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The southwest monsoon engulfs entire India by:
The monsoon is caused by differing temperature trends over the land and ocean. In India, the southwest summer monsoon is attracted by a low-pressure area that's caused by the extreme heat of the Thar Desert in Rajasthan and adjoining areas during summer. During the monsoon, the wind direction reverses. The South West monsoon engulfs the entire India by 15th July.
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Snakes and vultures are eating rats in a field. If wild dogs are let into the field, what will be the immediate result?
There will be a decrease in the number of rats simply because the rat is prey to all three of them.
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Photoperiodism affects:
Photoperiodism (Photo means light and period means length of time) affects Vegetative growth, Flowering and Fruiting. Photoperiodism is the developmental responses of plants to the relative lengths of light and dark periods. It affects the vegetative growth as well as the time of flowering and fruiting in plants.
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Seasickness is due to the effect of the motion of the ship, on:
Seasickness is a result of a conflict in the inner ear, where the human balance mechanism resides, and is caused by a vessel's erratic motion on the water.
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Animals living in the tree trunks are known as:
Arboreal animals are those animals that spend most of their life on trees. Examples of such animals include chameleons, lizards, green tree pythons, tree snails, koalas, squirrels, cats, monkeys, parrots, etc.
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Which among the following is not a work of Rabindranath Tagore?
Kapalkundala, Published in 1866, is a Bengali romance novel by Indian writer Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. It is a story of a forest-dwelling girl named Kapalkundala, who fell in love with and married Nabakumar, a young gentleman from Saptagram, but eventually found that she is unable to adjust herself with the city life.
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Which one of the following methods of soil conservation is most effective in arid areas?
Mulching, shelter belts and vegetative cover are some methods by which soil can be conserved in semi-arid and arid regions. The shelter belt is most effective in arid areas. Shelter belts are rows of trees, usually along fence lines.
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The narrow stretch of water connecting two Seas is called:
The narrow stretch of water connecting two Seas is called Strait. Most commonly it is a channel of water that lies between two landmasses. Some straits are not navigable, for example because they are too shallow or because of an unnavigable reef or archipelago.
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The age of the Earth can be determined by:
The best estimate for Earth's age is based on radiometric dating of fragments from the Canyon Diablo iron meteorite. From the fragments, scientists calculated the relative abundances of elements that formed as radioactive uranium decayed over billions of years.
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If the Election Commission is satisfied that a candidate has failed to lodge an account of election expenses, what is the period for which the he can disqualify him to be a member or from continuing to be a member of the elected office?
If the Election Commission is satisfied that a person: (a) has failed to lodge an account of election expenses, within the time and in the manner required by or under this Act; and (b) has no good reason or justification for the failure, the Election Commission shall, by order published in the Official Gazette, declare him to be disqualified and any such person shall be disqualified for a period of three years from the date of the order.
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The constitution of India describes India as:
Article 1 of the constitution of India describes India as A Union of States. This article states that India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States.
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Which of the following items is a major item of Indian export?
Major items of India's exports are Petroleum Products, textiles and garments, gems and jewelry, chemicals and related products, Pharmaceutical Products and agricultural and allied products.
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The excess of price a person is to pay rather than forego the consumption of the commodity is called:
Producer surplus is the difference between how much a person would be willing to accept for given quantity of a good versus how much they can receive by selling the good at the market price. The difference or surplus amount is the benefit the producer receives for selling the good in the market.
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Who discovered the South Pole?
Roald Amundsen was a respected Norwegian explorer who was determined to beat the British expedition and be the first to reach the South Pole.
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Who was the First Speaker of Independent India's Lok Sabha?
On 15 May 1952, after the first general elections in independent India, Mavalankar, who was representing Ahmedabad for Congress, was elected the Speaker of the first Lok Sabha.
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Why does a big fire in the open appear to be fanned by strong winds?
When warm air (over the fire spot) rises, the air pressure at that place gets lowered. But around it, pressure is high so the air rushes from high-pressure zone to low-pressure zone giving an appearance of fanning the fire.
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Energy crisis is a consequence of:
The energy crisis is a result of many different strains on our natural resources. There is a strain on fossil fuels such as oil, gas, and coal due to overconsumption – which then, in turn, can put a strain on our water and oxygen resources by causing pollution.
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An egg sinks in soft water but floats in a concentrated solution of salt because:
The egg is denser than the soft water, this causes it to sink. Dissolving salt in the water increases the density (adding more molecules per square inch).
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Bee Keeping is known as:
Apiculture is the scientific rearing of honey bees for the commercial production of honey and other bee products like wax, pollen, bee venom and royal jelly. It is also called Bee Keeping.
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Which Sikh Guru called himself the 'Sachcha Badshah'?
Sikh Guru Hargobind Singh called himself the 'Sachcha Badshah'. He was the sixth of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion. He had become Guru at the young age of eleven, after the execution of his father, Guru Arjan, by the Mughal emperor Jahangir.
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