NTPC General Awareness Questions 2019-20 : 02nd December
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Q1. Which planet takes the longest time to go around the sun?
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Neptune takes the longest time to go around the sun. Neptune orbits the Sun at an average distance of 4.5 billion km. Like all the planets in the Solar System, Neptune follows an elliptical path around the Sun, varying its distance to the Sun at different points along its orbit.
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Neptune takes the longest time to go around the sun. Neptune orbits the Sun at an average distance of 4.5 billion km. Like all the planets in the Solar System, Neptune follows an elliptical path around the Sun, varying its distance to the Sun at different points along its orbit.
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Q2. Neap tides are
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During the moon’s quarter phases the sun and moon work at right angles, causing the bulges to cancel each other. The result is a smaller difference between high and low tides and is known as a neap tide. Neap tides are especially weak tides. They occur when the gravitational forces of the Moon and the Sun are perpendicular to one another (with respect to the Earth).
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During the moon’s quarter phases the sun and moon work at right angles, causing the bulges to cancel each other. The result is a smaller difference between high and low tides and is known as a neap tide. Neap tides are especially weak tides. They occur when the gravitational forces of the Moon and the Sun are perpendicular to one another (with respect to the Earth).
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Q3. About how much of the world’s land area is tropical rainforest?
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Tropical forests comprise approximately 7 percent of the earth’s dry land surface (2% of total surface) and sustain over 50 percent of all species. The Amazon River basin contains 20% of the world’s fresh water.
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Tropical forests comprise approximately 7 percent of the earth’s dry land surface (2% of total surface) and sustain over 50 percent of all species. The Amazon River basin contains 20% of the world’s fresh water.
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Q4. Which is the hottest planet in the Solar System?
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Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. It has the longest rotation period (243 days) of any planet in the Solar System and rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets. It has no natural satellites. Venus is by far the hottest planet in the Solar System, with a mean surface temperature of 735 K (462 °C; 863 °F), even though Mercury is closer to the Sun.
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Venus is the second planet from the Sun, orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days. It has the longest rotation period (243 days) of any planet in the Solar System and rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets. It has no natural satellites. Venus is by far the hottest planet in the Solar System, with a mean surface temperature of 735 K (462 °C; 863 °F), even though Mercury is closer to the Sun.
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Q5.The largest producer of coconut in the world is
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Indonesia is largest producer of coconut in the world.
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Indonesia is largest producer of coconut in the world.
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Q6.There are total _________ parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Odisha.
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There are total 10 parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Odisha.
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There are total 10 parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Odisha.
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Q7.”Reserve Bank of India” is listed in the __________ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.
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Reserve Bank of India is listed in the Union list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.
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Reserve Bank of India is listed in the Union list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.
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Q8. Who did not find a place in the Legislative Council as per the Act of 1853?
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Charter Act of 1853 marks the expansion of the Council of the Governor General for legislative purposes. The council of legislative purposes which had 6 members now was expanded to 12 members.The member are Governor General , commander in Chief, four members of the Governor General’s Council etc
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Charter Act of 1853 marks the expansion of the Council of the Governor General for legislative purposes. The council of legislative purposes which had 6 members now was expanded to 12 members.The member are Governor General , commander in Chief, four members of the Governor General’s Council etc
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Q9.Who, among the following, was NOT present in the founding session of Indian National Congress?
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Surendranath Bannerjee was not present in the founding session of Indian National Congress.
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Surendranath Bannerjee was not present in the founding session of Indian National Congress.
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Q10. In which year the Indian National Congress was established?
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The Indian National Congress is a broad-based political party in India which was founded in 1885. The Indian National Congress conducted its first session in Bombay from 28–31 December 1885 at the initiative of retired Civil service officer, Allan Octavian Hume.
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The Indian National Congress is a broad-based political party in India which was founded in 1885. The Indian National Congress conducted its first session in Bombay from 28–31 December 1885 at the initiative of retired Civil service officer, Allan Octavian Hume.
