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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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Fastest Shorthand Writer was

A) Dr. G. D. Bist	B) J.R.D. Tata
C) J.M. Tagore	D) Khudada Khan

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dr. G. D. Bist

Explanation:

Dr. G. D. Bist, Guinness Record Holder, the first-ever Ph.D. in Stenography in the world.

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He had achieved a highest speed of 250 w.p.m. in Shorthand.

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When was Pakistan's capital Islamabad was built?

A) In the 1940s	B) In the 1950s
C) In the 1960s	D) No option is correct

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) In the 1960s

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In which of the following countries fascism was originated?

A) Italy	B) Japan
C) France	D) Russia

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Italy

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Improve the given sentence if necessary.

Suppose if you are selected, will you give us a treat?

A) Supposing if	B) If suppose
C) If	D) No improvement

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) If

Explanation:

‘Suppose’ and ‘if’ both are used to guess, or think, or imagine something and both means the same thing. So, using them together is superfluous. So, ‘if’will be used.

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What is the name of the Made-in-India alternative to Twitter?

A) Koo	B) Freak
C) Whisper	D) Sparrow

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Koo

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Expanded form of the term LIBOR is: _____________.

A) London Inter-Bank Offered Rate	B) London Inter-Bank Operational Rate
C) London Inter-Bank Offsite Rate	D) London Inter-Bank Onsite Rate

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) London Inter-Bank Offered Rate

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Which among the following is/are All India Service(s)?

I. Indian Administrative Service
II. Indian Police Service
III. Indian Forest Service

A) Only I	B) Only II
C) Both I and II	D) All I, II and III

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