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The correct answer is Maharashtra.

Key Points

• Maharashtra has the highest urban population.
• In terms of the absolute number of persons living in urban areas, Maharashtra continues to lead with 50.8 million persons which comprise 13.5 percent of the total urban population of the country.
• Uttar Pradesh accounts for about 44.4 million, followed by Tamil Nadu at 34.9 million.

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• Among all the States and Union territories, the National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Chandigarh are most urbanized with 97.5 percent and 97.25 percent urban population respectively.
• They are followed by Daman and Diu (75.2 percent) and Puducherry (68.3 percent).
• Among States, Goa is now the most urbanized State with a 62.2 percent urban population.
• Among the North-Eastern States, Mizoram is most urbanized with 51.5 percent urban population
• The proportion of the urban population continues to be the lowest in Himachal Pradesh with 10.0 percent followed by Bihar with 11.3 percent, Assam (14.1 percent), and Orissa (16.7 percent).
• For statewide ranks of states and the Union Territories:- https://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2-vol2/data_files/Meghalaya/CHAPTER_IV.pdf
• Source:- http://mohua.gov.in/cms/level-of-urbanisation.php#:~:text=Similarly%20Sikkim%2C%20which%20was%20just,upstaging%20Maharashtra%20(45.2%20percent).

The correct answer is Siddhartha Varadarajan.

Key Points

• Siddhartha Varadarajan was the editor of the Hindu in 2012.

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Additional Information

• The Hindu-
• It was started as a weekly in 1878.
• It became a daily in 1889.
• It is printed in seventeen centers including the Main Edition at Chennai (Madras) where the Corporate Office is based.
• Suresh Nambath is the present chief editor of the Hindu.

The correct answer is Allam Narayana.

Key Points

• in 2012, Allam Narayana was the chief editor of Namasthe Telangana.
• He was the first chief editor of this newspaper.

Additional Information

• Namasthe Telangana is a Telugu-language daily newspaper.
• It is published in Hyderabad, Telangana.
• It was launched on 6 June 2011.
• The current editor of the Namsthe Telangana is Thigulla Krishna Murthy.

The correct answer is Margaret Alva.

Key Points

• Margaret Alva was the governor of Rajasthan in 2012.
• Her tenure as the governor of Rajasthan ended in 2014.

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Additional Information 

• Kalraj Mishra is the incumbent governor of Rajasthan.

The correct answer is 993.

Key Points

• As per the 2011 Census, females per every 1000 males in Andhra Pradesh are 993.

Additional Information

• The sex ratio is defined as the number of females per thousand males.
• It is an important social indicator to measure the extent of prevailing equality between males and females in a society at a given point in time.
• According to the census 2011, the sex ratio of India is 940 females per 1000 males.
• As per Census 2011, the top five states/Union territories which have the highest sex ratio are Kerela (1,084) followed by Puducherry (1,038), Tamil Nadu (995), Andhra Pradesh (993), and Chhattisgarh (991).
• Five states which have the lowest sex ratio are Daman & Diu (618), Dadra & Nagar Haveli (775), Chandigarh (818), NCT of Delhi (866), and Andaman & Nicobar Islands (878).

Source:- https://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/mp/06Gender%20Composition.pdf

The correct answer is Stainless Steel.

Key Points

• Stainless Steel is an alloy of Iron, Nickel, and Chromium.

Additional Information

• Alloy is a substance formed from the combination of two or more metals.
• Alloys can also be formed from combinations of metals and other elements.
• The properties exhibited by alloys are often quite different from the properties of their individual components.
• Alloys tend to have greater strength and hardness when compared to pure metals.
• Alloys can also be called solid solutions of metallic elements.
• Steel is primarily an alloy of iron and carbon.
• However, different types of steel are known to contain varying amounts of carbon, along with other elements (such as chromium, manganese, sulfur, phosphorus, nickel, copper, and molybdenum).
• The composition of stainless steel is:
• Approximately 85-88% iron (Fe)
• At least 10.5% chromium (Cr)
• Less than 1.2% carbon (C)
• Bronze is an alloy of copper (75%) and tin ( up to 12%).
• Brass is a metal alloy primarily composed of copper and zinc.
• However, other metals—such as iron, aluminum, silicon, and manganese—are also mixed in to produce different properties and color variations.
• Lead on the other hand is a chemical element.
• Symbol- Pb
• Atomic no.- 82

The correct answer is Brass.

Key Points

• Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.

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Additional Information 

• Alloy is a substance formed from the combination of two or more metals.
• Alloys can also be formed from combinations of metals and other elements.
• The properties exhibited by alloys are often quite different from the properties of their individual components.
• Alloys tend to have greater strength and hardness when compared to pure metals.
• Alloys can also be called solid solutions of metallic elements.
• Steel is primarily an alloy of iron and carbon.
• However, different types of steel are known to contain varying amounts of carbon, along with other elements (such as chromium, manganese, sulfur, phosphorus, nickel, copper, and molybdenum).
• The composition of stainless steel is:
• Approximately 85-88% iron (Fe)
• At least 10.5% chromium (Cr)
• Less than 1.2% carbon (C)
• Bronze is an alloy of copper (75%) and tin ( up to 12%).
• Lead on the other hand is a chemical element.
• Symbol- Pb
• Atomic no.- 82

the correct answer is J. Priestley.

Key Points

• Joseph Priestly discovered Oxygen in 1774.

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Additional Information

• Oxygen is a chemical element.
• Symbol- O
• Atomic no.- 8
• Atomic mass- 16u
• Melting point- −218.4 °C (−361.1 °F)
• Boiling point- −183.0 °C (−297.4 °F)
• Oxygen is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas essential for living organisms.

The correct answer is Hyderabad.

Key Points

• The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology is located in Hyderabad.

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Additional Information 

• Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB)
• It is a premier research organization in frontier areas of modern biology.
• The objectives of the Centre are to conduct high-quality basic research and training in frontier areas of modern biology and promote centralized national facilities for new and modern techniques in the inter-disciplinary areas of biology.
• CCMB was set up initially as a semi-autonomous Centre on April 1, 1977, with the Biochemistry Division of the then Regional Research Laboratory (presently, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, IICT).
• During 1981-82,  CCMB was accorded the status of a full-fledged national laboratory with its own Executive Committee and Scientific Advisory Council.
• The Director of the Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology is Dr Vinay K Nandicoori.

Source:-https://www.ccmb.res.in/About-CCMB/Profile

The correct answer is 10.21%.

Key Points

• As per the 2011 Census, the population in the age group of 0 - 6 years constitutes 10.21% of the total population in Andhra Pradesh.

Additional Information

• Some facts about Andhra Pradesh as per census 2011
• Total Population- 84665533
• Males- 42509881
• Females- 42155652
• Sex ratio- 992
• Population between 0-6 years- 8642686

Source:-https://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/andhra_pradesh/DCOAP-PAPER-1-BROCHURE.pdf