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General Knowledge for Class 8th

ANGELS’ KNOWLEDGE BANK

2019

Bharati Samanta

Angels Academy Sr.

Sec School ,Haridwar

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INDEX

Chapter Name Page No.

1.Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers 3-4

2.State,Capitals,Governors and C.M. of Indian States 5-6

3.All National awards of India 7-8

4.Sports Awards of 2018 9-10

5.Indian States International Boundaries 11

6.Important Crops India 12-13

7. National Highways 14

8.Rivers of India 15

9. Important Days 16-17

10. Books and Authors 18-19

11. Indian Constitution 20-22

12. General Science 23-24

13. Mind Boggler 25-27

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Chapter 1

Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers

1 .Narendra Modi :-Prime Minister and also in-charge of: Personnel, Public

Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy;

Department of Space; and All important policy issues; and

All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister.

2. Rajnath Singh :-Home

3 .Sushma Swaraj :-External Affairs

4. Arun Jaitley :-Finance and Corporate Affairs.

5. Nitin Jairam Gadkari :-Road Transport and Highways; Shipping; and Water

Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

6. Suresh Prabhu:- :-Commerce and Industry.

7. D.V. Sadananda Gowda :-Statistics and Programme Implementation.

8. Uma Bharati :-Drinking Water and Sanitation.

9. Ramvilas Paswan :-Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

10. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi :-Women and Child Development

11. Ananthkumar :-Chemicals and Fertilizers; and Parliamentary Affairs

12. Ravi Shankar Prasad :-Law and Justice; and Electronics and Information

Technology

13. Jagat Prakash Nadda :-Health and Family Welfare

14. Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati :-Civil Aviation

15.Anant Geete :-Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.

16. Harsimrat Kaur Badal :-Food Processing Industries

17.Narendra Singh Tomar :-Rural Development; Panchayati Raj; and Mines.

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18.Chaudhary Birender Singh :-Steel.

19.Jual Oram :-Tribal Affairs

20.Radha Mohan Singh :-Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

21.Thaawar Chand Gehlot :-Social Justice and Empowerment.

22.Smriti Zubin Irani :-Textiles; and Information and Broadcasting.

23.Dr. Harsh Vardhan :-Science and Technology; Earth Sciences; and

Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

24.Prakash Javadekar :-Human Resource Development

25.Dharmendra Pradhan :-Petroleum and Natural Gas; and Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship.

26.Piyush Goyal :-Railways; and Coal.

27.Nirmala Sitharaman :-Defence

28.Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi :-Minority Affairs.

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Chapter 2 STATE,CAPITAL,GOVERNORS ,CHIEF MINISTERS OF INDIAN STATE

STATE CAPITAL GOVERNORS CHIEF MINISTERS

1. Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad E.S.L. Narasimhan N. Chandrababu Naidu

2. Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar B. D. Mishra Pema Khandu

3. Assam Dispur Jagdish Mukhi Sarbananda Sonowal

4. Bihar Patna Lalji Tandon Shri Nitish Kumar

5. Chhattisgarh Raipur Anandiben Patel Bhupesh Baghel

6. Delhi New Delhi - Arvind Kejriwal

7. Goa Panaji Mridula Sinha Pramod Sawant

8. Gujarat Gandhinagar Om Prakash Kohli Vijaybhai R. Rupani

9. Haryana Chandigarh Satyadev Narayan Arya Manohar Lal

10. Himachal Pradesh Shimla Acharya Dev Vrat Jai Ram Thakur

11. Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar Satya Pal Malik Governor's rule

12. Jharkhand Ranchi Draupadi Murmu Shri Raghubar Das

13. Karnataka Bengaluru Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala H. D. Kumaraswamy

14. Kerala Thiruvananthapuram P. Sathasivam Pinarayi Vijayan

15. Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Anandiben Patel Kamal Nath

