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(GK) General Knowledge Question And Answers (5)
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    Father of civil Aviation in India 
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    Ans : J.R.D. Tata 
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    India’s first electric car 
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    Ans : Rava 
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    What are Coast Guards 
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    Ans : an emergency service that rescues people in difficulties at sea and acts against smuggling 
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    The paramilitary force of India setup to provide security to Industrial undertakings owned by the Government is → 
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    Ans : Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) 
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    From where was GSAT-1 launched 
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    Ans : Sriharikota 
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    The first human-made objects to reach altitudes above 80 km is 
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    Ans : V-2s, a rocket 
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    The slogan associated with French Revolution 
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    Ans : Liberty, Equality and Fraternity 
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    In 1815 Napoleon was defeated in the battle of 
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    Ans : Waterloo 
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    Whose period was known as the Golden Age of Rome? 
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    Ans : Augustus Caesar 
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    The king ruled in the period of French revolution 
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    Ans : Louis 16th 
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    The political party of Hitler 
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    Ans : National Socialist Party (Nazi) 
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    Brown shirts were associated with 
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    Ans : Hitler 
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    The political party of Mussolini 
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    Ans : Fascist Party 
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    Black shirts were associated with 
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    Ans : Mussolini 
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    Who organized 'Red Army' 
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    Ans : Trotsky 
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    Pentagon is 
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    Ans : the defence department of USA 
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    The movement of a plant part toward or away from a source of heat is called 
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    Ans : Thermotropism 
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    The movement or growth of an organism or part of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus 
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    Ans : Chemotropism 
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    Plant that will only grow in water or in a very moist environment 
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    Ans : Hydrophytes 
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    Plant that needs moderate amounts of moisture for growth is known as 
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    Ans : Mesophytes 
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    Plant that can survive and grow in direct sunlight or that grows best in direct sunlight is called 
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    Ans : Heliophytes 
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    Plant that is adapted to living through seasonal changes in heat, cold, dryness, or moisture, for example, by shedding leaves during a dry season is called 
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    Ans : Tropophyte 
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    Green plant pigment used in photosynthesis is called 
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    Ans : Chlorophyll 
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    What is responsible for yellow, orange, or red color in flowers and fruits 
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    Ans : Chromoplasts 
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    The pigment found in plants that gives them their green color 
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    Ans : Chlorophyll 
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    Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is located in which state 
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    Ans : Gujarat 
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    Months in Hebrew calendar 
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    Ans : Shevat, Adar, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul, Tishri, Heshvan, Kislev, Tevet 
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    Elementary education covers children in the age group 
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    Ans : 6 to 14 years 
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    The National song ‘Vande Mataram’ was composed by 
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    Ans : Bankim Chadra Chatterjee 
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    The National emblem was adopted by the Government of India in the year 
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    Ans : 26th January, 1950 
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    The design of the National Flag was adopted in the year 
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    Ans : 22nd July 1947 
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    The playing time of the full version of the National Anthem is approximately equal to 
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    Ans : 52 sec 
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    The first regular census in India was taken in the year 
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    Ans : 1881 
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    First computer literate Panchayat in India is 
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    Ans : Vellanad (Kerala State) 
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    The longest highway in India runs from 
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    Ans : Varanasi to Kanyakumari, NH – 7, 2369 km 
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    Which Indian town has been selected as the first 'Eco Town' of India 
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    Ans : Panipat 
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    Which element helps in the flowering of plants 
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    Ans : Phosphorous 
 
        