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Kalinga War was fought in the year _______

A) 1604 BC B) 261 BC
C) 731 AD D) 1113 AD
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 261 BC

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From the given alternatives, according to dictionary, which word will come at SECOND position?

A) Charity B) Cardigan
C) Caravan D) Carton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Caravan

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Who among the following did Gandhiji regard as his political Guru?

A) Mahadev Desai B) Dayanand Saraswati
C) Acharya Narendra Dev D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

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The constitution of India was framed by:

A) Planning Commission B) Constituent Assembly
C) President D) Working Committee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Constituent Assembly

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Government intervention in a modern economy is useful because

A) the needs and wants of modern society are always met by the market place B) the market place has many incentives to create public work such as parks and library’s
C) governments are more able to meet some needs and wants of modern society in a way that ensures that all members of society can participate D) the market place powers all its own laws
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) governments are more able to meet some needs and wants of modern society in a way that ensures that all members of society can participate

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Which of the following is called 'The queen of Arabian sea'?

A) Mumbai B) Thiruvananthapuram
C) Kochi D) Surat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Kochi

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Which one of the following statements with regard to the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes is not correct?

A) The Union and every State Government shall consult the Commission on all major policy matters affecting Scheduled Tribes. B) All the reports of the Commission and its recommendations shall be laid only before Lok Sabha.
C) The Commission, while investigating any matter, has all the powers of a Civil Court. D) The Commission has the power to regulate its own procedures.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) All the reports of the Commission and its recommendations shall be laid only before Lok Sabha.

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All the reports of the Commission are presented to the President, who in turn sends them to the both the houses of the Parliament.

 

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Sunspots appear dark because they are

A) hotter than the rest of the Sun's surface. B) more magnetic than the rest of the Sun's surface. 
C) cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface. D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface.

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Sunspots are a magnetic phenomenon on the Sun.

The reason a sunspot appears dark is that they are cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface and also the gas inside the spot where the magnetic field is strongest is only emitting about 1/4 as much light as from the rest of the solar surface. 

 

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