16. Maharashtra Mumbai C. Vidyasagar Rao Devendra Fadnavis

17. Manipur Imphal Najma Heptulla N. Biren Singh

18. Meghalaya Shillong Tathagata Roy Conrad Sangma

19. Mizoram Aizawl Jagdish Mukhi Zoramthanga

20. Nagaland Kohima Padmanabha Acharya Neiphiu Rio

21. Orissa Bhubaneshwar Prof. Ganeshi Lal Naveen Patnaik

22. Puducherry - - V. Narayanasamy

23. Punjab Chandigarh V P Singh Badnore Amarinder Singh

24. Rajasthan Jaipur Kalyan Singh Ashok Gehlot

25. Sikkim Gangtok Ganga Prasad Pawan Kumar Chamling

26. Tamil Nadu Chennai Banwarilal Purohit Edappadi K Palaniswami

27. Telangana Hyderabad E.S.L. Narasimhan Chandrasekhar Rao

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28. Tripura Agartala Kaptan Singh Solanki Biplab Kumar Deb

29. Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Ram Naik Shri Yogi Adityanath

30. Uttarakhand Dehradun Baby Rani Maurya Trivendra Singh Rawat

31. West Bengal Kolkata Keshari Nath Tripathi Mamata Banerjee

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Chapter 3

All National awards of India

1. Civilian Awards

Bharat Ratna: It is the highest civilian award given by the Republic of India for the

good work in the field of science, Arts, literature, sports etc.

Padma Vibhushan: It is second highest civilian award and is given for

exceptional and distinguished service.

Padma Bhushan: This award comes second in under the list of Padma Awards and

is the third highest civilian award of of India given for distinguished service of a high

order.

Padma Shri: The last and fourth highest civilian award in India is Padma Shri

which is awarded for distinguished service.

2. Military Awards

Wartime gallantry awards

Param Vir Chakra: it is the highest military award given. Before independence Victoria

Cross was given by British government but later on Param Vir Chakra replaced it.

Maha Vir Chakra: It is the Second highest Military decoration of India, presented to

those who show conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy in all three areas that

is on land, at sea or in the air.

Vir Chakra: The third award in the list Wartime gallantry awards is Vir Chakra.

Peacetime gallantry awards:

Ashok Chakra Award- Equivalent to Param Vir Chakra, it is awarded for showing

courageous action or self-sacrifice away from battle field.

Kirti Chakra- Second peacetime gallantry award after Ashok Chakra Award in

terms of reputation.

Shaurya Chakra – Third in the list of peacetime gallantry awards.

3. Literature awards:

Jyanpith Award – Highest literary honour Award in Literature of India.

Sahitya Akademi Award

Sahitya Akademi Fellowship

Bhasha Samman

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4. National sports awards

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna – Highest rank in sports awards category. Was started in 1991

in the memory of Late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Dronacharya award – This award is given to coaches and sports teachers for producing

great skilled teams and individual players in various sports. Dronacharya awards were

initiated in 1985.

Arjuna award– One of the oldest national sports award which was started in 1961. This

award is given to those sports persons who have continuously shown performed well

for three years at international level.

Dhyan Chand Award – This sports award is given for lifetime achievement in

sports in the memory of Hockey legend Dhyan Chand.

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Chapter 4

Sports Awards of 2018

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2018

Name of the Sportsperson Discipline

1. Mirabai Chanu Weightlifting

2. Virat Kohli Cricket

Dronacharya Awards 2018

Name of the Coach Discipline

1. Subedar Chenanda Achaiah Kuttappa Boxing

2. Vijay Sharma Weightlifting

3. Srinivasa Rao Table Tennis

4. Sukhdev Singh Pannu Athletics

5. Clarence Lobo Hockey (Life Time)

6. Tarak Sinha Cricket (Life Time)

7. Jiwan Kumar Sharma Judo (Life Time)

8. V.R. Beedu Athletics (Life Time)

Arjuna Awards 2018

Name of the Sportsperson Discipline

1. Neeraj Chopra Athletics

2. Subedar Jinson Johnson Athletics

3. Hima Das Athletics

4. Nelakurthi Sikki Reddy Badminton

5. Subedar Satish Kumar Boxing

6. Smriti Mandhana Cricket

7. Shubhankar Sharma Golf

8. Manpreet Singh Hockey

9. Savita Hockey

10. Col. Ravi Rathore Polo

11. Rahi Sarnobat Shooting

12. Ankur Mittal Shooting

13. Shreyasi Singh Shooting

14. Manika Batra Table Tennis

15. G. Sathiyan Table Tennis

16. Rohan Bopanna Tennis

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Dhyan Chand Award 2018

Name of the Sportsperson Discipline

1. Satyadev Prasad Archery

2. Bharat Kumar Chetri Hockey

3. Bobby Aloysius Athletics

4. Chougale Dadu Dattatray Wrestling

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Chapter 5

Indian States International Boundaries ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Bordering

Pakistan Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat.

