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Who was the first to sail round the world ?

A) Francis Drake B) Columbus
C) Magellan D) Vasco da Gama
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Magellan

Explanation:

Magellan was a Portuguese sailor who was the first to sail round the world.

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Kyoto protocol expired in which of the following year?

A) 2008 B) 2012
C) 2010 D) 2009
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2012

Explanation:

Kyoto protocol expired in 2012

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Golden Temple of Amritsar is located in which country?

A) Bangladesh B) Pakistan
C) China D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) India

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Which of the following are true of meditation in buddhism?

A) Right concertation is reached through meditation B) It can involve concetration on your breathing
C) It can mean visualizing certain things D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

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Q:

Who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharoshthi scripts?

A) Piyadassi B) Colin Mackenzie
C) Alexander Cunningham D) James Prinsep
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) James Prinsep

Explanation:

The inscriptions of Asoka were first deciphered by James Princep in 1837. They are written in Pali language and in some places Prakrit was used. The Brahmi script was employed for writing.In the northwestern India Asokan inscriptions were found in Karoshti script.

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Q:

1993 Nobel prize for literature has gone to the first black american lady, for her work ' Beloved'. The name of the lady is

A) Carla Hill B) Robin raphel
C) Winnie D) Toni morrison
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Toni morrison

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Which part of the flame is the hottest?

A) Blue Zone B) Luminous Zone
C) Dark Zone D) Non - Luminous Zone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Blue Zone

Explanation:

Blue Zone is the hottest part of the flame that is where the flame has the most Oxygen and you are getting complete combustion. It is about 1400 degrees Centigrades. The Reddish part (Non - Luminous Zone) is the coolest part, about 800 deg C.

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Q:

Frictional force acts in 

A) the same direction as the motion B) the opposite direction of the motion
C) all the directions D) upward direction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the opposite direction of the motion

Explanation:

It is to overcome this opposite frictional force , that  we have to apply the needed force to make the body move

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