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Number of basic SI unit is

A) 4 B) 7
C) 6 D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7

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Q:

Find the "odd one out".

A) Linux B) Windows 98
C) C++ D) Windows 7
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C++

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Q:

The Indian Subcontinent was partitioned into

A) India and Tibet B) Pakistan and Bangladesh
C) India and Bangladesh D) India and Pakistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) India and Pakistan

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The partition of the Indian subcontinent into India and Pakistan after World War-II along the ''Radcliffe line'' following the Indian Independence Act of 1947 was based on religion conflicts.

 

Pakistan was a Muslim-majority country, while India's population consisted mostly of Hindus. Originally, Pakistan was divided into two regions, East Pakistan and West Pakistan. However, East Pakistan won its independence in 1971, and is now called Bangladesh.

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Q:

Analytical Engine was invented by

A) Dewar B) Charles Babbage
C) Daimler D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Charles Babbage

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A 16th Century Indian Jurist has stated that 'land is the property of its owner, and kings have only the right to tax it'. His Name?

A) Yajnavalkya B) Nilakantha
C) Hemadri D) Vijnaneswara
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nilakantha

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Q:

If an empty cylinder is half filled with a liquid, its center of gravity is 

A) shifted upwards B) shifted downwards
C) shifed neither upward nor downward D) shifted upward or downward depending on the density of the liquid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) shifted downwards

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Effect of adding liquid is to make the cylinder more bottom heavy which is a more stable position

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Union Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu released the book titled “Indian Railway- The weaving of a National Tapestry” jointly authored by Sanjay Chadha, Vidya Krishnamurthi and ___?

A) Andy Marino B) Sreedharan
C) Rakesh Mohan D) Bibek Debroy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bibek Debroy

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Who became the first Asian women to sail around the world ?

A) Golda Meir B) Ujwala Patil
C) Cleopatra D) Sirimavo Bandaranaike
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ujwala Patil

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