The Indian island closest to the equator is
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The Great Nicobar
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India is separated from Sri Lanka by
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The Gulf of Mannar; The Palk Strait
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The smallest state in area is
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Goa
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The border country sharing the longest boundary with India is
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China
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The longitude recognised as the basis for standard meridian in our country
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82½° East
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Difference between Greenwich Mean Time and Indian Standard Time is
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5½ hours
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The boundary line between India and China is called as
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Mac Mohan line
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The biggest state in area is
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Rajasthan
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The state that has longest coast
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Gujarat
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Andhra Pradesh has the coastal line of
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972 kms
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The number of coastal states in India is
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9
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Greater Himalayas are also known as
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Himadri Ranges
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K2 mountain peak is in
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Karakoram Range
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The highest mountain peak of the Himalayas in India is
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K2
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The highest peak in peninsular India is
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Anaimudi
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The highest peak in the World is
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Mount Everest
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Great Indian Desert is
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Thar
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The Ganga river in Bangladesh is called as
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Padma
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India receives bulk of its rainfall from
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South West Monsoon
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The monsoon burst first takes place in coastal areas in
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Kerala
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The highest rainfall recorded place, Mawsynram is in
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Meghalaya
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The lowest average rainfall recorded in
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Jaisalmer
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Monsoon means
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Blowing of winds and reverse seasonally
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Drought is
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A condition when the rainfall is less than 75% of the normal
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The state is having the largest area under forest is
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Madhya Pradesh
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The soil which is most clayey and moisture retentive is
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Black
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Laterite soils are characterized by leaching away of
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Silica
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Highest account of the total soil cover in the country is
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Red soils
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The highest intensity of irrigation is found in
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Punjab
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Hydro-Electricity is known as
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White Coal
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The winter crop season is known as
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Rabi
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During south west monsoon the crop season is known as
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Kharif
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Jute cultivation is predominant in
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West Bengal
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Black soils are favorable for the cultivation of
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cotton
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Natural rubber cultivation is predominant in
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Kerala
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The maximum energy producing mineral in India is
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Coal
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To manufacture the pencils we use
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Graphite
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Silk industry is predominating in
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Karnataka
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Rourkela steel plant was set up with the assistance of
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Germany
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Limestone is the chief raw material for
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Cement
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The biggest oil refinery in India is located at
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Mathura
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The largest industry in our country
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Textile industry
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The important navigable canal in southern India is
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Buckingham Canal
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River based port in India is
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Kolkata
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The single largest item of import
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Petroleum
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NABARD was established under recommendations of
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Shivaraman Committee
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The chairman of Fourteenth Finance Commission
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Y.V. Reddy
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Banks of India were nationalised for the first time in the year
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1969
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The main aim of devaluation is to
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Encourage exports
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What is the tertiary sector of economic development
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Service Sector?
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Which state of India has highest Per capita income
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Goa
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RBI was nationalised in the year
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1935
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National Agriculture Insurance Scheme was introduced in
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1999
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Short term finance is usually for a period of
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12 months
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Who is the regulator of Insurance sector in India
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IRDA
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Who is the Census Commissioner for Census 2011?
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C. Chandramouli
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The main rubber producing state in the country is
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Kerala
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The largest producer of Coffee in the country is
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Karnataka
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At present, the number of nationalised banks in the country
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19
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Project SANKALP is associated with the elimination of
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AIDS
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The central banking functions in India are performed by the
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Reserve Bank of India
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Development expenditure of the Central government does not include
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Defence expenditure
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Gilt-edged market means
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Market of Government Securities
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Loss of equipment over time due to wear and tear is called as
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Depreciation
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The association of the rupee with Pound Sterling as the intervention currency was broken in
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1992
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On July 12, 1982, the ARDC was merged into
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NABARD
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If the Cash Reserve Ratio is lowered by the RBI, its impact on credit creation will be to
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Increase it
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In the state of India, the State Financial Corporation have given assistance mainly to develop
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Small and medium scale industries
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States earn maximum revenue through
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Commercial Taxes
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The first Indian private company to sign an accord with Government of Myanmar for oil exploration in two offshore blocks in that country is
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Essar Oil
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The condition of indirect taxes in the country's revenue is approximately
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86%
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The Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) came into existence in
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1987
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Of the gross tax revenue of the Union Government the indirect taxes account for nearly
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65 percent
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The banks are required to maintain a certain ratio between their cash in the hand and total assets. This is called as
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Statutory Liquid Ratio (SLR)
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How many banks were nationalized in 1969?
