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The bankruptcy of which company initiated the Panic of 1873?

A) Republic Steel Company B) Jay Cooke & Company
C) Standard Oil Company D) Century Building Society
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jay Cooke & Company

Explanation:

Jay Cooke & Company, a major component of the United States banking establishment, found itself unable to market several million dollars in Northern Pacific Railway bonds in september 1873. Cooke's firm, like many others, had invested heavily in the railroads.

 

Hence, the bankruptcy of Jay Cooke & company initiated the Panic of 1873.

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Q:

Who described his policy of unification as one of 'blood and iron'?

A) Bismarck B) Napoleon
C) Mazzini D) Napoleon Bonaparte
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bismarck

Explanation:

With the failure of the revolution of 1848 to unify Germany, one phase in the struggle for unification came to an end. Now Germany was to be unified not into a democratic country by the efforts of revolutionaries but by the rulers into a militaristic empire. The leader of this policy Bismarck who belonged to a prussian aristocratic family. He wanted to preserve the predominance of the landed aristocrats and the army in the united German state and to achieve the unification of Germany under the leadership of Prussian monarchy. He described his policy of unification as one of 'blood and iron'. The policy of 'blood and iron' meant a policy of war.

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Where is the Headquarters of WTO

A) Vienna B) Paris
C) Berne D) Geneva
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Geneva

Explanation:
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The moon that we see in the sky is a _____.

A) Planet B) Star
C) Sun D) Satellite
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Satellite

Explanation:
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Supreme Court has banned the sale of BS-III vehicles from _____.

A) October 2, 2017 B) May 1, 2017
C) April 1, 2017 D) June 1, 2017
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) April 1, 2017

Explanation:
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What is the purpose of the preamble?

Answer

The purpose of the Preamble is to clarify


1. who has made the Constitution,

2. what is the ultimate sanction behind it,

3. what are its goals and objectives,

4. what is its source (and)


5. what is the nature of the polity which is sought to be established by the Constitution.

Actually, the preamble is the opening statement to the United States Constitution.


 


The words in the Preamble ::


 'We the people of India, in our Constituent Assembly, do hereby adopt, enact and give to ourselves this Constitution'.

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Which one of the following functions is not carried out by smooth endoplasmic reticulum?

A) Transport of materials B) Synthesis of lipid
C) Synthesis of protein D) Synthesis of steroid hormone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Synthesis of protein

Explanation:

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulumdoes not contain ribosomes on its surface for which it is regarded as smooth. So, proteins cannotbe synthesised by SER provided protein synthesis is the primary task of ribosomes.

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Is boiling water a chemical change?

Answer

No. Boiling water is not a chemical change. Because in this process it doesn't loss its properties. It just changes its state i.e, from liquid state to gaseous.


 


Hence, Boiling water is a Physiacl change and not a chemical change.

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