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Which Indian social theorist had argued that the idea of a homogenized the 'cultural arrogance of post-enlightenment Europe'?

 

A) Ashis Nandy B) Partha Chatterjee
C) T.K.Oommen D) Rajni Kothari
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ashis Nandy

Explanation:

Ashis Nandy traced the roots of colonialism's mandate to absolutize the relative differences between cultures to the cultural arrogance of Enlightenment Europe.

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Which of the following is a feature of leptin?

A) It acts primarily on the brain B) It is secreted by the brain and acts on fat cells
C) It is an enzyme D) It is usually deficient in thin people
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) It is secreted by the brain and acts on fat cells

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Every ecosystem must have

A) Autotrophs B) Heterotrophs
C) Both A & B D) photosynthesizers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Autotrophs

Explanation:

Every ecosystem must have Autotrophs.

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Which line is an example of the poetic technique metonymy?

A) I’m martyr to a motion not my own B) These old bones live to learn her wanton ways
C) Let seed be grass, and grass turn into hay D) I swear she cast a shadow white as stone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) These old bones live to learn her wanton ways

Explanation:

Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept. Hence it occurs when a word is replaced by a word that has an obvious relation to itself.

 

In the given example of the text, the bones refer to the human being.

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Chemically marble is known as

A) Calcareous rock B) Siliceous Rock
C) Argillaceous Rock D) Metamorphic Rock
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Calcareous rock

Explanation:

Chemically marble is known as Calcareous rock as it is composed of carbonate minerals like calcite or dolomite.

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What is process migration?

Answer

It is the transfer of sufficient amount of the state of process from one machine to the target machine.

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Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.

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The Wind is what has no voice but cries, no wings but flutters, toothless but bites, mouthless but mutters.

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What is innovation in marketing?

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Innovation is generally considered a process that brings together various novel ideas in a way that they have an impact on society. It differs from invention in that innovation refers to the use of a better and, as a result, novel idea or method, whereas invention refers more directly to the creation of the idea or method itself. Innovation differs from improvement in that innovation refers to the notion of doing something different rather than doing the same thing better.


 

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