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421. Where is the BARC’s Research Centre?

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A. Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata
B. Nuclear Research Lab, Kashmir
C. High Altitude Research Lab, Gulmarg
D. All of the above
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, Kolkata, Nuclear Research Lab, Kashmir and High Altitude Research Lab, Gulmarg is the BARC’s Research Centre.

423. The corps of Military Police central school is situated at

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A. Bangalore
B. West Bengal
C. Trimulgherry
D. Secunderabad
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Corps of Military Police Centre and School, Bangalore is a very popular college in the state of Karnataka. Corps of Military Police Centre and School, Bangalore was established in 1939. It is one of the leading college in Defence Services.

424. When did Afghanistan ends monarchy and became a republic?

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A. 1949
B. 1973
C. 1965
D. 2000
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Afghanistan ends monarchy and became a republic in 1973. In a bloodless coup on July 17, 1973, Zahir Shah was deposed. The leader of the coup, General Mohammad Daud Khan (the king’s brother-in-law), proclaimed Afghanistan a republic with himself as its president. Zahir Shah formally abdicated on Aug. 24, 1973, and went into exile in Italy.

425. Paleontology is a branch of science that deals with the

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A. behavior of animals
B. formation of new stars
C. origin and growth of plants
D. forms of life as revealed by fossils of animals or plants
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Paleontology is a branch of science that deals with the forms of life as revealed by fossils of animals or plants. Paleontology is the study of the history of life on Earth as based on fossils. Fossils are the remains of plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, and single-celled living things that have been replaced by rock material or impressions of organisms preserved in rock.

426. The member states of Benelux Economic Union are

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A. Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg
B. Indonesia, Kuwait, Libya
C. Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Iraq
D. Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad, Tobago
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The member states of Benelux Economic Union are Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg. The Benelux is an economic union in Western Europe. It includes three neighboring monarchies, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. They are in the north western European region between France and Germany. The name is formed from the beginning of each country’s name.

427. Microphone is used to convert

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A. sound waves into electrical energy
B. sound waves into light rays
C. electrical energy into sound waves
D. sound waves into magnetic currents
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Microphone is used to convert sound waves into electrical energy. Microphones are a type of transducer – a device which converts energy from one form to another. Microphones convert acoustical energy (sound waves) into electrical energy (the audio signal). Different types of microphone have different ways of converting energy but they all share one thing in common: The diaphragm.

428. The official languages of the United Nations are

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A. African, Chinese, English, French, German and Spanish
B. Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
C. Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, English, French and German
D. Chinese, English, French, Hindi, Japanese and Spanish
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The six official languages of the United Nations are:1. Arabic2. Chinese (Mandarin)3. English4. French5. Russian6. Spanish

429. Light Year is related to

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A. energy
B. speed
C. distance
D. intensity
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Light Year is related to distance. A light-year is a unit of distance. It is the distance that light can travel in one year. Light moves at a velocity of about 300,000 kilometers (km) each second. So in one year, it can travel about 10 trillion km.

430. Study of life in outer space is known as

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A. endbiology
B. exobiology
C. neobiology
D. enterbiology
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Study of life in outer space is known as exobiology. This branch of science deals with nature of possible life forms on other planets. It is understanding evolution, distribution, origin, and future of life beyond our Earth. There are a lot of ongoing researches going on about the potential of other life forms in the outer space.