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  • During eleventh Antarctic Expedition in Nov. 1991/March 1992 ____ was installed.


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  • A. SODAR (SOnic Detection And Ranging)
  • B. Second Permanent Station 'Maitree'
  • C. First permanent station 'Dakshin Gangotri'
  • D. None of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • SODAR (SOnic Detection And Ranging) 

    Explanation
    SODAR (SOnic Detection And Ranging), also written as sodar, is a meteorological instrument also known as a wind profiler which measures the scattering of sound waves by atmospheric turbulence.

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    • 1. Guwahati High Court is the judicature of

    • Options
    • A. Nagaland
    • B. Arunachal Pradesh
    • C. Assam
    • D. All of the above
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    • 2. For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?

    • Options
    • A. Physics and Chemistry
    • B. Physiology or Medicine
    • C. Literature, Peace and Economics
    • D. All of the above
      • Discuss
    • 3. GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) is

    • Options
    • A. international agreement signed in 1947 between non-communist nations with the object of encouraging international trade unobstructed by tariff barriers
    • B. agreement which seeks to achieve its aim by arranging and encouraging bargaining with trade concessions between members
    • C. Both option A and B
    • D. None of the above
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    • 4. For safety, the fuse wire used in the mains for household supply of electricity must be made of metal having

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    • A. low melting point
    • B. high resistance
    • C. high melting point
    • D. low specific heat
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    • 5. Guarantee to an exporter that the importer of his goods will pay immediately for the goods ordered by him, is known as

    • Options
    • A. Letter of Credit (L/C)
    • B. laissezfaire
    • C. inflation
    • D. None of the above
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    • 6. Fastest shorthand writer was

    • Options
    • A. Dr. G. D. Bist
    • B. J.R.D. Tata
    • C. J.M. Tagore
    • D. Khudada Khan
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    • 7. Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan became the members of UNO in

    • Options
    • A. 1991
    • B. 1992
    • C. 1993
    • D. 1994
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    • 8. FRS stands for

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    • A. Fellow Research System
    • B. Federation of Regulation Society
    • C. Fellow of Royal Society
    • D. None of the above
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    • 9. First International Peace Congress was held in London in

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    • A. 1564 AD
    • B. 1798 AD
    • C. 1843 AD
    • D. 1901 AD
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    • 10. Golden Temple, Amritsar is India's

    • Options
    • A. largest Gurdwara
    • B. oldest Gurudwara
    • C. Both option A and B are correct
    • D. None of the above
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