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The 'Rhur of India' is 

A) Mumbai - Pune region B) Damodar Valley region
C) Chennai- Bangalore region D) Delhi-Kanpur region
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Damodar Valley region

Explanation:

This region is thus called because of its rich coal field and the iron and steel plants that have come up around them. Rhur valley is a major Industrial hub of West Germany. 

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Q:

Ayurveda Owes its Origin to

A) Yajurveda B) Atharvaveda
C) Rigveda D) Samaveda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Atharvaveda

Explanation:

Ayurveda Owes its Origin to Atharvaveda.

 

The early history of ayurveda asserts that around 1500 BC, ayurveda's fundamental and applied principles got organised and enunciated. In this historical construction, Ayurveda traces its origins to the Vedas, Atharvaveda in particular, and is connected to Hindu religion. Atharvaveda (one of the four most ancient books of Indian knowledge, wisdom and culture) contains 114 hymns or formulations for the treatment of diseases. Ayurveda originated in and developed from these hymns. In this sense, ayurveda is considered by some to have divine origin. Indian medicine has a long history, and is one of the oldest organised systems of medicine. Its earliest concepts are set out in the sacred writings called the Vedas, especially in the metrical passages of the Atharvaveda.

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Which river is also known as dakshin ganga?

A) Cauvery B) Godavari
C) Krishna D) Brahmaputra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Godavari

Explanation:

River Godavari is known as Dakshin Ganga as it is one of the largest peninsular river as Himalayan and is same as Ganga river in the south.

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Q:

Two Fathers and Two Sons walk into a ice cream parlour. They each buy something for Rs. 50 but they only spent Rs. 150. How is that possible?

Answer

One grandfather, One father and One son makes two fathers and two sons.

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EPROM can be used for

A) Erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM B) Duplicating ROM
C) Reconstructing the contents of ROM D) Erasing the contents of ROM
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM

Explanation:

EPROM stands for Erasable Programmable Read-only Memory.

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It is a programmable read-only memory that can be used for erased and re-used.

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The rate of heartbeat is accelerated by the hormone 

A) adrenaline B) acetylcholine
C) thyroxine D) pituitrin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) adrenaline

Explanation:

The hormone adrenaline also called epinephrine is known as a stress hormone. In emotional upsets( like fear, anger etc.) this hormone is poured into the blood and it accelerates heart beat. The hormone acetylcholine decelerates heartbeat rate.

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Which ruler held a religious assembly at Prayag every five years?

A) Ashoka B) Kanishka
C) Harshavardhana D) Chandragupta vikramaditya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Harshavardhana

Explanation:
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Q:

The common name for the crime of stealing passwords is

A) Spoofing B) Surfing
C) Identity Theft D) Speeling
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Spoofing

Explanation:

A spoofing attack is a situation in which one individual or program effectively disguises or mask as another by falsifying information and thereby gaining up an ill-conceived advantage. It may use for stealing password or IP addresses.

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