Answer: D) Orographic rainfall Explanation: Orographic precipitation or Rain produced when moist air is lifted as it moves over a mountain range. As the air rises and cools, orographic clouds form and serve as the source of the precipitation, most of which falls upwind of the mountain ridge.   Some also falls a short distance downwind of the ridge and is sometimes called spillover. On the lee side of the mountain range, rainfall is usually low, and the area is said to be in a Rain Shadow.

Answer: C) 7 hrs 30 min Explanation: Total number of cards = 1500total columns = 45so, total punches=1500 x 45 = 67500for 1 hour if we make 9000 punches, we require 67500/9000 = 7.5so 7hours:30mins.

Answer: B) 80 kgs Explanation: Say total cost price of tea is x.Then total profit at a rate of 15% is = (15x/100)According to question,15x/100 = 60so x = 400C.p of the tea is Rs. 400.so total selling price will be = (400+60) = Rs.460so the quantity of the tea will be = (460/5.75) = 80kg.

Answer: B) Karl Marx Explanation: Das Kapital, one of the major works of the 19th-century. Economist and philosopher Karl Marx (1818–83), wrote, in which he expounded his theory of the capitalist system, its dynamism, and its tendencies toward self-destruction.

Answer: C) 82.5 Explanation: The given series    12   24   26.5   79.5   ?   330 follows a pattern that,   12 x 2 = 24   24 + 2.5 = 26.5   26.5 x 3 = 79.5   79.5 + 3 = 82.5   82.5 x 4 = 330   Hence, the missing number is 82.5

Answer: D) 6 Explanation: The process of System development life cycle goes through a series of stages in step wise fashion that almost every developing company follows. Known as the 'software development life cycle,' these six steps include:   1. Planning 2. Analysis 3. Design 4. Development & implementation 5.Testing & deployment and 6. Maintenance.

Answer: D) 15 July Explanation: The United Nations General Assembly in November 2014 declared 15th July as World Youth Skills Day. This day is celebrated all over the world to raise the awareness about the issue of unemployment among youth.  Theme for the year 2017 is Skills for All.

Answer: B) United States Explanation: The United States Constitution, ratified June 21, 1788, was influenced by the writings of Polybius, Locke, Montesquieu, and others. The document became a benchmark for republicanism and codified constitutions written thereafter. The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Constitution was passed on May 3, 1791.