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14
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In India, the first bank of limited liability manages by Indians and founded in 1881 was
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Oudh Commercial Bank
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The apex body for formulating plans and coordinating research work in agriculture and allied fields is
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Indian Council of Agricultural Research
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Short-term finance is usually for a period ranging up to
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One year
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Paper currency first started in India in
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1861
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Foreign Direct Investment ceilings in the telecom sector have been raised from 74 percent to
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100%
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The largest sponge iron producer in the world is
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India
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National Rural Development Institute is situated at
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Hyderabad
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The bank which has the highest number of branches in the world is
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SBI
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The Mumbai Stock Exchange was set up in
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1875
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Rangarajan Committee is related to
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Public Sector disinvestment
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Raja Chellaiah Committee is related to
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Tax Reforms
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Malhotra Committee is related to
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Insurance Sector Reforms
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Narasimham Committee is related to
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Financial Sector Reforms
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The principle means of transport of goods in India is
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Railways
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India's place in the World Production of Sugar and Sugarcane is
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First
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State with Highest Production of Wheat (2011-12) is
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Uttar Pradesh
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State with Highest Production of Rice (2011-12) is
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West Bengal
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State with Highest Production of Pulses (2011-12) is
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Madhya Pradesh
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State with Highest Production of Total Food Grains (2011-12) is
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Uttar Pradesh
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State with Highest Production of total Oil Seeds (2011-12) is
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State with Highest Production of total Oil Seeds (2011-12) is
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The policy of Family Planning was adopted by the government in
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1952
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Bank Rate means
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The official rate of interest charged by the central bank of the country
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The term MARKET in economics means
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Presence of competition
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Commercial banking system in India is
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Branch banking
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Demand of commodity mainly depends on
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Power to purchase
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CMD of Bharatiya Mahila Bank is
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Usha Ananthasubramanian
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Mr. Cyrus Pallonji Mistry took over as the chairman of which industrial group recently?
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Tata Group
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Green pigment is called
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Chlorophyll
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The carbohydrate produced in the photosynthesis
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Glucose
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Sweetest sugar is
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Fructose
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Respiration in Amoeba occurs by
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Diffusion
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Respiratory pigment is
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Haemoglobin
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The colour of the blood in Crabs and Snails is
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Blue
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In cockroach the blood is
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White color
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The normal blood pressure of man is
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120 / 80 mmHg
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Doctors measure blood pressure with the instrument called
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Sphygmomanometer
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The inter cellular fluid in blood is
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Plasma
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Nucleus is present in RBC of animals like
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Camel
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Hormone that controls Phototropism and Geotropism in plants is
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Auxins
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Early ripening of fruits is promoted by
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Ethylene
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The master gland of the body
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Pituitary gland
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Deficiency of iodine in food results in the enlargement of mixed gland
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Pancreas
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Deficiency of Insulin causes
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Diabetes mellitus
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The largest part of the brain is
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Cerebrum
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The 3 tests for detecting HIV are
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ELISA, Western blot test, PCR tests
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Deficiency of Iron causes
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Anaemia
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Deficiency of Iodine causes
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Hypothyroidism
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Excessive intake of fluorine results in
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Fluorosis
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The name vitamin was given by
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Funk
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The rainfall at a particular place is measured by
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Rain gauge
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Forests that grow near the sea shores are called
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Mangroves
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The gas responsible for global warming is
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Carbon dioxide
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Examples for non-renewable resources are
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Coal, Petroleum
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Carbon dioxide, Nitrogen Oxide, Chlorofluro carbons, and hydrocarbons are also called as
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Green house gases
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Ozone layer is damaged by
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Chlorofluro Carbons
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The big waves created in the sea because of the eruption of volcanoes are called
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Tsunami
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Environment friendly fuel is
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CNG
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Which lamps are used to minimize electricity consumption
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Compact fluorescent
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In human body fats are stored in
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Adipose tissue
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We feel thirsty when
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Osmotic pressure of blood increases
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Which organism is used in production of alcohol?
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Yeast
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Gasohol is a combination of gasoline and
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Ethyl alcohol
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Biochemical and histological examination of tissues is called
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Biopsy
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Oil spreads over the surface of water because
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Oil has less surface tension than water
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When an iron nail gets rusted, the weight of the iron nail is
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Increased
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The element common to all acids is
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Hydrogen
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Non-stick cooking utensils are coated with
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Teflon
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Monazite is an ore of
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Thorium
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The gas usually filled in the electric bulb is
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Mixture of Nitrogen and Argon
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Washing soda is the common name for
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Sodium carbonate
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The hardest substance available on the earth is
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Diamond
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The working principle of a Washing Machine is
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Centrifugation
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The audible sounds having a frequency of
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20 to 20,000 hertz
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The major component in the LPG is
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Propane
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Carbon dioxide is called greenhouse gas because
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It absorbs infrared radiation
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Balloons are filled with
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Helium
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Bell metal is an alloy of
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Tin and Copper
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Heavy water is
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Deuterium oxide
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The gases used in different types of welding would include
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Oxygen and Acetylene
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Cooking oil can be converted into vegetable ghee by the process of
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Hydrogenation
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Milk is an example of
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Emulsion
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Coloured glasses for goggles contain
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Ferrous Oxide
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The bacterium responsible for causing plague is
|
Yersinia pestis
|
Who is known as the father of Indian Ecology?
