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What rights does the Declaration of Independence express?

A) The right to remain silent when interrogated by police B) The right to citizenship
C) Legal rights of citizens D) Human rights of citizens, including life and liberty
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Legal rights of citizens

Explanation:

The Declaration of Independence express Legal rights of citizens.

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What was the first book ever written?

Answer

The first written story that has come down to us is The Epic of Gilgamesh.


It is a mythologized account of a historical figure, Gilgamesh, a ruler of the Sumerian city-state of Uruk, believed to have ruled sometime between 2700-2500 BC.

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Which European ruler had observed 'Bear in mind that the commerce of India is the commerce of the world .... he who can exclusively command it is the dictator of Europe?

A) Queen Victoria B) Peter the Great of Russia
C) Napoleon Bonaparte D) Gustav II Adolf
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Peter the Great of Russia

Explanation:

India was one of the main centres of world trade and industry. Peter the Great of Russia was led to exclaim: “Bear in mind that the commerce of India is the commerce of the world and ... he who can exclusively command it is the dictator of Europe.”

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Who gave the safety valve theory for Indian National Congress?

A) Lala Lajpat Rai B) MN Roy
C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak D) Bipinchandra Pal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lala Lajpat Rai

Explanation:

Lala Lajpat Rai, popularly known as Punjab Kesari was an Indian Freedom Fighter who gave the safety valve theory for Indian National Congress in 1916 in a daily news paper paper 'Young India'. 

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It was said that the INC was started by Viceroy Lord Dufferin with the help of an ex Civil Services member as a 'Safety Valve' against the popular discontent.

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India changed over to the decimal system of coinage in

A) 1947 April B) 1957 April
C) 1956 April D) 1949 April
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1957 April

Explanation:

India switched from the rupee, pie system to decimal currency on 1 April 1957. The decimalisation of currencies is the process of converting each country's currency from its previous non-decimal denominations to a decimal system, with one basic unit of currency and one or more sub-units, such that the number of sub-units in one basic unit is a power of 10, most commonly 100).


In India, Pakistan, and other places where a system of 1 rupee = 16 annas = 64 paise = 192 pies was used, the decimalisation process defines 1 naya paisa = ​1⁄100 rupee.

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In 1921,during which one of the following tours, Gandhiji shaved his head and began wearing loincloth in order to identity with the poor?

A) Ahmadabad B) Champaran
C) Chauri Chaura D) South India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) South India

Explanation:

On 22nd September 1921, Gandhi made a momentous decision to change his attire. From the elaborate Gujarati attire, he decided on a simple dhoti and shawl. This epoch-making decision was taken by Gandhiji in Madurai after he decided that he has to work for and with the with the poor people of India and how can he identify with them if he wears different clothes from them.

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Which is a good example of roman portrait painting?

A) Hellenistic B) Faiyum portraits
C) Both A & B D) The bust of Julius Caesar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The bust of Julius Caesar

Explanation:

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Which company was a monopoly during the gilded age?

A) Carnegie Steel B) Microsoft
C) Allegheny Steel D) AT&T
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Carnegie Steel

Explanation:

Monopoly is an economic term that describes a single company or entity controlling one hundred percent of the supply of a particular product. Carnegie Steel is one of the argest monopoly of steel industry during the Gilded age.

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