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  • Question
  • Which state government plans for cloud seeding project?


  • Options
  • A. Punjab
  • B. Andra Pradesh
  • C. Karnataka
  • D. Gujarat

  • Correct Answer
  • Karnataka 

    Explanation
    The government of Karnataka is planning for cloud seeding project due to drought and to influence the upcoming monsoon and capture as much water as possible from the rain clouds. The State government has called the tenders for cloud seeding operations to enhance rainfall during the monsoons of 2019 and 2020. The cost is expected to be Rs.50 crore per year. Earlier Efforts of Karnataka Karnataka had undertaken a similar exercise through Project Varshadhare in 2017. Cloud Seeding is a process of intervening chemically to induce precipitation rain or snow from clouds. Cloud seeding aims to facilitate and accelerate the process by making available chemical nuclei for condensation to take place. The agents used as nuclei are iodides of silver or potassium, dry ice (solid carbon dioxide), or liquid propane.

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    • Options
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    • C. 13.24%
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    • 2. EV charging stations to be established in which Indian city?

    • Options
    • A. Bengaluru
    • B. Kolkata
    • C. Chennai
    • D. Hyderabad
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    • Options
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    • B. Rs 52000 lakh
    • C. Rs 55000 lakh
    • D. Rs 62000 lakh
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    • Options
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    • C. MEAIndia
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    • Options
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    • B. K. G. Balakrishnan
    • C. K. S. Radhakrishna Panicker
    • D. S. J. Mukhopadhaya
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    • 6. The Union government has launched a new comprehensive scheme to boost the development of which sector?

    • Options
    • A. Handloom
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    • Discuss
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    • Options
    • A. France
    • B. Germany
    • C. Italy
    • D. Spain
    • Discuss
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    • Options
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    • Discuss
    • 9. Name of the musician who won the special lifetime achievement award from the Music Academy?

    • Options
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    • B. Kamala Lakshminarayanan
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    • Discuss
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    • Options
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    • D. 7.5%
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