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Full form of BCG is 

A) Bacillus Cholera Germ B) Bacillus Calmette Guerin
C) Bacillus Curative Gene D) Bacillus Cholera Guerin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bacillus Calmette Guerin

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People from which state celebrate their harvest festival around Makar Sankranti?

A) Kerala B) Punjab
C) Karnataka D) Tamil Nadu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Karnataka

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The oldest type of energy known to man is _____?

A) Geothermal Energy B) Solar Power
C) Wind Power D) Tidal Power
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Geothermal Energy

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Geothermal energy is heat energy generated and stored in the Earth. Geothermal energy has been used for thousands of years in some countries for cooking and heating. It is simply power derived from the Earth's internal heat.

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Which of the following was the first thing that encouraged the Europeans for Indian business?

 

A) Indigo B) Spice
C) Muslin D) Cotton clothes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Spice

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The boundary of which country does not seem to touch the Caspian sea?

 

 

A) Azerbaijan B) Russia
C) Ukraine D) Turkmenistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ukraine

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Q:

Rangaswamy Cup is associated with

A) Football B) Badminton
C) Cricket D) Hockey
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Hockey

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Rangaswamy Cup is associated with Hockey. Introduced in 1928, the Rangaswami Cup, was originally known as Inter-Provincial Tournament meant to pick up players for the national team for the Olympics.

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After some years, The Hindu Group in 1951 presented the Rangaswami Cup that was named after one of its editors and since then the tournament is known as the Rangaswami Cup.

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What is the name of the messaging platform to be used by the Indian Army shortly?

 

A) Safe Communication Network B) Secure Application for Internet
C) Safe Messaging Service D) Secure Instant Messaging
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Secure Application for Internet

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Who set up the world's first floating ATM ?

A) Bank of America B) Barclays Bank
C) Axis Bank D) State Bank of India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) State Bank of India

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India's banking behemoth -- the State Bank of India -- has set up the world's first-ever floating ATM on a boat in Kerala. The boat with the ATM on board will berth at jetties in Kerala's huge backwaters through which thousands of people travel daily.

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