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343. The SAF (South Asian Federation) Game, as a part of the SAARC programme, was first held in

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A. 1964
B. 1974
C. 1984
D. 1994
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The SAF (South Asian Federation) Game, as a part of the SAARC programme, was first held in 1984. From 1984 to 1987 they were held every year except 1986, as it was a year of Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. From 1987 onwards, they have been held every two years except for some occasions.

345. If the plane of the earth’s equator were not inclined to the plane of the earth’s orbit

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A. the year would be longer
B. the winters would be longer
C. the summers would be warmer
D. there would be no change of seasons
✅ The correct answer is option D.
If the plane of the earth’s equator were not inclined to the plane of the earth’s orbit there would be no change of seasons. When tilted, the hemisphere closer to the sun would experience summer, while the hemisphere that is relatively farther away would experience winter. If the earth were not tilted, the whole planet would be relatively equidistant from the sun, and hence, no seasons.

346. The headquarter of Asian Development Bank is located in which of the following cities

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A. Jakarta
B. Singapore
C. Bangkok
D. Manila
✅ The correct answer is option D.
The headquarter of Asian Development Bank is located in Manila. The headquarters of the bank is at 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines, and it has 31 field offices in Asia and the Pacific and representative offices in Washington, Frankfurt, Tokyo and Sydney.

347. When a given amount of air is cooled

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A. the amount of moisture it can hold decreases
B. its absolute humidity decreases
C. its relative humidity remains constant
D. its absolute humidity increases
✅ The correct answer is option A.
When a given amount of air is cooled the amount of moisture it can hold decreases. If you increase the temperature, however, the amount of water vapor the air can hold increases, so the relative humidity decreases.

348. Numismatics is the study of

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A. coins
B. numbers
C. stamps
D. space
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Numismatics is the study of coins. Numismatics is the study of coins and money, of coins and coin-like objects. The value of coins as historical evidence was understood even in antiquity, but the systematic development of the study of coins as a proper discipline, with a methodology of its own, began only in the late eighteenth century with the work of Joseph Hilarius Eckhel, an Austrian priest whose Doctrina Numorum Veterum (Vienna, 1793-1799) was an attempt to comprehend all of ancient Greek and Roman coinage in the span of eight volumes.

349. The sacred place of the followers of Shintoism is

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A. Central shrine of Ise (Central of Japan)
B. Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo
C. both are correct
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The sacred place of the followers of Shintoism is Central shrine of Ise (Central of Japan) and Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. A shrine (jinja) is a sacred place where kami live, and which show the power and nature of the kami.

350. The first permanent Indian oceanographic station, ‘Dakshin Gangotry’ during Antarctic Expedition, was set up in

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A. April/March 1984
B. December 1982/January 1983
C. November 1985/February 1986
D. December 1988/March 1989
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The first permanent Indian oceanographic station, ‘Dakshin Gangotry’ during Antarctic Expedition, was set up in April/March 1984. Dakshin Gangotri was the first Indian scientific research base station established in Antarctica, as a part of the Indian Antarctic Program. Located at a distance of 2,500 kilometres from the South Pole, it was established during the third Indian expedition to Antarctica in 1983/84.