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The World's largest railway platform is at

A) Talchar B) New York
C) Kharagpur D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Kharagpur

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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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Q:

The vitamin required for coagulation of blood

A) B6 B) c
C) k D) b
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) k

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Q:

Name the processor lines of two major manufacturer?

Answer

High-end: Intel - Pentium (II, III, 4) AMD - Athlon. Low-end: Intel - Celeron, AMD - Duron. 64-bit: Intel - Itanium 2, AMD - Opteron.

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Q:

Administrators of Union Territories are responsible to the 

A) Union Home Minister B) Lok Sabha
C) President D) Union Parliament
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) President

Explanation:

Various designations have been specified by the President for the different Union Territories:

(i) Chief Commissioner for Chandigarh

(ii) Administrator for

     (a) Lakshadweep and

     (b) Dadra and Nagar Haveil

(iii) Lieutenant Governor for 

    (a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

    (b) Delhi

    (c) Daman and Diu and

    (d) Pandicherry

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Q:

Which of the following is India's new rating Index developed by Ministry of Finance?

A) CECA B) CRIS
C) TIEA D) RTGS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) CRIS

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Q:

What landmark in science and technology did india achieve on 21 November 1963?

Answer

The launch of the first rocket from TERLS or Thumba Equatorial Rocket  Launching Centre.

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Subject: General Science

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Q:

A person who builds houses

A) Architect B) Builder
C) Bricklayer D) Contractor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Builder

Explanation:

A person who builds houses or buildings is known as builder.

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