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Q: On which day ' National Science Day ' is celebrated in India ? 2024 0

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    February 23
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    February 25
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    February 26
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    February 28
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Answer : 4. "February 28"
Explanation :

Answer: D) February 28 Explanation: National Science Day is celebrated in India on 28 February each year to mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir Chandrashekhara Venkata Raman on 28 February 1928.

Q: On a school’s Annual day sweets were to be equally distributed amongst 112 children. But on that particular day, 32 children were absent. Thus the remaining children got 6 extra sweets. How many sweets was each child originally supposed to get ? 2023 0

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    14
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    16
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    12
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    15
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Answer : 4. "15"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 15 Explanation: Let 'K' be the total number of sweets.Given total number of students = 112If sweets are distributed among 112 children,Let number of sweets each student gets = 'L' => K/112 = L ....(1)But on that day students absent = 32 => remaining = 112 - 32 = 80Then, each student gets '6' sweets extra. => K/80 = L + 6 ....(2)from (1) K = 112L substitute in (2), we get112L = 80L + 48032L = 480L = 15 Therefore, 15 sweets were each student originally supposed to get.

Q: How many right angles does a square have? 2023 0

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    2
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    6
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    4
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    8
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Answer : 3. "4"
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Answer: C) 4 Explanation: A square and a rectangle each have 4 right (90 deg) angles.  Both square and rctangle have 4 sides and 4 angles, but the only difference is square is a rectangle with all sides equal.

Q: Peacock : India :: Bear : ? 2023 0

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    England
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    America
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    Russia
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    Africa
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Answer : 3. "Russia"
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Answer: C) Russia Explanation: Here the relation between the given words is that the first word is the National animal of the second word. As Peacock is the national bird of India, similarly Bear is the national animal of Russia.   Hence, Peacock : India :: Bear : Russia.

Q: How fast do satellites orbit the earth? 2023 0

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    28,000 kmph
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    26,000 kmph
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    17,500 kmph
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    22,500 kmph
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Answer : 1. "28,000 kmph"
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Answer: A) 28,000 kmph Explanation: Satellites orbit the earth at a speed of 28,000 kmph. Satellites that are further away actually travel slower. The International Space Station has a Low Earth Orbit, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) above the earth's surface. Objects orbiting at that altitude travel about 28,000 kilometers per hour (17,500 miles per hour).

Q: The first stage in the formation of coal is 2022 1

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    Lignite
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    Bituminous
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    Anthracite
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    Peat
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Answer : 4. "Peat"
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Answer: D) Peat Explanation: The first of the four stages of coal formation is lignite coal.   There are four stages of coal formation:   1. Peat,   2. Lignite,   3. Bituminous and   4. Anthracite. The bacteria has removed a large portion of the other constituents of the plant matter and left around 25 to 34 percent.

Q: The ratio of speeds of a car, a train and a bus is 5:9:4. The average speed of the car, the bus and the train is 72 km/hr together. What is the average speed of the car and the train together ? 2022 0

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    84 km/hr
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    96 km/hr
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    72 km/hr
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    60 km/hr
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Answer : 1. "84 km/hr"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 84 km/hr Explanation: Let the speeds of the car, train and bus be 5x, 9x and 4x km/hr respectively.Average speed = 5x + 9x + 4x/3 = 18x /3 = 6x km/hr.Also, 6x = 72 => x = 12 km/hrTherefore, the average speed of the car and train together is = 5x+9x2= 7x = 7 x 12 = 84 km/hr.

Q: Which of the following is malleable? 2022 0

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    Ice
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    Gold
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    Stone
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    Pottery
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Answer : 2. "Gold"
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Answer: B) Gold Explanation: Here in the given options, Gold is a malleable substance. Malleable substance means a metal or a material able to be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking or cracking. i.e, tensile.

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