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The Deccan Agriculturalists 'Relief Act of 1879 was enacted with which one of the following objectives?

A) Restore lands to the dispossessed peasants B) Ensure financial assistance to peasants during social and religious occasions
C) Restrict the sale of land for indebtedness to outsiders D) Give legal aid to insolvent peasants
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Give legal aid to insolvent peasants

Explanation:

The Deccan Riots Commission was set up which presented a report to the British Parliament in 1878.In 1879, the Agriculturists Relief Act was passed which ensured that the farmers could not be arrested and imprisoned if they were unable to pay their debts.It was an Act for the relief of Indebted Agriculturists in certain parts of the Deccan.

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The coldest planet in the solar system is ?

A) Venus B) Jupiter
C) Uranus D) Pluto
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Uranus

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There is a common English word that is seven letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains a common English word - from seven letters right on down to a single letter. What is the original word, and what are the words that it becomes after removing a letter at a time?

Answer

The required 7 letters word is SNOWING.


It becomes -


Sowing,


Swing,


Sing,


Sin,


In, and


I


 


when each letter is removed from it at a time.

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Which middle Eastern city founded by Greek settlers in 333 BC was known as 'New Rome' duing the reign of Constantine , the Great?

Answer

Byzantium / Cons-tantinople/ Istanbul

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The amount of water vapour in the air is called...?

A) snow B) humidity
C) sunsafe factor D) water cycle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) humidity

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Q:

My son was playing with a book and tore out pages 6, 7, 51, 52, 97, and 98. How many pages were torn out?

Answer

Total number pages torn out are 3.


6,7 as one page


51,52 as one page


97,98 as one page

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Who began the construction of a wall in ancient China, to keep out invaders from the north, known as the Great wall of China?

A) Chou Ruler B) Chin Ruler
C) Chu Ruler D) Chi Ruler
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chin Ruler

Explanation:

The Great wall is a mighty monument to the building skill of ancient China. This wall, built of stone and earth to a height of 6 metres and extending over 2400 kilometres of hills and valleys, links the east coast with the mountains of the west right across northern China. The wall was wide enough for a carriage to go through.At intervals of every few hundred metres were located watch towers for warriors. Such a large study construction must have taken decades and an army of labourers to complete it. 

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Q:

When is the earth day celebrated

A) 1st January B) 30th April
C) 22nd April D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 22nd April

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