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R. Mishra
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The chemical name of Aspirin is
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Acetylsalicylic acid
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Which vitamin has cobalt
|
Vitamin B12
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Dry Ice is
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Solid Carbon dioxide
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The protein used in paper coating is
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Casein
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The largest group of plant kingdom is
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Thallophyta
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Bacteria was discovered by
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Antonie Van Lecuwenhoek
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The Universal Blood Recipient is
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AB
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Which acid is found in apples
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Malic acid
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The basic structural and functional unit of life is
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Cell
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The universal blood group donor for all group is
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Blood Groop O
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Which human gland does secret growth hormone?
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Pituitary gland
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Astronomical Distance is measured in
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Light year
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One byte equal to
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8 bit
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Steel is mainly alloy of
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Iron and Carbon
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What does air bag, used for safety of car driver, contain?
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Sodium azide
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Complete loss of memory is called
|
Amnesia
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The stones formed in human kidney mainly consist of
|
Calcium oxalate
|
The oxide of which element is used as coolant?
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Nitrogen
|
Sleeping Sickness happens due to
|
Trypanosoma
|
The gas used in the manufacture of Vanaspati from Vegetable Oil is
|
Hydrogen
|
A device which converts electrical energy into mechanical energy is
|
Electric Motor
|
In which industry is mica used as a raw material?
|
Electrical Industry
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The oxides of which gases cause acid rain?
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Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulphar
|
The substance used for artificial rains is
|
Silver Iodide
|
Red light is used as danger signal because it
|
is scattered least
|
Chromosomes consist of
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DNA and Proteins
|
Ozone layer in the outer atmosphere helps in
|
Absorbing UV radiations
|
Which of the following is known as graveyard of RBCs?
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Spleen
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The name of the white revolution is associated with
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Kurien Verghese
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Name the first Lunar Rover of China, which was carried by an unmanned
remotely piloted spacecraft Chang'e-3 and was deployed successfully on moon on 14 December 2013? |
Jade Rabbit (called Yutu in Chinese)
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Which country scientists recently developed Li-Fi Tech, a new cheaper way
of getting connected to internet by using signals sent through light bulbs ? |
China
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"Green House Effect" means -Trapping of Solar energy due to atmospheric carbon dioxide
2, 4-d is a |
herbicide
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The nuclear reaction involved in a nuclear reactor is
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Fusion
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The scientist associated with the success of Green Revolution is
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Norman Borlaug
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Centre for DNA fingerprinting is located at
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Hyderabad
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Solar energy is due to
|
fusion reactions
|
A non-conventional source of power is
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Solar Power
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India's permanent Research Station 'Dakshin Gongotri' is located at
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Antarctica
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Penicillin, an antibiotic, is obtained from
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Fungus
|
Where was India's first computer installed?
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Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
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Where the early Tsunami warning system was installed to predict
a tsunami immediately after an earthquake? |
Rangachang in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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____ are used to supply Nitrogen to paddy.
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Blue green algae
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The fish released into ponds and wells to control the mosquitoes is
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Gambusia
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Stranger Gas is called as
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Xenon
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In the human body, the longest cell is
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Liver Cell
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_____ is used to make electric heater coil.
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Nichrome
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The formation of fruit without fertilisation is known as
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Parthenicarpy
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Root modules are commonly found in ____ plants.
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Leguminous
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Alzheimers disease is a disorder of the
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Brain
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Chromosomes of the ___ will determine the sex of a child.
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Father
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Hypermetropia or long sight can be corrected by using
|
Concave lenses
|
A plant product obtained from dried latex is
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Opium
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Cryogenic engines are used in
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Rockets
|
Skin Cancer is caused due to presence of excess ____ in water.
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Arsenic
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The largest satellite in solar system is
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Ganymede
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German Silver is an alloy of
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Copper, Zinc & Nickel
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The tracking of people by trained dogs is based on the recognition of _____ from feet.
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Carboxylic sweat
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Boiling point of water depends on
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atmospheric Pressure
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An astronaut in outer space will observe sky in
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Black colour
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The polymer used in making plastic crockery is
|
Melamine
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Food is cooked in a pressure cooker quickly because boiling point of water
|
Increases
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Which vegetable's genome was sequenced completely in 2012?
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Tomato
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