2 Bordering China

Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal,

Sikkim,

Arunachal Pradesh.

3 Bordering Nepal Bihar, Uttaranchal, UP, Sikkim, West Bengal

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Bordering

West Bengal, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura, Assam Bangladesh

5 Bordering Bhutan West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam

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Bordering

Myanmar Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram

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Bordering

Jammu and Kashmir (Pakistan - occupied area) Afghanistan

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Chapter 6 Important Crops India

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1 Rice West Bengal, Punjab, UP

2 Wheat UP, Punjab, Haryana

3 Maize Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka

4 Bajra Rajasthan, Gujarat, UP

5 Jowar Maharashtra, Karnataka, MP, AP

TOTAL

6 COARSE Maharashtra, Karnataka, UP

CEREALS

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TOTAL

MP, UP, Maharashtra

PULSES

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TOTAL

FOOD

UP, Punjab, West Bengal

GRAINS

9 Groundnut Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh

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10 Rapeseed And Rajasthan, UP, Haryana

Mustard

11 Soyabean Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan

12 Sunflower Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra

13 TOTAL OIL MP, Maharashtra, Rajasthan

SEEDS

14 Sugarcane UP, Maharashtra, Karnataka

15 Cotton Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh

16 Jute and Mesta WB, Bihar, Assam

17 Tea Assam, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh

18 Coffee Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu

19 Rubber Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka

Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh. In India

all 4

20 Silk

varieties of silk are available; Mulberry, tussar, eri and

muga. Mulberry

is the main variety, while tussar is mainly found in Bihar.

21 Tobacco Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka

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Chapter 7 National Highways

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National

Highways Connects

1 NH 1 New Delhi - Ambala - Jalandhar - Amritsar.

2 NH 2

Delhi - Mathura - Agra - Kanpur - Allahabad -

Varanasi - Kolkata

3 NH 3 Agra - Gwalior - Nasik – Mumbai

4 NH 4 Thane and Chennai via Pune and Belgaun.

5 NH 5 Kolkata – Chennai

6 NH 6 Kolkata – Dhule

7 NH 7 Varanasi – Kanyakumari

8 NH 8 Delhi - Mumbai (Via Jaipur, Baroda and Ahmedabad)

9 NH 9 Mumbai – Vijaywada

10 NH 10 Delhi – Fazilka

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Chapter 8

Rivers Of India

Sr.No. Name Origin From Falls into Length

1 Ganges Combined Sources Bay of Bengal 2525 2 Satluj Mansarovar Rakas Lakes Chenab 1050 3 Indus Near Mansarovar Lake Arabian Sea 2880 4 Ravi Kullu Hills near Rohtang Pass Chenab 720 5 Beas Near Rohtang Pass Satluj 470 6 Jhelum Verinag in Kashmir Chenab 725 7 Yamuna Yamunotri Ganga 1375 8 Chambal M.P. Yamuna 1050 9 Ghagra Matsatung Glacier Ganga 1080 10 Kosi Near Gosain Dham Peak Ganga 730 11 Betwa Vindhyanchal Yamuna 480 12 Son Amarkantak Ganga 780 13 Brahmaputra Mansarovar Lake Bay of Bengal 2900 14 Narmada Amarkantak Gulf of Khambat 1057 15 Tapti Betul Distt. In M.P. Gulf of Khambat 724 16 Mahanadi Raipur Distt. In Chhatisgarh Bay of Bengal 858 17 Luni Aravallis Rann of Kuchchh 450 18 Ghaggar Himalayas Near Fatehabad 494 19 Sabarmati Aravallis Gulf of Khambat 416 20 Krishna Western Ghats Bay of Bengal 0 21 Godavari Nasik Distt. In Maharashtra Bay of Bengal 1465 22 Cauvery Brahmagir Range Bay of Bengal 805

