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1. Keibul Lamjao national park in Bishnupur in Manipur is the only Floating National Park in India
2. Damodar River Project is the first multipurpose river project of India
3. Group of monuments at Hampi is declared a UNESCO heritage site
4. According to most references Ozone is at a distance of 10-50 km from earth but is most concentrated in its lower part
5. Elected members of the State Legislative Councils are not members of the electoral college that elects the president of India
6. Planning Commission question
7. Nuclear Power Reactor – State

   Kaiga – Karnataka

   Kakrapar – Gujarat

   Narora – UP

   Rawatbhata – Rajasthan

8. The word kombucha (Kargasok) literally means "tea made from kombu seaweed." However, what is called Kombucha tea today has no seaweed in it. Furthermore, despite the name Manchurian mushroom, Kombucha is not a mushroom either. The gelatinous mass is a colony of numerous species of fungi and bacteria living together, and the same microorganisms permeate the tea. The precise composition of any sample of Kombucha depends to a great extent on what was floating around in your kitchen when you grew it. The most common microorganisms found in Kombucha tea include species of Brettanomyces , Zygosaccharomyces , Saccharomyces , Candida , Torula , Acetobacter, and Pichia. However, some analyzed specimens have been found to contain completely different organisms, and there is no guarantee that they will be harmless.
9. Indian state with lowest population density is Arunachal Pradesh (34)
10. The river dolphins are found in the rivers Ganges, Brahmaputra and their tributaries. It's scientific name is Platanista gangetica.
11. Lead Chromate is used as an adulterant in Turmeric Powder
12. Sodium benzoate is used for preservation of fruit juices
13. Aflatoxin – fungus
14. Experiment to use Wolbachia pipientis to reduce life span of Aedes aegypti – in Queensland (Australia )
15. Spitzer Space Telescope belongs to NASA
16. KG-D6 is the name of a hydrocarbon block
17. Prime Minister heads the National Disaster Management Authority
18. Agriculture contributes less than 30% to India's GDP
19. Largest livestock population in the world is in India
20. Goal of National Health Policy (2002) is to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis by2015
21. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is the nodal point for contact with Codex Alimentarius Commission which deals with International Food Standards
22. Tropical rain forests are found on Western Ghats of South india
23. Bt cotton is pest resistant variety
24. Bhima is a tributary of Krishna