Answer: B) Rs. 4826 Explanation: We know the formula for calculating The compound interest C = P1 + r100n - 1 where P = amount, r = rate of interest, n = time Here P = 5000, r1 = 10, r2 = 20 Then C = 65001 + 101002 x 1 + 201002 - 1= 6500 x 18562500= 65 x 185625 C = Rs. 4826.

Answer: A) Brass Explanation: Among the given options Brass is not a compound. Since it is an alloy, it is a mixture.    The smallest part of a compound is called a molecule. It has a unique composition that is always the same. Compound is a substance that consists of two or more elements.

Answer: D) Orographic rainfall Explanation: Orographic precipitation or Rain produced when moist air is lifted as it moves over a mountain range. As the air rises and cools, orographic clouds form and serve as the source of the precipitation, most of which falls upwind of the mountain ridge.   Some also falls a short distance downwind of the ridge and is sometimes called spillover. On the lee side of the mountain range, rainfall is usually low, and the area is said to be in a Rain Shadow.

Answer: B) It helps you to balance your risk across different types of investments. Explanation:

Answer: A) Trivandrum Explanation: Thiruvananthapuram also known as Trivandrum, is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Kerala is named after the snake Anantha of Lord Vishnu.

Answer: A) 8400 Explanation: 12% of 70,000 => 12 x 70,000/100 => 8400   Hence, 12% of 70,000 = 8,400

Answer: C) 1,000,000 Explanation: There are about 1,000,000 nephrons in each human kidney. Nephron, functional unit of the kidney, the structure that actually produces urine in the process of removing waste and excess substances from the blood.

Answer: C) Haryana Explanation: Teams of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) would inspect the excavation being carried out at an archaeological site in Haryana’s Fatehabad district to verify claims of it being the oldest civilisation in the world. Archaeologists have recovered artefacts pre-dating the Harappan Civilisation from the site, located in village Kunal in Fatehabad district.