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Which one of the following is the highest altitude zoo in the world?

A) Cheyenne Mountain Zoo B) Pandit G. B. Pant High Altitude Zoo
C) Himalayan Zoological park, Gangtok D) Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park

Explanation:

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo  -  6,800 feet

Himalayan Zoological Park, Gangtok  -  5839.895 feet

Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park  -  7000 feet

 

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Who among the following was defeated by Chile to won the Copa America Football Championship, 2016?

A) Colombia B) Argentina
C) Ecuador D) Peru
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Argentina

Explanation:

The Copa América Centenario Final was an association football match that took place on 26 June 2016 at the Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States to determine the winner of the Copa América Centenario.The match was contested by Argentina and Chile, making it a rematch of the 2015 final. Chile ultimately won on penalty kicks 4–2 after a 0–0 draw.

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Which  one  of  the  following  was  the  earlier name of Tokyo?

A) Osaka B) Kyoto
C) Samurai D) Edo
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Edo

Explanation:

Tokyo officially became the Japanese capital after Emperor Meiji moved his seat to the city from the old capital of Kyoto in 1868; at that time Edo was renamed Tokyo.

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The ‘water frame’ of Richard Arkwright was a device for

A) producing a new type of painting B) irrigating fields for rice cultivation
C) producing strong threads of yarn D) the faster movement of steamships
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) producing strong threads of yarn

Explanation:

In 1769 Arkwright patented the invention that made him rich, and his country an economic powerhouse: The spinning frame. The spinning frame was a device that could produce stronger threads for yarns.

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The term Upari refers to which one of the following?

A) A category of proprietary tenure under the Mughal rule B) A category of tenancy tenure under the Maratha rule
C) A soldier in the Maratha army D) A village headman in the Mughal period.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A category of tenancy tenure under the Maratha rule

Explanation:

Upari refers to a category of tenancy tenure held under the Maratha Regime.The Government used to assign land to various cultivators for cultivation and getting maximum revenue. The land allotted to original settlers of villages came to be known as Mirasi land whereas the land assigned to the migrant settlers was known as the Upari land.

 

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Which of the following statements about the Deccan Riots of 1875 is/are true?

1.TheDeccan Riots resulted in protection for peasants through the Deccan Agriculturalists Relief Act of 1879.

2.The riots did not spread to the whole of Maharashtra because of prompt suppression by the British.

3.The British were unable to contain the riots and they spread throughout Maharashtra.

4.The cotton boom in the Deccan that had been caused by the artificial demand generated by the American Civil War caused the impoerishment of the peasants.

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

 

A) 1 only B) 1 and 3 
C) 2 and 4 only D) 1,2,3 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1,2,3 and 4

Explanation:

In 1861, civil war broke out in the USA. USA was the largest supplier of cotton to Britain. Once the civil war broke out, the demand for cotton from India became high and this led to a surge in cotton cultivation in India and there was a period of ‘boom’ then.In May and June 1875, peasants of Maharashtra in some parts of Pune, Satara and Ahmednagar districts revolted against increasing agrarian distress. The Deccan Riots of 1875 targeted conditions of debt peonage (kamiuti) to moneylenders.In 1879, the Agriculturists Relief Act was passed which ensured that the farmers could not be arrested and imprisoned if they were unable to pay their debts.

 

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Which of the following statements about the philosopher Shankara is/are true?

1.Shankara espoused a form of Vedanta called Advaita.

2.He elaborated on the philosophy of Gaudapada.

3.Shankara tried to demonstrate that the Upanishads and Brahmasutras contain a unified, systematic philosophy.

4.Shankara founded the Amanaya Mathas.

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

 

A) 1 and 2 only   B) 1, 2 and 3
C) 3 and 4 D) 4 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

Adi Shankara or Shankara, was an early 8th century Indian philosopher and the ologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta.
He is credited with unifying and establishing the main currents of thought in Hinduism. It is with his teacher Govinda, that Shankara studied Gaudapadiya Karika, as Govinda was himself taught by Gaudapada.

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Which one of the following statements is not correct with respect to protection of individuals being tried for offences?

A) A confession can never be used as evidence against the accused. B) The accused must have violated an existing law.
C) An accused cannot be tried and punished for the same offence again. D) The quantum of punishment must be provided in law as it existed on the date of commission of an offence.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A confession can never be used as evidence against the accused.

Explanation:

Article-20 of the Constitutiongrants protection against arbitrary and excessive punishment to an accused person. It contains three provisions in that direction No Ex-post-facto Law No person shall be convicted of any offence except for violation of a law in force at the time of the commission of the Act nor subjected to a penalty greater than that prescribed by the law in force at the time ofthe commission of the Act.No Double Jeopardy No person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once.No Self-incrimination No person accused of any offence shall be compelled to be a witness against himself.As per the Constitution, a person/entity can be tried retrospectively in certain instances as provided by the law

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