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| 3501 |
Where do long-period comets come from?
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The Oort Cloud.
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| 3502 |
Where do short-period comets come from?
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The Kuiper Belt.
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| 3503 |
What are Kirkwood Gaps?
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Empty regions in the asteroid belt caused by Jupiter’s gravity.
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| 3504 |
Where does the Asteroid Belt lie?
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Between Mars and Jupiter.
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| 3505 |
What is the Chandrasekhar Limit?
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The maximum mass of a stable white dwarf—about 1.4 times the Sun’s mass.
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| 3506 |
What is a Black Hole?
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An extremely dense object whose gravity is so strong that even light cannot escape.
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| 3507 |
What are Milankovitch Movements?
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Four long-term cycles of Earth’s orbit: Wobble, Stretch, Tilt, and Bubble.
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| 3508 |
What is the Cosmic Singularity Theory?
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The idea that all matter before the Big Bang existed at a single extremely dense point.
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| 3509 |
What is the shape of the Earth's orbit around the Sun?
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Elliptical.
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| 3510 |
Which breakthrough shows that quantum mechanics can work in real-world circuits?
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Macroscopic quantum phenomena in superconducting circuits.
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| 3511 |
Which recent scientific achievement helps fight autoimmune diseases and organ rejection?
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Discovery of regulatory T-cells and FOXP3 gene function.
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| 3512 |
What is a major trend in recent technology?
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Integration of AI with biology, quantum devices, and materials science.
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| 3513 |
Why are interdisciplinary scientific developments crucial?
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They combine physics, chemistry, biology, and AI to solve complex global problems.
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| 3514 |
How do recent breakthroughs impact society?
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They improve health care, environmental solutions, energy, and technology innovation.
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| 3515 |
How is AI applied in science today?
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In biology, chemistry, materials science, and drug design for faster discovery.
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| 3516 |
Why are quantum technologies important?
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They enable quantum computing, quantum sensing, and high-precision devices.
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| 3517 |
How can MOFs help the environment?
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By capturing CO₂, absorbing pollutants, and harvesting water.
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| 3518 |
What are Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs)?
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Porous materials with high surface area for gas capture, catalysis, and environmental cleanup.
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| 3519 |
What is Aditya-L1 designed to study?
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The Sun, especially the solar corona.
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| 3520 |
What is Gaganyaan mission’s goal?
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To send Indian astronauts into space.
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| 3521 |
What is Chandrayaan-3 famous for?
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India’s successful soft landing near the Moon’s south pole.
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| 3522 |
What is Mangalyaan known for?
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India’s Mars Orbiter Mission to study Mars’ atmosphere and surface.
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| 3523 |
Why is AI in biology significant?
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It accelerates drug discovery, enzyme design, and reduces lab experimentation time.
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| 3524 |
What is white metal alloy made of?
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Tin, lead, and antimony.
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| 3525 |
What is gunmetal made of?
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Copper, tin, and zinc.
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