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According to the Hornbostel–Sachs system of Indian Musical Instruments, Ghungroo can be classified as

A) Chordophones B) Aerophones
C) Membranophones D) Idiophones
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Idiophones

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Mona Lisa is painted on

A) Stone B) Wood
C) Paper D) Metal sheet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Wood

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The SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing Development of Agro-processing Clusters) scheme has been renamed to ‘PMKSY’. What does ‘K’ stand for in ‘PMKSY’?

A) Kisan B) Kritrim
C) Kaushal D) Kalyaan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kisan

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As per length, which is the longest river of China?

A) Yangtze B) Mekong
C) Ob-Irtis   D) Amur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Yangtze

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In accordance to the 18th Mercer Quality of Life study, which city in the World holds the first position as the best city to live in?

A) Zurich B) Vienna
C) Sydney D) Hyderabad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vienna

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Among the elements of globalization of culture are tendencies toward

A) enhanced communications, heterogeneity, and equal access to resources. B) uniform consumption preferences, enhanced communications, unequal access to resources, and uniformity in cultural forms.
C) maintaining local traditions. D) uniform consumption preferences, slower communications, unequal access to resources, greater access to entertainment, and a mixture of uniformity and variety in cultural forms.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) uniform consumption preferences, enhanced communications, unequal access to resources, and uniformity in cultural forms.

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Globalization of culture is the interconnectedness, or the uniformity of the ways of life of people across states and continents in the world.

The elements of globalization of culture are tendencies toward

 

  • Uniform consumption preferences
  • Enhanced communications
  • Equal access to resources and information.
  • Uniformity in cultural forms.

 

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Officially what is the conventional long name of Sri Lanka?

A) Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka   B) Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka  
C) Republic of Sri Lanka   D) No option is correct.  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka  

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Approximately what is the length of the Suez canal?

A) 64.8 Km B) 106.5 Km
C) 178 Km D) 193 Km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 193 Km

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