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The increase in Literacy rate in India during 1991-2001 is

A) 10.8% B) 12.6%
C) 14.3% D) 15.5%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 12.6%

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Which among the following forms of precipitation is different from the rest?

A) dew B) fog
C) mist D) hail
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) hail

Explanation:

While dew , fog and mist are formed due to condensation of vapour into water drops, hail falls from the clouds in the form of hard pellets of ice.

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Which one of the following statements about Buddhist Stupas in India is not correct?

A) Ashoka played an important role in popularizing the Stupa cult. B) They were repositories of relics of Buddha and other monks.
C) They were located in rural areas. D) They were located close to trade routes.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) They were located in rural areas.

Explanation:

A stupa is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics that is used as a place of meditation.Buddhist sources claim that during the 3rd century BCE, the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka the Great ordered these eight stupas to be opened, further distributed the relics of the Buddha into 84,000 portions, and had stupas built over them all over the expanding Buddhist world.They were located on trade routes in order to propagate Buddhism.However, there were no evidence of them being located in rural areas.

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A king of the Roman Empire, in 37 B.C, became the most powerful and ruled for 44 years.Who was that king?

A) Octavian B) Julius Caesar
C) Lapidus D) Mark Antony
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Octavian

Explanation:

In 37 BC, Octavian became the most powerful man in the Roman Empire for 44 years under the titles of Augustus, which meant 'holy' and imperator, meaning 'Victorious general'. He also called himself Princeps, 'first citizen of the state'. The period of Roman history beginning with his rule upto A.D 284 is called the principate. His rule and the period following it were  peaceful and  are known in history as 'Pax Romana' which means 'Roman Peace'

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Q:

Sun life of Canada is operating in India in alliance with

A) AB Birla Group B) Sahara Group
C) Bermans D) Thapars
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) AB Birla Group

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In the thermite process, the reducing agent is

A) Chlorine B) Aluminium
C) Silicon D) Iron
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Aluminium

Explanation:

In the thermite process, the reducing agent is Aluminium.

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Which city has become the first Indian city to have its own logo?

A) Bengaluru B) Hyderabad
C) New Delhi D) Gujarat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bengaluru

Explanation:

Bengaluru becomes the first Indian city to get its very own logo

    • Much like New York and Singapore, Bengaluru is set to get its own logo, becoming the first Indian city to do so.

 

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Q:

Which datatype in c language has least storage?

A) char B) double
C) int D) float
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) char

Explanation:

Data types are used for declaration of variables in computer programming languages. These determine the type and size of data associated with variables.

Data types examples - int, char, float, etc...

 

char datatype is the least storage data type with 1 byte.

int with 2 or 4 bytes.

float with 4 bytes

double with 8 bytes.

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