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Which among the following temples of India is known as "Black Pagoda"  ? 

A) Brihadeeshwara Temple, Tanjore B) Sun Temple, Konark
C) Meenakshi Temple, Madurai D) Jagannath Temple, Puri
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sun Temple, Konark

Explanation:

Konark Sun Temple is a 13th century temple of Odisha, built by Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty. It is also known as Black Pagoda. It’s a World Heritage Site. It is considered as architectural marvel for which Odisha, best known worldwide.

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One who sacrifices his life for a cause

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A) Patriot B) Soldier
C) Martyr D) Revolutionary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Martyr

Explanation:

One who sacrifices his life for a cause is called as Martyr.

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Chipko movement was basically against

A) Cultural pollution B) Deforestation
C) Water pollution D) Noise pollution
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Deforestation

Explanation:

The Chipko movement or Chipko Andolan refers to a forest conservation movement or deforestation. In modern india, it began in 1973 in the state of Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand). Sunderlal Bahuguna and 84 villagers risked their lives to protect the forest trees from being felled on the order of the maharaja (king) and went on to become a rallying point for many future environmental movements all over the world it created a precedent for starting of nonviolent protest in India, and its success meant that the world immediately took notice of this non violent movement, which was to inspire in time many such eco-groups by helping to slow down the rapid deforestation, expose vested interests, increase ecological awareness, and demonstrate the viability of people power. Above all, it stirred up the existing civil society in India, which began to address the issues of tribal and marginalized people.

 

Chipko type movement dates back to 1730 AD when in a khejarli village of Rajasthan, 363 people sacrificed their lives to save khejari trees.

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A car parked in the sun with its windows closed gets terribly hot inside. This is due to 

A) the heat emitted by the engine B) the greenhouse effect
C) the good conducting power of the metal body D) the double layered wind shield
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the greenhouse effect

Explanation:

The green house effect. The waves of smaller wavelength from the sun enter inside the car through the glass windows and are absorbed. The waves of larger wavelength emitted from inside cannot get out through the glass, but remain inside and make it terribly hot.

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Which of the following software firm will acquire Brilliant Basics, Product Design and Customer Experience (CX) company ?

A) Infosys B) Nautics Technology
C) Google D) Source code software co.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Infosys

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 What is the meaning of the term Serviceability?

A) The degree of availability of the IT services that can be offered B) The degree of support that the Service Desk provides to the customer
C) The degree to which the provision of IT services can be supported by maintenance contracts D) The degree to which the services agreed in the Service Level Agreement (SLA) are complied with
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The degree to which the provision of IT services can be supported by maintenance contracts

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Bankim Chandra Chatterjee pen name?

A) Jisu Dasgupta B) Kamala Kanta
C) Sripantha D) Vanu Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kamala Kanta

Explanation:

A pen name is nothing but a nick name used by the writer when publishing books instead of using their real names. 

 

Kamala Kanta was the pen name of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee who lived from 1838 - 1894. He was a Bengali author, poet who wrote Indian national anthem Vandemataram.

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The Third Battle of Panipat was Fought between the

A) Afghans and the Marathas B) Afghans and the Sikhs
C) Marathas and the Mughals under Shah Alam II D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Afghans and the Marathas

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