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The firm which leads the list of 54 indian firms in the recently released Forbes 'Global 2000' list

Answer

Reliance Industries 

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The Yarlung Zangbo river in India is known as

A) Godavari B) Brahmaputra
C) Ganga D) Indus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brahmaputra

Explanation:

The Yarlung Zangbo river in India is known as Brahmaputra. The river Brahmaputra in China is called Yarlung Tsangpo or Yarlung Zangbo river. In Assam and Arunachal Pradesh it is called Lohit or luit meaning blood.

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The Brahmaputra is one of the major rivers of Asia, a trans-boundary river which flows through China, India and Bangladesh.

 

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Q:

The most healthy edible oil for heart is

A) Almond Oil B) Sesame Oil
C) Mustard Oil D) Olive Oil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Olive Oil

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Q:

The two forms of democracy are

A) Parliamentary and King B) Monarchical and Republican
C) Direct and Indirect D) Parliamentary and Presidential
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Parliamentary and Presidential

Explanation:

There are two major forms of democratic government.

I. Parliamentary
II. Presidential

The citizens elect the leaders in democratic government.

The main difference is legislative and executive branches.

Executive - head of government
Legislative - how laws are made

 

I. Parliamentary democratic government : (example - United Kingdom )

1. Parliament = Legislature (Laws)
2. Parliament controls the power
3. Head of government is a prime minister chosen by the legislature
4. Prime minister and cabinet are members of the legislature
5. Prime minister answers to the legislature (fusion of powers)
6. The government will stay in office for a specified period unless the prime minister loses support of the majority on an important vote.
7. If this occurs- the P.M. must resign and elections are held immediately.

 

II. Presidential democratic government : (example - United States of America)

1. The executive and legislative branches are separate bodies elected independently by the citizens.
2. Separation of Powers
3. There are checks and balances where each branch can overrule the other.
4. The president answers to the voters, not the legislature.
5. The people elect the president, and elections are held at set intervals.

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It is 3 in the morning, you’re sleeping and you hear the doorbell. It’s your parents who show up for a surprise visit for breakfast. You’ve got the strawberry jam, honey, bread and cheese.
What do you open first?

A) open your door B) open your mouth
C) open the fridge D) open your eyes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) open your eyes

Explanation:

As you were asleep, none of the things could have happened without doing "open your eyes" first.

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Whom the Greeks refered to as Amitraghata?

A) Chandragupta Maurya B) Bimbisara
C) Bindusara D) Vasudeva
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bindusara

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Find the Missing Number Puzzle for the Given

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A) 8 B) 16
C) 9 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 9

Explanation:

Given

 

6 = 3 => Number of letters in SIX = 3

 

12 = 6 => Number of letters in TWELVE = 6

 

14 = 8 => Number of letters in FOURTEEN = 8

 

Similarly,

 

22 = 9 => Number of letters in TWENTY TWO = 9

 

 

 

 

 

Therefore, 22 = 9.

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Who invented logarithms?

A) Mandeleef B) Shockley
C) Amundson D) John Napier
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) John Napier

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