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Chapter 9

Important Days

Important Days Days

National Youth Day January 12

Army Day January 21

Desh Prem Diwas January 23

International Customs Day January 26

Republic Day January 26

Martyrs' Day January 30

National Science Day February 28

International Women's Day March 8

World Consumers Rights Day March 15

World Disabled Day March 15

World Forestry Day March 21

World Day for Water March 22

World Health Day April 7

Jallianwala Day April 13

World Heritage Day April 18

Earth Day April 22

World Book Day April 23

Manav Ekta Divas April 24

May Day (Workers' Day; International

Labour Day) May 1

World Red Cross Day May 8

Mothers' Day May 9

Anti-terrorism Day May 21

Commonwealth Day May 24

Everest Day May 29

Mount Everest Day May 29

No-Tobacco Day May 31

World Environment Day June 15

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Doctors Day July 1

World Population Day July 11

Hiroshima Day August 6

Nagasaki Day August 9

Quit India Day August 9

Independence Day August 15

National Sports Day August 29

Teachers' Day September 5

World Literacy Day September 8

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Chapter 10

Books and Authors

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o. Book Name Author

1 A Brief History of Time Stephen Hawking

2 A Farewell to Arms V.S. Naipaul

3 A House for Mr. Biswas V.S. Naipaul

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A Million Mutinies

Now V.S. Naipul

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A Midsummer Night`s

Dream William Shakespeare

6 A Passage to England Nirad C. Choudhari

7 A Passage to India E.M. Foster

8 A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth

9 Afternoon Raag Amit Chaudhari

10 Agni Veena Kazi Nazrul Islam

11 Alice in Wonderland Lewis Carroll

12 All the President`s Men

Carl Bernstein & Bob

Woodward

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All Things Bright and

Beautiful James Herriot

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All`s Well that Ends

Well William Shakspeare

15 Amar Kosh Amar Singh

16 An Autobiography Jawaharlal Nehru

17 An Equal Music Vikram Seth

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18 An Idealist View of Life Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

19 Anandmath Bankin Chandra Chatterjee

20 Animal Farm George Orwell

21 Anna Karenina Leo Tolstoy

22 Antony and Cleopatra William Shakespeare

23 Around the World in Eighty Days Jules Verne

24 Arrowsmith Sinclair Lewis

25 As You Like it William Shakespeare

26 Asia and Western Dominace K.M. Panikkar

27 Asian Drama Gunnar Myrdal

28 Autobiography of an Unknown Indian Nirad C. Choudhari

29 Beginning of the Beginning Bhagwan Sri. Rajneesh

30 An Autobiography Jawaharlal Nehru

31 An Equal Music Vikram Seth

32 An Idealist View of Life Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

33 Anandmath Bankin Chandra Chatterjee

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Chapter 11

Indian Constitution

Q.1 Distribution of power between Union and state govt policy borrowed from which nation? Ans: - Canada Q.2 The idea of ‘Single Citizenship’ taken from which country? Ans: - Britain Q.3 By which legislation India and Pakistan were divided as two independent nations? Answer: Indian Independence Act 1947 Q.4 Currently there are how many fundamental rights are recognized by the Indian constitution? Answer: There are six fundamental rights- 1) Right to equality 2) Right to freedom 3) Right against exploitation 4) Right to freedom of religion 5) Cultural and educational rights 6) Right to constitutional remedies Q.5 Indian constitutional rights were inspired by which historical documents? Answer: France’s Declaration of the Rights of Man and United States Bill of Rights Q.6 Who is empowered by the Indian Constitution to appoint the Attorney General of India? Answer: President of India Q.7 Who is the only person holding the right of appointment of Chief Justice of India? Answer: President of India Q.9 By which procedure the President of India may be removed before the expiry of the term?

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Answer: Impeachment Q.10 Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India? Answer: President of India Q.11 Who appoints Vice President of India? Answer: The Electoral College of India Q.12 Who is the inaugural Prime Minister of India? Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) Q.13 Who is the first Deputy Prime Minister of India? Answer: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (1947-1950) Q.14 Who is the first President of India? Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad Q.15 Who is the famous writer of ‘Introduction to the Constitution of India’? Answer: Durga Das Basu Q.16 Who said this famous quote that “Constitution is not a mere lawyers document, it is a vehicle of Life, and its spirit is always the spirit of Age.”? Answer: Dr. Bhima Rao Ambedkar Q.17 Who was the British Prime Minister during India’s Independence? Answer: Clem Q18 Which most important feature made Indian Constitution unique to any constitution of the world? Answer: Indian constitution is the only longest written constitution in the world ever Q.19 When Hindi became the Official Language of India? Answer: The Indian Constitution declared Hindi as the official language in 1950 Q.20 When English became the official language of India across Hindi? Answer: According to Official Language Act 1963, English became official language of India in 1965 along with Hindi

