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kothagudam

Explanation:

Kothagudam is in Andhra Pradesh. The sponge iron will act as a substitute for steel scrap and be used as feed stock of electric arc steel making.

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Q:

Entomology is the science that studies

A) Insects B) Behaviour of Human beigns
C) Scientific Names D) Formation of Rocks
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Insects

Explanation:

Entomology is the science branch of Zoology that studies Insects

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