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Tehri Dam receives water from which of the following rivers?
The Tehri Dam is the tallest dam in India. It is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India.
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“Slash and Burn agriculture” is the name given to:
Shifting cultivation is a mode of farming long followed in the humid tropics of Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and South America. In the practice of “slash and burn”, farmers would cut the native vegetation and burn it, then plant crops in the exposed, ash-fertilized soil for two or three seasons in succession.
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Which one of these animals is jawless?
Myxine is a species of hagfish. It has a jawless, lipless mouth that is star-shaped when closed. At the tip of the snout it has a single nasal aperture.
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Which one of the following chemicals is a neurotransmitter substance?
Adrenaline is a neurotransmitter in the sense that, within the brain, it helps neurons to communicate with one another.
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Which one of the following sets belongs to the class Mammalia?
Whale, Bat, Kangaroo and Hippopotamus belong to the class Mammalia. Penguins and Ostrich are a group of aquatic flightless birds not belonging to the class Mammalia.
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Which of the following was authored by Mulk Raj Anand?
Mulk Raj Anand (1905–2004) was an Indian writer in English. Important books by Mulk Raj Anand are: Untouchable, Coolie, Two Leaves and a Bud, The Village, Across the Black Waters, The Sword and the Sickle, The Big Heart, The Private Life of an Indian Prince, etc. “The Village” is also a short novel by the Nobel Prize-winning Russian author Ivan Bunin. “A Stranger Called I” is written by Pritish Nandy. The Dark Room is a novel written by R.K.Narayan. Sasthi Brata burst on the literary scene in the late 1960s with My God Died Young, an autobiography.
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Smoke is formed due to:
Smoke is formed due to solid dispersed in gas. Smoke is a collection of tiny unburnt particles. It is a collection of tiny solid, liquid and gas particles — mostly carbon (soot), tar, oils and ash. Here solid acts as a dispersed phase and gas acts as a dispersed medium.
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If the temperature of a place increases suddenly, the relative humidity:
Humidity is inversely proportional to temperature. If temperature increases it will lead to a decrease in relative humidity, thus the air will become drier whereas when temperature decreases, the air will become wet means the relative humidity will increase.
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What is the maximum time interval permitted between two sessions of Parliament?
It is stated in Article 85 of the constitution that there should not be a gap of more than six months between two sessions of Parliament. It also states that the President can summon a session of Parliament.
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Which one of the following is not enumerated as a right in the Constitution of India?
Social and Political rights possess the essential characteristics of human rights. Political rights encompass traditional human rights, such as life, liberty, and freedom of expression. Freedom of religion in India is a fundamental right guaranteed by Article 25-28 of the Constitution of India. The constitution of India does not expressly provide for socio-economic rights as the fundamental rights but they are a part of the Directive Principles of State Policy.
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To whom can a case of dispute in the election of the President of India be referred?
The Supreme Court shall inquire and decide regarding all doubts and disputes arising out of or in connection with the election of a president per Article 71(1) of the constitution.
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With which of the following was Satyajit Ray associated?
Satyajit Ray (1921-1992) was an Indian film director, scriptwriter, documentary filmmaker, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher, and music composer.
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The Simon Commission which came to India in February 1928 was boycotted because:
The Commission was strongly opposed by many Indians. It was opposed by Nehru, Gandhi, Jinnah, the Muslim League and Indian National Congress because it contained seven members of the British Parliament but no Indians. Indians saw it as a violation to their right of self-determination and insult to their self-respect.
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During whose Viceroyship did the High Courts come into existence at the three presidential cities of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay?
The Indian High Courts Act 1861 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to authorize the Crown to create High Courts in the Indian colony. Queen Victoria created the High Courts in Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay by Letters Patent in 1862. John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence, between 1858 and 1869, became a prominent British Imperial statesman who served as Viceroy of India from 1864 to 1869.
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Why two thin shirts can keep us warmer than a single thick shirt in winter?
The air layer between two shirts behaves like insulating media. Air in general is a good thermal insulator, but it can transmit heat through convection. However, if the air pockets inside the insulating material are separated from each other, heat flow from one air pocket to another cannot happen easily.
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Newton's first law of motion gives the concept of:
Newton's First Law, sometimes referred to as the law of inertia, describes the influence of a balance of forces upon the subsequent movement of an object.
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The energy stored in a watch spring is:
Potential energy is the stored energy in any object or system by virtue of its position or arrangement of parts. The energy stored in a watch spring is potential energy. When a spring is compressed, it stores energy in form of elastic potential energy.
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Which was the birthplace of Guru Nanak?
Guru Nanak was born on April 15, 1469, at Rai Bhoi Ki Talwandi, near Lahore, which is in Sekhpura district of modern-day Pakistan.
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The 'National School of Drama' is situated in which of the following cities?
The National School of Drama (NSD) is one of the foremost theatre training institutions in the world and the only one of its kind in India. It is situated in Delhi.
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The island of Corsica is associated with:
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15 August 1769, in Ajaccio, on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. He was the second of eight surviving children born to Carlo Buonaparte (1746-1785), a lawyer, and Letizia Romalino Buonaparte (1750-1836).
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