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Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because

A) the infrared light kills bacteria in the body B) resistance power increases
C) the pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tan D) the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D

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Which animal gives both milk and eggs?

A) Echidna B) Platypus
C) Wombat D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Platypus

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Platypus is the animal that gives both milk and eggs.

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Rakshasa type of marriage is 

 

A) marriage by purchase B) marriage by capture
C) marriage by giving dowry D) marriage by seduction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) marriage by capture

Explanation:

Rakshasa marriage is the marriage of a maiden involving her forcible abduction from her home after her kinsmen have been slain or wounded much like its practice in Khazakh and Uzbek cultures where it is still practised as a ritual.

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India became the first country to partner with which global company on Disaster Response Management?

 

A) Twitter B) Google
C) Facebook D) Microsoft
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Facebook

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An astronaut in outer space will observe sky as

A) White B) Black
C) Blue D) Red
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Black

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Why are the Gypsies regarded as of Indian origin?

1.They follow Indian religious practices.

2.Their language, called Romani, is an Indo-Aryan language.

3.They believe that they came from India.

4.Epigraphic evidence locates their original home in Uttar Pradesh.

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 and 4 only B) 2 only
C) 1, 2 and 4 D) 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2 and 3

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Gypsies are believed to have arrived in Europe from northern India in the 1400s. They were called Gypsies because Europeans thought they came from Egypt. This ethnic minority is made up of distinct groups called “tribes” or “nations.” Most of the Gypsies in German-occupied Europe belonged to the Sinti and Roma tribes.

Romani (romani ćhib) Romani, or Romany, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 5-6 million Roma people throughout Europe and the USA. The largest concentrations of Roma people live in Turkey, Spain and Romania. In English these people are often called Gypsies.

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Who is known as 'the father of Indian missile technology'?

A) Dr. U.R. Rao B) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
C) Dr. Chidambaram D) Dr. Homi Bhabha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

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Bats can fly in the dark because

A) they have a better vision in the dark B) the light startles in them
C) they produce high pitched sounds called ultrasonics D) none of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) they produce high pitched sounds called ultrasonics

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