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Jatakas are the stories of

A) Buddha's life B) Buddha's previous lives
C) The lives of the future Buddhas D) Great saints of Buddhism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Buddha's previous lives

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In India, which festival coincide with the festivals of Songkran in Thailand, Thingyan in Myanmar and Aluth Avurudda in Sri Lanka ?

A) Guru Poornima B) Makar Sankranti
C) Holi D) Baisakhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Baisakhi

Explanation:

The harvest festival of Baisakhi popularly celebrated in North India coincides with the Songkran festival of Thailand, the Thingyan in Myanmar and the Aluth Avurudda in Sri Lanka. In all the latter three festivals, the coming of a New Year is the central theme and involves various indigenous ways of celebrations.

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The much-awaited "Extradition Treaty" between India and Bangladesh came into effect from

A) October 2012 B) December 2012
C) October 2013 D) December 2013
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) October 2013

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P.V. Sindhu defeated which player in the finals to win her maiden India Open Super Series title on 2 April 2017 ?

A) Wang Yihan B) Greysia Polii
C) Sung Ji-Hyun D) Carolina Marin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Carolina Marin

Explanation:

India’s P.V. Sindhu avenged her Rio Olympic final defeat to Spain’s Carolina Marin in an emphatic style with a straight game 21-19, 21-16 win in the women’s singles final of India Open Super Series at a packed Siri Fort Sports Complex on 2 April 2017.

– It is worth mentioning that Sindhu had lost to Marin the Rio Olympic women’s singles final. But she avenged her Olympic final defeat to Marin in an imperious fashion with a straight game. This was Sindhu’s first India Open Super Series title.

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Gold Mines in India are located mainly at

A) Kolar B) Raniganj
C) Jadugoda D) Veeranam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kolar

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The paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of the development of art under the -

A) Pallavas B) Chalukyas
C) Pandyas D) Rashtrakutas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chalukyas

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Kampung is a form of rural settlement found in _____

A) China B) Malaysia
C) Philippines D) Cambodia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Malaysia

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A car parked in the sun with its windows closed gets terribly hot inside. This is due to 

A) the heat emitted by the engine B) the greenhouse effect
C) the good conducting power of the metal body D) the double layered wind shield
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the greenhouse effect

Explanation:

The green house effect. The waves of smaller wavelength from the sun enter inside the car through the glass windows and are absorbed. The waves of larger wavelength emitted from inside cannot get out through the glass, but remain inside and make it terribly hot.

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