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Around how much percent of earth's surface is covered with water?

A) 20-25% B) 40-50%
C) 70-80% D) 55-60%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 70-80%

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Ozone hole is caused by chemicals like _____.

A) Nitrogen Oxide B) Hydrogen Sulphide
C) Chloro Fluoro Carbon D) Carbon Monoxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chloro Fluoro Carbon

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Brain fever is a disease spread through which of the following?

A) Flies B) Mosquito
C) Virus D) Cockroach
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mosquito

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Stars twinkle but planets do not twinkle because

A) they emit light of a constant intensity B) their distance from the earth does not change with time
C) they are very far away from the earth resulting in decrease in intensity of light D) they are nearer to the earth and hence we receive a greater amount of light and therefore minor variations in intensity are not noticeable
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) they emit light of a constant intensity

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According to the distance of planets from the Sun, which of the following order is correct?

A) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars B) Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus
C) Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus D) Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

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The 105th Indian Science Congress meeting was held in ______.

A) IIM, Ahmadabad B) Manipur University, Imphal
C) IIT, Bombay D) Jawahar Lal Nehru University, Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Manipur University, Imphal

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The Indian Science Congress – the largest gathering of Indian scientists – was scheduled to be held at Osmania University in Hyderabad from January 3 to 7. For the first time in its history, it was rescheduled to March 16-March 20 and its venue was moved to the Manipur University, Imphal after the Osmania University administration said it would not be able to host the event fearing agitations on campus.

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Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), Mangalyaan was launched in

A) 2013 B) 2014
C) 2015 D) 2016
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2013

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The “Mission Mangalyaan”, also known as the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) was launched on 5 November 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was initially estimated to survive around six months, but it is still active and has captured the seasonal variations of the red planet for two Martian years.

 

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 The Government of India has approved year 2018 as National year of which nutrient rich crop to boost its production?

 

A) Millet   B) Wheat
C) Rice D) Maize
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Millet  

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