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- Question
The first woman in space was
Options- A. Valentina Tereshkova
- B. Sally Ride
- C. Naidia Comenci
- D. Tamara Press
- Correct Answer
- Valentina Tereshkova
ExplanationValentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is a retired Soviet cosmonaut and the first woman to have flown in space, having been selected from more than four hundred applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. - 1. The members of the committees of Parliament are
Options- A. nominated by the leaders of the various parties in the Parliament
- B. nominated by the prime minister
- C. appointed by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst persons who are not members of Parliament
- D. appointed by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst its own members Discuss
- 2. Who invented the phonograph?
Options- A. Thomas Edison
- B. John Kruesi
- C. Jules Levy
- D. Alexander Graham Bell Discuss
- 3. The preamble to our constitution provided that India is
Options- A. a sovereign, socialist and democratic republic
- B. a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic
- C. a sovereign republic with a socialist pattern of society
- D. a socialist, secular and democratic republic Discuss
- 4. The Nagaland State of India cannot be termed as a state because it lacks
Options- A. sovereignty
- B. bicameral legislature
- C. a high court exclusively of its own
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 5. Mainstream Nationalism in India
Options- A. was characterized by Chauvinism
- B. aimed at restoration of the Hindu state
- C. had national socialism as its ultimate goal
- D. aimed at emancipation from colonial rule Discuss
- 6. The import of crude oil and petroleum done from national oil companies of producer countries, which have a net exportable surplus of oil is by
Options- A. term contracts
- B. term tenders
- C. monthly tenders
- D. All the above Discuss
- 7. Without ____ the equator would be much hotter than it is while the poles would be much cooler.
Options- A. latitudinal redistribution of heat
- B. cycle of air circulation
- C. global wind pattern
- D. All are similar terms Discuss
- 8. The Harmattan is
Options- A. cool, extremely dry wind that forms over the Sahara and blows westward or south-westward to the African coast
- B. wind that blows during the dry season from December to February
- C. tertiary wind that carry great quantities of fine dust from the Sahara
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 9. The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India's contact with
Options- A. Central Asia
- B. Iran
- C. Greece
- D. China Discuss
- 10. The land-sea distribution or the positions of the world's continents and major oceans influences
Options- A. the major pressure belts that develop from the general circulation of the atmosphere
- B. the development of the mid-latitude cyclonic depressions, at the convergence zone between polar and subtropical air masses
- C. both (a) and (b)
- D. None of the above Discuss
More questions
Correct Answer: appointed by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst its own members
Correct Answer: John Kruesi
Explanation:
John Kruesi was a mechanic for Edison, and Kruesi built the phonograph. Edison designed it, and later improved the phonograph.
Correct Answer: a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic
Correct Answer: sovereignty
Correct Answer: aimed at emancipation from colonial rule
Correct Answer: term contracts
Correct Answer: All are similar terms
Correct Answer: All of the above
Correct Answer: Greece
Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
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