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[#106] Mother Teresa received the Magsaysay Award in 1962 in the area of
Correct Answer

(D) international understanding

Explanation

Solution: Mother Teresa received the Magsaysay Award in 1962 in the area of international understanding. Teresa received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Peace and International Understanding, given for work in South or East Asia, in 1962. According to its citation, "The Board of Trustees recognises her merciful cognisance of the abject poor of a foreign land, in whose service she has led a new congregation".

[#107] Of the various non-conventional energy sources that are being tapped, which has the largest potential?
Correct Answer

(C) Solar power

Explanation

Solution: Of the various non-conventional energy sources that are being tapped, Solar power has the largest potential. There is a capacity of about 1, 95,000 MW non-conventional energy in India. 31 % of it is the form of solar energy, 30% in ocean and geo-thermal, 26 % in biomass and 10 % in wind energy. India is a tropical country. It has enormous possibilities of tapping solar energy.

[#108] Missile 'prithivi' aims
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(B) to hit target without the help of the Air Forces

Explanation

Solution: Missile 'prithivi' aims to hit target without the help of the Air Forces. Prithvi I was one of the first missiles developed under Government of India's IGMDP. Launched in February 1988, Prithvi I is a single-stage, liquid-fuelled missile. A surface-to-surface missile, it has a range of 150 km and a mounting capability of 1000 kg. It was inducted into the Indian Army in 1994.

[#109] Microphone is used to convert
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(A) sound waves into electrical energy

Explanation

Solution: 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.

[#110] Mount Everest is in -
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(C) Nepal

Explanation

Solution: Mount Everest is in Nepal. Mount Everest is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The international border between Nepal and China runs across its summit point.