Q : Which of the following is an organic compound with the formula C6H4Cl2 that is used as a fumigant insecticide to control cloth months?
(A) Paradichlorobenzene
(B) Chlorobenzene
(C) Benzoyl chloride
(D) Ethylbenzene
What is the upper limit of annual household income for microfinance borrowers in rural areas?
(A) ₹1.5 lakh
(B) ₹1 lakh
(C) ₹1.25 lakh
(D) ₹2 lakh
In 1928, who discovered that when a ray of coloured light enters a liquid, a fraction of the light scattered by that liquid is of a different colour?
(A) SN Bose
(B) Lord Rayleigh
(C) CV Raman
(D) John Tyndall
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, discovered on 28 February 1928, that when a beam of coloured light entered a liquid, a fraction of the light scattered was of a different color, dependent on material property. This radiation effect of molecular scattering of light bears the name of ‘Raman Effect’, from which many applications in photonic communications and spectroscopy evolved. The Raman Effect is the process of scattering light particles by molecules of a medium.
Diving comes under which category of sport?
(A) Combat sport
(B) Martial arts
(C) Aquatic sport
(D) Defensive sport
The correct answer is Aquatic sport. Diving comes under the aquatic category of sport.
Kalamandalam Rajan received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2009 for which of the following dance styles?
(A) bharatanatyam
(B) odissi
(C) Kathakali
(D) Kathak
In which state is cactus vegetation found in dry areas of Thorny Bushes in the form of spines?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Assam
(C) West Bengal
(D) Odisha
‘Faster than Lightning - My Story’ is the autobiography of _____.
(A) Hima Das
(B) Dutee Chand
(C) Usain Bolt
(D) P T Usha
Faster than Lightning: My Autobiography by Bolt, Usain.
By what metabolic process in the kitchen can you make food like curd, paneer and sauerkraut?
(A) Pasteurisation
(B) Fermentation
(C) Condensation
(D) Steaming
Fermentation is a metabolic process that produces chemical changes in organic substrates through the action of enzymes. In biochemistry, it is narrowly defined as the extraction of energy from carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen.
In which year did Rudolf Virchow published an essay titled ‘Cellular Pathology’ in which he famously declared that "every cell arises from another cell”?
(A) 1865
(B) 1835
(C) 1845
(D) 1855
n 1855, at the age of 34, he published his now famous aphorism “omnis cellula e cellula” (“every cell stems from another cell”). With this approach Virchow launched the field of cellular pathology. He stated that all diseases involve changes in normal cells, that is, all pathology ultimately is cellular pathology.
The long jumper ______________ won Silver in the U-20 World Athletics Championships in August 2021.
(A) Shaili Singh
(B) Nayana James
(C) MA Prajusha
(D) Reeth Abraham
In her next senior outing in April, Shaili Singh recorded a personal best jump of 6.76m to win the gold medal at the Indian Grand Prix 2023 in Bengaluru. The effort was just seven centimetres short of the women's national long jump record of 6.83m, set by Anju Bobby George at the Athens 2004 Olympics.
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