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Which one of the following has been proclaimed by UNESCO as a masterpiece of oral and intangible heritages of humanity

A) Parana B) Ram Lila
C) Geeta D) Mahabharata
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Geeta

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System Study involves

A) documenting the existing system B) identifying current deficiencies and establishing new goals
C) study of an existing system D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

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Which forests are called "Lungs of the Earth"?

A) Tongass B) Congo
C) Nile D) Amazon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Amazon

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The world’s largest tropical rainforest Amazon rain forests are called "Lungs of the Earth". It is so called because it produces 20% of the Earth's oxygen, and is also a vast carbon sink, absorbs more than 1 billion tons of atmospheric carbon which is emitted by the burning of fossil fuels annually.

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Who discovered Insulin

A) William Harvey B) Louis Pasteur
C) F.G.Banting D) Alexander Fleming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Alexander Fleming

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_________ is known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea?

A) Cochin B) Mumbai
C) Mangalore D) Surat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cochin

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What was the name of India's first ever micro-drama festival that was held recently in New Delhi ?

A) Thanes Hare B) Taapsi
C) Thespis D) Ankulrama
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Thespis

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India's first ever micro-drama festival, named Thespis, was held recently in New Delhi. 

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A system of writing evolved by Sumerians is known as ______

A) Pictograms B) Cuneiform
C) Hieroglyphic D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cuneiform

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The Sumerians were the first to evolve a proper system of writing called cuneiform. The script is wedge-shaped. Henry Rawlinson a British officer, deciphered the cuneiform script. He discovered by chance an inscription known as the behistun inscription. Relentless work of almost 12 years by Henry Rawlinson on this inscription, he managed to decipher the cuneiform script.

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Which cells are destroyed in AIDS

A) Monocytes B) Neutrophils
C) Lymphocytes D) R.B.C.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lymphocytes

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