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A)
Fragments & debris
B)
Planet
C)
Asteroid
D)
Star

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Fragments & debris

A)
0 to 100
B)
151 to 200
C)
200 to 400
D)
400 to 600

Correct Answer : Option (B) - 151 to 200

A)
kernel
B)
core
C)
crust
D)
pith

Correct Answer : Option (C) - crust

Are earthquake is a sudden shaking or trembling of the earth which lasts for a very short time. ... It is caused by a disturbance deep inside the earth's crust.

A)
Rain
B)
Plot
C)
Heat
D)
Density

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Rain

A rain gauge (also known as an udometer, pluviometer, ombrometer, and hyetometer) is an instrument used by meteorologists and hydrologists to gather and measure the amount of liquid precipitation over an area in a predefined period of time.

A)
Tenzing Norgay and Arunima Sinha
B)
Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary
C)
Arunima Sinha and Edmund Hillary
D)
Edmund Hillary and Kalpana Chawla

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary

Amsterdam, Sep 8 (IANS) Assigning the first set of official names of surface features on Pluto, the International Astronomical Union has approved a mountain range on the icy dwarf planet to be named after Tenzing Norgay.

A)
Swedish
B)
Indian
C)
German
D)
British

Correct Answer : Option (D) - British

The best and a highly recognised natural system of classification was proposed by George Bentham and Sir Joseph Hooker, two great British botanists associated with Royal Botanical Garden at Kew, in their General Plantarum (1862-1883).

A)
WWW
B)
BBC
C)
IUCN
D)
UN

Correct Answer : Option (C) - IUCN

The IUCN Red List has listed 132 species of plants and animals from India as "Critically Endangered".

A)
Graphite
B)
Tungsten
C)
Iron
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Tungsten

Incandescent light bulbs consist of an air-tight glass enclosure (the envelope, or bulb) with a filament of tungsten wire inside the bulb, through which an electric current is passed.

A)
98
B)
102
C)
109
D)
114

Correct Answer : Option (A) - 98

A)
Ag
B)
Au
C)
Gd
D)
C

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Au

Gold, symbol Au, is a soft yellow element. It is a good thermal and electrical conductor and has an atomic number of 79 and an atomic weight of 196.967. Gold; it's chemical symbol is Au and it's the most malleable and ductile of the known metals. Gold is the highly sought-after because of it's valuable uses.