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A)
Silicon
B)
Phosphorous
C)
Graphite
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Graphite

A)
1901
B)
1911
C)
1921
D)
1931

Correct Answer :   1921

The Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 was awarded to Albert Einstein "for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect." Albert Einstein received his Nobel Prize one year later, in 1922.

A)
1968
B)
1974
C)
1986
D)
1991

Correct Answer :   1974

India is observing the 47th anniversary of its first nuclear test in Rajasthan's Pokhran on Tuesday. It made India a nuclear power. The test was codenamed 'Smiling Buddha' and conducted on May 18, 1974.

A)
Ashutosh Mukherjee
B)
Prafulla Chandra Roy
C)
Leonard Rogers
D)
J. C. Bose

Correct Answer :   Ashutosh Mukherjee

The first meeting of the Congress was held from January 15-17, 1914 at the premises of the Asiatic Society, Calcutta(Kolkata), with the Honourable Justice Sir Asutosh Mukherjee, the then Vice-Chancellor of the Calcutta(Kolkata) University, as President.

A)
Bamboo
B)
Bamboo
C)
Custard Apple
D)
Pineapple

Correct Answer :   Pineapple

The botanical name of pineapple is Ananas comosus. It is considered an herbaceous, tropical, and monocot perennial plant.

A)
Elephant
B)
Eagle
C)
Tortoise
D)
Tiger

Correct Answer :   Tortoise

A)
Thermometer
B)
Stethoscope
C)
ECG
D)
Sphygmomano-meter

Correct Answer :   Sphygmomano-meter

The sphygmomano-meter consists of an inflatable pressure cuff which is wrapped around the patients upper arm and connected to a mercury type Page 2 manometer or to a pressure gauge.

A)
Sigma protocol
B)
Montreal protocol
C)
Ozone protocol
D)
Green protocol

Correct Answer :   Montreal protocol

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (the Montreal Protocol) is an international agreement made in 1987. It was designed to stop the production and import of ozone depleting substances and reduce their concentration in the atmosphere to help protect the earth's ozone layer.

A)
Cattle dung
B)
Aluminium cans
C)
Plastics
D)
D.D.T

Correct Answer :   Cattle dung

Any substance that does not cause pollution and is capable of getting decomposed by any living organism is called as Bio degradable. Human & animal excreta, plant wastes etc... come under bio-degradable.

A)
Burning
B)
Burying
C)
Recycling
D)
Dumping

Correct Answer :   Recycling

Recycling is the best way to get rid of nonbiodegradable waste. Burying will not have any effect on the non-biodegradable wastes.