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India changed over to the decimal system of coinage in

A) 1947 April B) 1957 April
C) 1956 April D) 1949 April
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1957 April

Explanation:

India switched from the rupee, pie system to decimal currency on 1 April 1957. The decimalisation of currencies is the process of converting each country's currency from its previous non-decimal denominations to a decimal system, with one basic unit of currency and one or more sub-units, such that the number of sub-units in one basic unit is a power of 10, most commonly 100).


In India, Pakistan, and other places where a system of 1 rupee = 16 annas = 64 paise = 192 pies was used, the decimalisation process defines 1 naya paisa = ​1⁄100 rupee.

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The first indian to enter the Indian Civil Service was

A) Gokhale B) Satyendra Nath Tagore
C) Ramanuja D) Rabindranath Tagore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Satyendra Nath Tagore

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"Tigris River" flows through which of the following countries ?

A) Iran B) Italy
C) Iraq D) Egypt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Iran

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9th BRICS summit was held in ___________ ?

A) Beijing B) Shangai
C) Xiamen D) Chengdu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Xiamen

Explanation:

9th BRICS summit was held in Xiamen, China with the theme "BRICS: Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future".

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Q:

What does 'M' stand for in Roman numerals?

A) 1 B) 50
C) 500 D) 1000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1000

Explanation:

Letters of the alphabet used in ancient Rome to represent numbers:

I = 1;

V = 5;

X = 10;

L = 50;

C = 100;

D = 500;

M = 1000.

The numbers one through ten are written I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, and X.

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Which agency publishes the food code?

A) FDA B) FOI
C) FDO D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) FDA

Explanation:

FDA - Food and Drug Administration publishes the food code, a model that assists food control jurisdictions at all levels of government by providing them with a scientifically sound technical and legal basis for regulating the retail and food service segment of the industry which includes restaurents, grocerry stores, ...

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Who among the following was the first President of the Indian Trade Union Congress in 1920?

A) Chittaranjan Das B) Lala Lajpath Roy
C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lala Lajpath Roy

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 The Narasapur in West godavari district is renowned for which of the following crafts ?

A) Leather Puppetry B) Ikat
C) Crochet Lace D) Siver Filligri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Crochet Lace

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