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The Limitation Law, which passed by the British in 1859, addressed which one of the following issues?

A) Loan bonds would not have any legal validity B) Loan bonds signed between money lender and Ryots would have validity only for three years
C) Loan bonds could not be executed by money lenders D) Loan bonds would have validity for ten years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Loan bonds signed between money lender and Ryots would have validity only for three years

Explanation:

The ryots came to see the moneylender as devious and deceitful. They complained of moneylenders manipulating laws and forging accounts. In 1859 the British passed a Limitation Law that stated that the loan bonds signed between moneylenders and ryots would have validity for only three years. This law was meant to check the accumulation of interest over time. The moneylender, however, turned the law around, forcing the ryot to sign a new bond every three years.

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Which statement regarding the era of Reconstruction is FALSE?

A) the 14th Amendment made African-Americans citizens of the U.S. B) the 13th Amendment outlawed slavery in all American states
C) federal law was changed to abolish slavery in states where it still existed D) state laws and customs upheld the constitutional amendments
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) state laws and customs upheld the constitutional amendments

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What literary period is the beat generation aligned with?

A) Postmodernism B) Naturalism
C) Modernism D) Realism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Postmodernism

Explanation:

Postmodernism is the literary period, the beat generation aligned with. Postmodernism refers to mid to late 20th century.

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Which year is observed as poverty eradication year by SAARC?

A) 1995 B) 1999
C) 2005 D) 2011
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1995

Explanation:

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of nations in South Asia. Its member states include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The year 1995 is observed as poverty eradication year by SAARC.

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Early examples of art photography often imitated

A) the brush strokes of Renaissance painters B) Leonardo da Vinci's painting of The Last Supper
C) the narrative form of painting D) the Dada photographic collages of Hannah Hoch
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the narrative form of painting

Explanation:

The Story telling or The narrative form of paintings were the early examples of art photography which were often imitated.

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Consider the following statement :“A sound body means one whichbends itself to the spirit and is always a ready instrument at its service.”The above statement is attributed to

A) Sardar Patel B) Winston Churchill
C) Mahatma Gandhi D) Baden-Powell
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mahatma Gandhi

Explanation:

According to Gandhiji, A sound body means one which bends itself to the spirit and is always a ready instrument at its service. Such bodies are not made, in my opinion, on the football field. They are made on cornfields and farms.

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Who among the following was known during the days of the Revolt of 1857 as 'Danka Shah'?

A) Shah Mal B) Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah
C) Nana Sahib D) Tantia Tope
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah

Explanation:

Ahmadullah Shah Madrasi alias Danka Shah (1789-1858), a descendant of the Qutub Shahi family of the Deccan, was in Faizabad when the sepoys mutinied in Meerut. He threw himself into the movement then and there. This was why he also came to be known as Ahmadullah Shah Faizabadi.

 

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The ancient goal of astrology was to 

A) make a more accurate model of the universe B) predict human events
C) understand the origin of Earth D) predict the passing of the seasons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) predict human events

Explanation:

The ancient goal of astrology was to predict human events.

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