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Spermology is the study of

A) Seed B) Leaf
C) Fruit D) Pollen grain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Seed

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The first Indian to cross seven important seas by swimming ____ ?

A) Amrendra Singh B) Bula Chaudhury
C) Junko Taibei D) Yuri Gagarin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bula Chaudhury

Explanation:

Bula Chaudhury, Indian swimmer best known for her long-distance swimming feats.

 

In 2005 she became the first woman to have swum across sea channels of five continents including the Strait of Gibraltar, the Tyrrhenian Sea, Cook Strait, Toroneos Gulf (Gulf of Kassandra) in Greece, the Catalina Channel off the California coast, and from Three Anchor Bay to Robben Island near Cape Town, South Africa.

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In India, Which type of forest among the following occupies the largest area?

A) Montane Wet Temporate Forest B) Sub - tropical Dry Evergreen Forest
C) Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest D) Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest

Explanation:

In India, Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest occupies the largest area. The tropical monsoon deciduous forests are found in areas receiving annual rainfall of 100 to 200 cms in India, with a distinct dry and rainy seasons and a small range of temperature. They occur on the wetter western side of the Deccan Plateau, the north-eastern part of the Deccan Plateau and the lower slopes of the Himalayas, on the Siwalik Hills from Jammu in the west to West Bengal in the east.

 

They cover parts of Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkand, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

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The driest part in india is in 

A) Jaisalmer (Western Rajasthan) B) Bhatinda (Punjab)
C) Darbhanga (Bihar) D) Gandhinagar (Gujarat)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jaisalmer (Western Rajasthan)

Explanation:

Jaisalmer receives less than 12 km of rain because of its distance from Bay of Bengal, monsoon winds and its location in the sub - tropical high pressure belt.

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'The Federal System with strong centre' has been borrowed by the Indian Constitution from

A) USA B) Canada
C) UK D) France
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Canada

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In fireworks, the green flame is produced because of

A) Sodium B) Potassium
C) Barium D) Mercury
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Barium

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Who had estimate National Income in India first

A) Dadabhai Naoroji B) R.C. Dutt
C) V.K.R.V.Rao D) D.R.Gadgil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dadabhai Naoroji

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A cuboid shaped wooden block has 6 cm length, 4 cm breadth and 1 cm height.
Two faces measuring 4 cm x 1 cm are coloured in black.
Two faces measuring 6 cm x 1 cm are coloured in red.
Two faces measuring 6 cm x 4 cm are coloured in green.
The block is divided into 6 equal cubes of side 1 cm (from 6 cm side), 4 equal cubes of side 1 cm(from 4 cm side).

How many cubes will have green colour on two sides and rest of the four sides having no colour ?

A) 8 B) 24
C) 16 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 8

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There are 16 small cubes attached to the outer walls of the cuboid.
Therefore remaining inner small cubes will be the cubes having two sides green coloured.
So the required number = 24 - 16 = 8

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