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Which one of the following statements about Buddhist Stupas in India is not correct?

A) Ashoka played an important role in popularizing the Stupa cult. B) They were repositories of relics of Buddha and other monks.
C) They were located in rural areas. D) They were located close to trade routes.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) They were located in rural areas.

Explanation:

A stupa is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics that is used as a place of meditation.Buddhist sources claim that during the 3rd century BCE, the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka the Great ordered these eight stupas to be opened, further distributed the relics of the Buddha into 84,000 portions, and had stupas built over them all over the expanding Buddhist world.They were located on trade routes in order to propagate Buddhism.However, there were no evidence of them being located in rural areas.

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Which of the following is a Non Renewable Resource of Energy?

A) Wind Power B) Hydrogen Fuel
C) Natural Gas D) Solar Energy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Natural Gas

Explanation:

Natural Gas is a Non Renewable Resource of Energy because that does not renew itself once used, unlike the other choices. 

It is a resource that will not be naturally replenished.

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A Book always has

A) Preface B) Text
C) Index D) Page
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Page

Explanation:

A Book always has Pages. Without pages it can't be called as a book. A book can be either with or without preface, text or index but it can't be without a page.

 

Hence, A Book always has page.

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Which of the following States has Shown highest decadal growth of population during 1991-2001

A) Manipur B) Meghalaya
C) Nagaland D) Sikkim
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nagaland

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PAS  is a drug used in the treatment of 

A) tuberculosis B) Cancer
C) typhoid D) malaria
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) tuberculosis

Explanation:

Para-amino salicyclic acid (PAS) is used in the treatment of Tuberculosis.

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An increase in the quantity demanded means that

A) The demand curve shifted to right B) Price of the product has declined
C) Increase in consumer income D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

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Which of the following is an example of polygenic inheritance?

A) Skin pigmentation in humans B) Huntingtonʹs disease in humans
C) White and purple flower color in peas D) The ABO blood groups in humans
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Skin pigmentation in humans

Explanation:

Polygenic inheritance involves the determination of a particular phenotypic characteristic by many genes, called polygenes(group of genes influencing a quantitative characteristic), each having a small effect individually.

Height and skin colour in humans are examples of Polygenic characters.

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The lining of the marrow cavity is

A) Endosteum B) Sarcolemma
C) Episteum D) Periosteum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Endosteum

Explanation:

The marrow cavity is also known as the medullary cavity. It is the central cavity of bone shafts where adipose tissue is stored. It is lined with a thin, vascular membrane called endosteum.

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