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Settled agriculture was first seen in China around

A) 6000 BC B) 8000 BC
C) 3000 BC D) 15000 BC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 6000 BC

Explanation:

Settled agriculture was first seen in China around 6000 BC. The crops grown at this time were rice and millet.

Beginning in about 618 BC with classical millet agriculture, China's development of farming over the course of its history has played a key role in supporting the growth of what is now the largest population in the world.

 

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Q:

Telegrahic code was introduced by

A) Lipman B) Macmillan
C) Thomas Moore D) Cockrell
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Thomas Moore

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Which option is an example of expository writing?

A) A novel about a young girl caught up in the Civil War B) A nonfiction book about the history of the Civil War
C) A poem written about the soldiers who fought in the Civil War D) A movie review of a dramatic film about the Civil War
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A nonfiction book about the history of the Civil War

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Q:

In a confederal system of government, power is

A) with States B) with Central
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) with States

Explanation:

Government can be classified in three manners:

(1) who participates,

(2) geographic distribution of power, and

(3) legislative/executive relationship.

 

Who can participate is generally broken down into two forms of government,

democracy or dictatorship

 

While the legislative/executive relationship is broken down into

presidential or parliamentary

 

The geographic distribution of power is broken down into unitary, federal, and confederation (confederal).


Confederal System of Government ::

A system of government where power is located with the independent states and there is little power in the central government.

 

Today, no nation follows a confederal system. Organizations, like the European Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States, are based on the ideas of a confederal system. Several nations make up these organizations, but they still retain the majority of their independence.

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Q:

Which of the following is not a polymer?

A) DNA B) Glucose
C) Starch D) Cellulose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Glucose

Explanation:

Since A polymer is a large molecule, or macromolecule, composed of many repeated subunits. Glucose is not a polymer.

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Q:

Which of the following work is not credited to Lord Dalhousie?

A) Merger of Punjab B) Merger of Bengal
C) Merger of Mysore D) Merger of Satara
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Merger of Mysore

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Q:

The folk dance of which state is Kargam?

A) Tamil Nadu B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Kerala D) Odisha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tamil Nadu

Explanation:

Kargam is the folk dance of Tamil Nadu state.

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Q:

Rice in Burma is cultivated along the deltas of ________river

A) Salween B) Menam
C) Mekong D) Irrawaddy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Irrawaddy

Explanation:

Though not the largest producer, Burma is an important exporter of rice because production exceeds demand.

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