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The functioning of a very old model pendulum clock was completely

A) Mechanical B) Mechanical and electrical
C) Electrical D) Battery operated
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mechanical

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The name of the space shuttle, which carried the Indian born Kalpana Chawla into space was

A) Columia B) Challenger
C) Atlantis D) Endeavour
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Columia

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Which one of the following statements with regard to the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes is not correct?

A) The Union and every State Government shall consult the Commission on all major policy matters affecting Scheduled Tribes. B) All the reports of the Commission and its recommendations shall be laid only before Lok Sabha.
C) The Commission, while investigating any matter, has all the powers of a Civil Court. D) The Commission has the power to regulate its own procedures.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) All the reports of the Commission and its recommendations shall be laid only before Lok Sabha.

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All the reports of the Commission are presented to the President, who in turn sends them to the both the houses of the Parliament.

 

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Which one of the following is not an International Human Rights Treaty?

A) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights B) Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
C) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities D) Declaration on the Right to Development
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

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The International Bill of Human Rights has been further supplemented by various other international treaties, conventions and declarations. They are usually regarded as “human rights instruments”. The important among them are as follows....

•Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (1979)

•Declaration on the Right to Development (1986)

•Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006).

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After his stint as the Reserve Bank Governor, which University in USA did Raghuram Rajan join as professor of Finance?

A) Harvard Business School, Boston B) Berkeley Haas, California
C) Booth School, Chicago D) Columbia Business School, New York
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Booth School, Chicago

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The process when the computer is switched on and the operating system gets loaded from hard disk to main memory is called

A) Booting B) Fetching
C) Processing D) Multi-Processing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Booting

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Which temple is built in the form of the chariot of Surya, the Sun God with 24 wheels?

A) Soorya Narayana Temple B) Dakshinaraka Temple
C) Surya Pahar Temple D) Konark Sun Temple
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Konark Sun Temple

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The primary function of RNA is

A) Photosynthesis B) Protein Synthesis
C) Replication D) Translation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Protein Synthesis

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