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Q:

Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below.

Statement I :King Ashoka abolished capital punishment and disbanded his army.

Statement II :After Kalinga War, Ashoka was remorseful and become a Buddhist.

A) Both the Statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I B) Both the Statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Explanation:
Edict 13 on the Edicts of Ashoka Rock Inscriptions reflect the great remorse the king felt after observing the destruction of Kalinga: The lethal war with Kalinga transformed the vengeful Emperor Ashoka into a stable and peaceful emperor, and he became a patron of Buddhism.
 
He ended the military expansion of the empire. The Kalinga war became his first and last war. He made some significant changes in the state policy of Magadh.
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Q:

Cosec (90 - θ)

 

A) tan θ B) cot θ
C) sec θ D) cos θ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) sec θ

Explanation:
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Q:

What is called the descendants of Dutch and Portuguese colonies in Sri Lanka?

 

A) Sinhalese B) Tamil
C) Burgher D) Vedda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Burgher

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Q:

Who are the beneficiaries of ‘Xcelerator Bangalore' (XB) initiative, which was launched recently?

 

A) Research Fellows B) Women-owned Micro-businesses
C) School children D) Transgender community
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Women-owned Micro-businesses

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Q:

What are names of two missions to be launched by NASA to explore the ionosphere?

 

A) SILVER and LOGO B) BOLD and BRIGHT
C) LEO and GLOBE D) GOLD and ICON
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) GOLD and ICON

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Q:

Find the odd man out?

28, 12, 4, 2, -2

A) -2 B) 2
C) 12 D) 28
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

Explanation:

Here the given series 28, 12, 4, 2, -2 follows a pattern that

 

28 28 - 24 = 28 - 16 = 1212 - 23 = 12 - 8 = 44 - 22 = 4 - 4 = 0 (NOT 2)0 - 21 = 0 - 2 = -2

 

Hence, the odd man in the given series is 2.

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Q:

Insert the missing character depicted by '?'

 

A) 36 B) 48
C) 38 D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 38

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Q:

Find the Missing number in the given number series?

5, 9, 15, 23, ?, 45

A) 33 B) 29
C) 31 D) 35
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 33

Explanation:

The given series follows a pattern that,

+4, +6, +8, +10, +12...

5

5 + 4 = 9

9 + 6 = 15

15 + 8 = 23

23 + 10 = 33

33 + 12 = 45

 

Hence, the missing number in the series is 33.

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