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Wednesday 30 September 2015

What is marshmallow? Meaning of marshmallow.

Question: What is marshmallow? Meaning of marshmallow.

Answer: Marshmallow is actually a name of candy available at confectioners. It is made out of sugar, whipped to a spongy consistency, molded into small cylindrical pieces, and coated with corn starch. Now this was the answer of we are talking about eatables.

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Android 6.0 Marshmallow

If some body is talking not of eatables then it also defines some thing else. As per the google's tradition of naming its android operating system versions on chocolates and candies. This time Google has declared the name of version 6.0 of Android OS to be Marshmallow.

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Which one among the following colours has the highest wavelength?

CDS-II-2013 Questions

Question: Which one among the following colours has the highest wavelength?

A) Violet
B) Green
C) Yellow
D) Red

Answer: Red

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Blood does not coagulate inside the body due to the presence of

CDS-II-2013 Questions

Question: Blood does not coagulate inside the body due to the presence of:

A) Haemoglobin
B) Heparin
C) Fibrin
D) Plasma

Answer: Heparin

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Tuesday 29 September 2015

Who was the first chairman of Infosys Technologies during 1981-85?

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Question 1  : Who was the first chairman of Infosys Technologies during 1981-85?

A) G.K. Jayaram
B) N.S. Raghavan
C) S. Gopalakrishnan
D) G.R. Naik

Answer: G.K. Jayaram

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Question 2: Which was Infosys' first overseas client?

A) General Electric
B) Data Basics Corporation
C) Reebok USA
D) Belgacom

Answer:  Data Basics Corporation


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Tuesday 15 September 2015

Subject-wise Questions

Click on respective links to go to subject specific important questions asked in AFCAT, SSC, CDS, NDA, IAS, CTET, Banking and other competitive exams

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Monday 14 September 2015

The newly formed state of Telengana is surrounded by

NDA NA Exam I 2015 Questions

Question 66 The newly formed state of Telengana is surrounded by

A) 5 States
B) 4 States
C) 6 States
D) 3 States

Answer: 5 States

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Explanation: Telangana is bordered by the states of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh to the north, Karnataka to the west, and Andhra Pradesh to the south, east and north east. It also shares a small border with Orissa.
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Optical fibres, though bent in any manner allows light to pass through. What is the inference that one can draw from it?

NDA NA Exam I 2015 Questions

Question 70 Optical fibres, though bent in any manner allows light to pass through. What is the inference that one can draw from it?

A) The concept that light travels in straight path is wrong
B) Light can flow through optical fibres
C) Light can travel through the fibres because of their ductility
D) Light can travel through the fibres due to multiple total internal reflections

Answer: Light can travel through the fibres due to multiple total internal reflections

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Which one among the following is used in making gun powder?

NDA NA Exam I 2015 Questions

Question 72 Which one among the following is used in making gun powder?

A) Magnesium sulphate
B) Potassium nitrate
C) Sodium stearate
D) Calcium sulphate

Answer: Potassium nitrate

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The cleansing action of soap and detergent is due to the formation of

NDA NA Exam I 2015 Questions

Question 73 The cleansing action of soap and detergent is due to the formation of

A) Micelle
B) Salt
C) Base
D) Acid

Answer: Micelle

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The chemical used as a fixer / developer in photography is

NDA NA Exam I 2015 Questions

Question 74 The chemical used as a fixer / developer in photography is

A) sodium sulphate
B) Sodium sulphide
C) Sodium thiosulphate
D) Sodium sulphite

Answer: Sodium thiosulphate

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Rain shadow effect is associated with

NDA NA Exam I 2015 Questions

Question 75 Rain shadow effect is associated with

A) Cyclonic rainfall
B) Orographic rainfall
C) Convectional rainfall
D) Frontal rainfall

Answer: Orographic rainfall

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Which one of the following irrigation canals is the most important in terms of area coverage in Haryana?

NDA NA Exam I 2015 Questions

Question 77 Which one of the following irrigation canals is the most important in terms of area coverage in Haryana?

A) Bhakra canal
B) The Western Yamuna canal
C) Jawaharlal Nehru canal
D) Gurgaon canal

Answer:  The Western Yamuna canal

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In plants, which one of the following gases is released during Photosynthesis?

NDA NA Exam I 2015 Questions

Question 79 In plants, which one of the following gases is released during Photosynthesis?

A) Carbon dioxide
B) Oxygen
C) Hydrogen
D) Methane

Answer: Oxygen

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Why is graphite used in electrolytic cells?

NDA NA Exam I 2015 Questions

Question 83 Why is graphite used in electrolytic cells?

A) Graphite is soft and can be easily moulded into electrodes
B) Graphite is made of layers of carbon atoms which can slide
C) Graphite is inert to most of the chemicals and remains intact in electrolytic cells
D) Graphite is a good conductor of electricity

Answer: Graphite is inert to most of the chemicals and remains intact in electrolytic cells

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Washing Soda is the common name for

NDA NA Exam I 2015 Questions

Question 84 Washing Soda is the common name for

A) Calcium Carbonate
B) Magnesium Carbonate
C) Sodium Carbonate
D) Potassium Carbonate

Answer: Sodium Carbonate

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Which one of the following Indian states has the highest proportion of area under forest cover?

NDA NA Exam I 2015 Questions

Question 85 Which one of the following Indian states has the highest proportion of area under forest cover?

A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Sikkim
C) Mughalaya
D) Mizoram

Answer: Madhya Pradesh

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Gametophytes of sexually reproducing flowering plants are

NDA NA Exam I 2015 Questions

Question 88 Gametophytes of sexually reproducing flowering plants are

A) Haploid
B) Diploid
C) Tetraploid
D) Polyploid

Answer: Haploid

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Which one among the following does not wet the walls of the glass vessel in which it is kept?

NDA NA Exam I 2015 Questions

Question 94 Which one among the following does not wet the walls of the glass vessel in which it is kept?

A) Water
B) Alcohol
C) Mercury
D) Phenol

Answer: Mercury

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Permanent hardness of water is due to presence of

NDA NA Exam I 2015 Questions

Question 95 Permanent hardness of water is due to presence of

A) sulphates of sodium and potassium
B) sulphates of magnesium and calcium
C) carbonates of sodium and magnesium
D) bicarbonates of magnesium and calcium

Answer: sulphates of magnesium and calcium

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'Yakuts' are the nomadic herders of

NDA NA Exam I 2015 Questions

Question 98 'Yakuts' are the nomadic herders of

A) Gobi
B) Sahara
C) Tundra
D) Kalahari

Answer: Tundra

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The full form of CFL is

NDA NA Exam I 2015 Questions

Question 104 We use CFL to save electrical energy and to provide sufficient light. The full form of CFL is

A) Condensed filament light
B) Compact filament lamp
C) Condensed fluorescent lamp
D) Compact fluorescent lamp

Answer: Compact fluorescent lamp

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Green-house gas

NDA NA Exam I 2015 Questions
Question 106 When heat rays are reflected from Earth, gases like Carbon dioxide, Nitrous oxide do not allow them to escape back to the space causing our planet to heat up. These gases are known as
A) Noble gas
B) Green-house gas
C) Hot gas
D) Blue gas

Answer: Green-house gas

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Which one of the following weather conditions indicates a sudden fall in barometer reading?

NDA NA Exam I 2015 Questions

Question 110 Which one of the following weather conditions indicates a sudden fall in barometer reading?

A) Stormy weather
B) Calm weather
C) Cold and dry weather
D) Hot and sunny weather

Answer: Stormy weather

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