Who among the following Presidents of India was also the deputy chairman of the Planning Commission?
(A) V V Giri
(B) K R Narayanan
(C) Ramaswamy Venkataraman
(D) Pranab Mukherjee
In the Golgi apparatus, the maturing face is:
(A) spherical
(B) convex
(C) bi-concave
(D) concave
Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded a reform association known as Brahmo Sabha which was later known as ______.
(A) Dev Samaj
(B) Arya Samaj
(C) Brahmo School
(D) Brahmo Samaj
______ part of xylem tissue in plants stores food.
(A) Vessels
(B) Xylem fibres
(C) Xylem parenchyma
(D) Tracheids
Xylem parenchyma is made up of parenchymatous cells with thin walls. These cells are living. The main function of xylem parenchyma is to store food in the form of starch.
Who among the following composers won the Grammy in 2015 for his album ‘Winds of Samsara' – a collaboration with South African flautist Wouter Kellerman?
(A) Mano Murthy
(B) Raghu Dixit
(C) Subhashish Ghosh
(D) Ricky Kej
The correct answer is Rickey Kej. City-based musician Ricky Kej walked away with a Grammy for his collaborative album Winds Of Samsara with South African flautist Wouter Kellerman for the Best New Age Album category at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
In which of the following Indian states, Harappan cities have NOT been found?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Gujarat
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Haryana
Chemical formula of quick lime is ______.
(A) CaO
(B) CO2
(C) CaCO3
(D) Ca(OH)2
What is the unit of work done?
(A) Watt
(B) Decibel
(C) Ampere
(D) Joule
The SI unit of work is joule (J). Joule is defined as the work done by a force of one newton causing a displacement of one meter. Sometimes, newton-metre (N-m) is also used for measuring work.
Which of the following sites do “Not” have a nuclear power plant?
(A) Vijayawada
(B) Naraura
(C) Tarapur
(D) Rawat Bhata
The Ramakrishna Mission stressed the ideal of __________ through social service and selfless action.
(A) Bhakti
(B) education
(C) salvation
(D) God
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