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Every hot object emits _________________

A) X -­ rays B) Visible light
C) Infrared rays D) Ultraviolet rays
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Infrared rays

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Which one of the following statements about the Elephanta Island is correct?

A) It was given its name by the British after a large elephant structure located there. B) It contains one large cave.
C) It is well-known for a spectacular carving of Vishnu described in the Vishnudharmottara Purana. D) It is associated with the Pashupata sect.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) It contains one large cave.

Explanation:

The Elephanta Caves are located in Western India on Elephanta Island (otherwise known as the Island of Gharapuri), which features two hillocks separated by a narrow valley. The name Ardhanarishvara (famous statue of Elephanta) means the Lord Who is half woman, Ardhanarishvara is also known by other names. The Gupta-era writer Pushpadanta in his Mahimnastava refers to form as dehardhaghatana. Utpala, commenting on the Brihat Samhita, calls this form Ardha-gaurishvara, the Vishnudharmottara Purana simply calls this form Gaurishvara.Buddhist caves in Elephants and the caves built by the followers of Pashupata cult (a Shaivite Hinduschool).The island and its resident caves received the name 'Elephanta' from Portuguese invaders after the discovery of a black stone sculpture of an elephant on the island.

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Missing letters puzzle

Answer

Answer:  4


Explanation:   Splitting the diagram in half horizontally and vertically, each quarter contains the alphabet written in sequence, with the relative position of this sequence rotating 1/4 turn anti-clockwise as you move clockwise around the quarters.

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The headquater of UNESCOis at

A) Rome B) Geneva
C) Paris D) New York
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Paris

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Q:

What falls but never breaks? What breaks but never falls?

Answer

Night and Day.


 


Night is what that always falls but never breaks


Day is what always breaks but never falls.

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Q:

In which country the hormone gibberellin was discovered?

A) India B) Japan
C) China D) Russia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Japan

Explanation:

The hormone gibberellin was discovered in the country Japan.

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Q:

A hinterland is 

A) an area behind a seaport that supplies the bulk of the exports B) the interior of a valley
C) an elevated area D) an area occupied by backward community
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) an area behind a seaport that supplies the bulk of the exports

Explanation:

It is also the land that accommodates the imports of the port.

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The reverse effect of X-ray emission is

A) Raman effect B) Compton effect
C) Zeeman effect D) Photo-electric effect
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Photo-electric effect

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