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An office is divided into 8 cubicles. How many of the cubicles are painted if only 1/8 of the cubicles are painted?

A) 2 B) 4
C) 8 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1

Explanation:

Given total number of the cubicles = 8

Given that only 1/8 of the cubicle is painted

 

Then of the total 8 cubicles, 1/8 is

 

1/8 x 1 = 1 cubicle. 

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Can a citizen approach a court for the enforcement of a Directive Principle?

A) Yes B) No
C) Yes, on the fulfilment of certain conditions D) The Government can move the courts but the citizen cannot
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) No

Explanation:

The reason: Directive principles are non-justiciable, while the Fundamental Rights are enforceable by the Courts, the Directives are not so enforceable by any court (Article 37). The courts cannot declare any law as void on the ground that it contravenes any of the directive Principles. Further, the courts are not competent to complete the Government to carry out any Directive.

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What has Hands But cannot Clap?

A) Toy B) Clock
C) Bag D) Shirt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Clock

Explanation:

What has Hands But cannot Clap is a Clock or a Watch.

A Clock technically has 3 hands.

1 Hour Hand Which tells Hours

1 Minute Hand Which tells Minutes

1 Second Hand Which tells Seconds.

But cannot clap with these hands.

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Which of the following Asian language are UN official language

A) Chinese & Japanese B) Chinese & Hindi
C) Japanese & Arabic D) Chinese & Arrabic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Chinese & Arrabic

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Who is the author of the book "Flaming Tresses of Draupadi" ?

A) Smriti Irani B) Veerappa Moily
C) Mallikarjun Kharge D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Veerappa Moily

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The first battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between

A) Akbar and Hemu B) Babur and Rana Sanga
C) Ibrahim Lodhi and Babur D) Prithviraj Chauhan and Mohd Gauri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ibrahim Lodhi and Babur

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Q:

India won its first Olympic hockey gold in

A) 1928 B) 1932
C) 1936 D) 1948
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1928

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A 16th Century Indian Jurist has stated that 'land is the property of its owner, and kings have only the right to tax it'. His Name?

A) Yajnavalkya B) Nilakantha
C) Hemadri D) Vijnaneswara
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nilakantha

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