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As per the recommendations of the 12th Finance Commissions what should be the share of states in net proceeds of Shareable Central Taxes?

A) 20% B) 25.5%
C) 30.5% D) 33%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 30.5%

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Q:

Washing soda is the common name for

A) Sodium Bicarbonate B) Calcium Carbonate
C) Sodium Carbonate D) Calcium Bicarbonate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sodium Carbonate

Explanation:

Washing soda is the common name for Sodium Carbonate (Na2CO3). It is also called as Soda Ash.

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Q:

Dust particles in the air of large industrial cities are removed by 

A) Sedimentation B) Electrophoresis
C) Tyndall effect D) Brownian movement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Electrophoresis

Explanation:

Dust particles such as coal dust(smoke) are fine particle of a solid (carbon in the case of smoke) dispersed in air. They are colloidal systems and the particles are charged either positive or negative. In an applied electrical field, they are attracted towards the opposite electrodes. Movement of the particles towards the electrodes is known as 'electrophoresis'. Hence electrophoresis is applied to remove smoke within the chimeny itself without allowing it to escape into the air and cause nuisance.

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Q:

Nav Mangalore port located on the bank of which river?

A) Gurupura B) Sharavati
C) Kaveri D) Kumaradhara
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Gurupura

Explanation:

Panambur is the site of seaport called Nav Mangalore port or New Mangalore Port. It is located to the north of the Gurupura river confluence with the Arabian Sea.

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A boy is swinging a ball attached to a string in a horizontal circle.If the string snaps

A) the ball will travel towards the center of the circle and fall down B) it will continue to travel along a tangent to the circle at the point the ball was at the time of snapping and finally fall down
C) it will fall down at the same place where the string breaks D) none of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) it will continue to travel along a tangent to the circle at the point the ball was at the time of snapping and finally fall down

Explanation:

The centripetal force having  been removed the body cannot execute the curved path. (B) is Correct.

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Q:

Name the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Prize in the world

A) Phil Ersa B) Shirin Ebadi
C) Lakpa Sherpa D) Irine Zubeida
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shirin Ebadi

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At which of the following places is the College of Defence Management located ?

A) Pune B) Secunderabad
C) Chennai D) Dehradun
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Secunderabad

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Which state government started the distribution of kits for new borns and mothers across the State  ?

A) Uttar Pradesh B) Haryana
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Telangana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Telangana

Explanation:

The Telangana government started the distribution of kits for new borns and mothers across the State with Chief Minister K.Chandrashekar Rao gave them at the Government Maternity Hospital. Six women, who gave birth to children recently, received them.

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