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In which year Bartholomew Diaz reached Cape of Good Hope ?

A) 1480 B) 1487
C) 1495 D) 1500
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1487

Explanation:

Bartholomew Diaz reached the point in 1487, which the Portuguese named Cape of Good Hope (the southern most point of Africa).

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A Good CFO will tell you that it is important to look at your bottom line and determine how to increase profits for the organization. Veronica, the new CFO at a local university, is taking that approach and applying it to new projects. Therefore,she wants to include costs from each phase of the project on a total expenditure is known as 

A) An opportunity cost B) A sunk cost
C) NPV D) A life cycle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) A life cycle

Explanation:

Life Cycle costing includes the costs from each phase of the project life cycle when the total investment costs are calculated. Answer A is incorrect because an opportunity cost is the difference between a chosen investment and the one that is passed up. Answer B is incorrect because sunk costs are costs that have been incurred and cannot be reversed. Answer C is incorrect because net present value (NPV) is the present value of cash inflows(benifits) minus the present value of cash outflows (costs).

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Who designed the Bombay Secretariat in the 1870s?

A) H.St. Clair Wilkins B) Sir Cowasjee Jehangir Readymoney
C) Purushottamdas Thakurdas D) Nusserwanji Tata
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) H.St. Clair Wilkins

Explanation:

The Bombay Secretariat was completed in 1874 and designed by Captain Henry St. Clair Wilkins in the Venetian Gothic style. With its arcaded verandahs and huge gable over the west facade, it was a monument to the civic pride of Bombay's British rulers.

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Name the mountain that seperates France and Spain

A) Alps B) Pyrenees
C) Jura D) Vosges
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pyrenees

Explanation:

Pyrenees, a chief mountain in Europe, forms a part of the great mountain across Europe and Asia.

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The main theme of a fugue is called the

A) Subject B) Melody
C) Episode D) Exposition
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Subject

Explanation:

In music, a fugue is a contrapuntal compositional technique in two or more voices, built on a subject that is introduced at the beginning in imitation and which recurs frequently in the course of the composition. 

Hence, the main theme of a fugue is called the subject.

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Who wrote the line: ' A thing of beauty is a joy for ever '

A) P.B.Shelley B) William Wordsworth
C) John Keats D) Robert Browning
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) John Keats

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Who is the author of the book ' The Rights of Man '

A) Thomas Hardy B) Thomas Mann
C) Thomas Moore D) Thomas Paine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Thomas Paine

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One of the main issues discussed in the 40th Ministrial Meeting of the ASEAN held in August, 2007 was 

A) America's overstay in Iraq B) Presidential Election in Pakistan
C) Draft blueprint of the ASEAN Charter D) The 123 Agreement between India and USA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Draft blueprint of the ASEAN Charter

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