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Term ‘Visible Horizon’ in astronomy is defined as:-

A) The circle of contact of the earth and the cone of visual rays passing through the meridian of the place. B) The circle of contact of the earth and the cone of visual rays not passing through the meridian of the place.
C) The circle of contact of the earth and the cone of visual rays passing through the point of observation. D) The circle of contact of the earth and the cone of visual rays not passing through the point of observation.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The circle of contact of the earth and the cone of visual rays passing through the point of observation.

Explanation:

Visible Horizon is the circle of contract, with the earth, of the cone of visual rays passing through the point of observation.

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Which city has made Hindi as 3rd language in courts?

A) Abu Dhabi B) Quwait
C) Colombo D) Tehran
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Abu Dhabi

Explanation:

Abu Dhabi (UAE) city has made Hindi as 3rd language in courts.

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What is the theme of the "Asia LPG 2019 Summit"?

A) LPG – Energy for Life B) LPG – Petroleum for Life
C) LPG for Life D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) LPG – Energy for Life

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In Britain the Grand Union Canal is running from 

A) Liverpool to Hull B) Cardiff to Birmingham
C) Glasgow to Edinburgh D) West Midlands to the London area
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) West Midlands to the London area

Explanation:

In Britain few of the Canals built during the early days of the Industrial Revolution are now playing an important role in the economy  of the country. Example, Grand Union Canal.

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The name of ancient Egyptian script is ________

A) Cuneiform B) Hieroglyphic
C) Demotic D) There was no script
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hieroglyphic

Explanation:

The Egyptian scripts is known as Hieroglyphic which means 'sacred writing' . It consisted of 24 signs, each of which stood for a single consonant. Vowels were not written. Later the Egyptian started using symbols for ideas and the total number of signs rose to about 500. The writers, who constituted an important section of society , wrote with reed pens on the leaves of a plant called 'Papyrus' from which we get the word 'paper'.

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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.


Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which we can only derive at second­hand from books or other artificial sources. The knowledge of that which is before us, or about us, which appeals to our experience, passions, and pursuits, to the bosoms and businesses of men, is not learning. Learning is the knowledge of that which none but the learned know. He is the most learned man who knows the most of what is farthest removed from common life and actual observation. The learned man prides himself in the knowledge of names, and dates, not of men or things. He thinks and cares nothing about his next­door neighbours, but he is deeply read in the tribes and castes of the Hindoos and Calmuc Tartars. He can hardly find his way into the next street, though he is acquainted with the exact dimensions of Constantinople and Peking. He does not know whether his oldest acquaintance is a knave or a fool, but he can pronounce a pompous lecture on all the principal characters in history. He cannot tell whether an object is black or white, round or square, and yet he is a professed master of the optics and the rules of perspective.


The passage suggests that a learned man

A) understands his neighbours B) does not know his old acquaintances
C) is not concerned about names and dates D)  is interested in travelling
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) does not know his old acquaintances

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order:
At one level,
P - ­the law in understanding
Q - ­such cases of violence
R­ - one senses the limits of

A) RQP B) PQR
C) RPQ D) QRP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) RPQ

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Q:

Pop music appeals to which type of audience?

A) A broad audience B) North American-born individuals only
C) An old audience D) A niche audience
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A broad audience

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