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Q.21 Who is the constitutional head of the Indian union? Answer: President of India Q.22 Constitutionally who is the second powerful person in India? Answer: Vice-President Q.23 One of the basic character of the Indian Constitution is – Answer: Judicial Review Q.24 What is the major basic feature of the Indian Constitution? Answer: Fundamental rights Q.25 When the Sarkaria Commission was set up? Answer: 1983

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Chapter 12

General Science

Q.1 Which gas is most popular as laughing gas? Ans . Nitrous oxide

Q.2 Electromagnetic Field concept was observed and discovered by

whom? Ans . James Hargreaves

Q.3 The BrahMos Missile was developed by which country? Ans . Developed with Joint venture of India and Russia

Q.4 The ‘Concept of Inertia’ was developed by? Ans . Galileo

Q.5 For the cultivation, name the crop required of water-logging? Ans . Rice

Q.6 Who achieved the discovery of ‘Vitamin C’? Ans . Albert Szent

Q.7 What is the purest form of Iron? Ans . Wrought Iron

Q.8 What is the name of NASA Mars Rover and when its landed on MARS?

Ans . Curiosity (Launched on November 26, 2011, Landed on MARS – 6th August 2012)

Q.9. A historical victory achieved by a Spacecraft which got Mars on its First try? Ans . Mangalyaan (Developed by ISRO, launched on 5 November 2013, Reached – 24 September 2014)

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Q.10. What is the best source of Protein? Ans . Soybean

Q.11. ‘Energy of the Sun’ concept discovered by which scientist? Ans . Hans Selye

Q.12 Rate of growth of plant is measured by which instrument? Ans . Auxanometer

Q.13 One Horsepower (1 HP) is equivalent to approximately?

Ans . 746 Watts

Q.14 Which was the first satellite of India, go into the orbit?

Ans . Aryabhata

Q.15 In human body ‘Vitamin K’ is necessary for what?

Ans . Formation of Prothrombin

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Chapter 13

Mind Boggler

(a)1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, (....)

A. 64 B. 54

C. 56 D. 81

(b)2, 7, 10, 22, 18, 37, 26,(….)

A. 42 B. 52

C. 46 D. 62

(c) 4, 12, 48, 240, 1440, (...)

A. 7620 B. 10080

C. 6200 D. 10020

(d) 2, 3, 6, 0, 10, -3, 14, (...)

A. 6 B. 2

C. -2 D. -6

(e) 5, 10, 13, 26, 29, 58, 61, (....)

A. 128 B. 64

C. 125 D. 122

(f) 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216, (....)

A. 354 B. 392

C. 343 D. 245

(g) 4, 5, 7, 11, 19, (...)

A. 22 B. 35

C. 27 D. 32

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(h) 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, (...)

A. 53 B. 47

C. 48 D. 59

(i) 8, 24, 12, 36, 18, 54, (....)

A. 27 B. 68

C. 108 D. 72

(j) 7, 26, 63, 124, 215, 342, (....)

A. 481 B. 391

C. 511 D. 421

(k)1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, (....)

A. 64 B. 54

C. 56 D. 81

(l)2, 7, 10, 22, 18, 37, 26,(….)

A. 42 B. 52

C. 46 D. 62

(m) 4, 12, 48, 240, 1440, (...)

A. 7620 B. 10080

C. 6200 D. 10020

(n) 2, 3, 6, 0, 10, -3, 14, (...)

A. 6 B. 2

C. -2 D. -6

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(o) 5, 10, 13, 26, 29, 58, 61, (....)

A. 128 B. 64

C. 125 D. 122

(p) 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216, (....)

A. 354 B. 392

C. 343 D. 245

(q) 4, 5, 7, 11, 19, (...)

A. 22 B. 35

C. 27 D. 32

(r) 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, (...)

A. 53 B. 47

C. 48 D. 59

(s) 8, 24, 12, 36, 18, 54, (....)

A. 27 B. 68

C. 108 D. 72

(t) 7, 26, 63, 124, 215, 342, (....)

A. 481 B. 391

C. 511 D. 421

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