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Who among the following empasized the 'Five Relationships' ?

A) Lao-tse B) Buddha
C) Confucius D) Mahavira
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Confucius

Explanation:

To Confucius, Five Relationships were inportant : between ruler and subject

father and son

husband and wife

older brother and younger brother

older friend and younger friend

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Who got the ‘Transformative Chief Minister Award’ in USIBC in 2017 ?

A) Mr. Vijay Singh B) Mr. Suresh Babu
C) Mr.Chandrababu Naidu D) Mr. Achuathanan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mr.Chandrababu Naidu

Explanation:
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has been selected for the  'Transformative Chief Minister Award 2017' in recognition for his role in advancing the US-India partnership at the state level.
 
ii. The award by the US-India Business Council (USIBC) would be presented to Mr. Naidu during the USIBC West Coast Summit in Bengaluru (the Silicon Valley) on May 8.
 
 
iii. Last year’s recipient of this award was Amitabh Kant, CEO of Niti Aayog.

 

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Q:

A DVD is an example of

A) Optical Disc B) Hard Disc
C) Output Device D) Solid state storage device
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Optical Disc

Explanation:

A DVD is an example of Optical Disc.

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What is the most important geographic use of the Himalayas to India?

A) prevention of invasions B) valuable source of timber
C) They prevent the monsoons from crossing to the north and also serve as a reservoir of water from which our perennial rivers flow D) They protect India from the icy cold north winds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) They prevent the monsoons from crossing to the north and also serve as a reservoir of water from which our perennial rivers flow

Explanation:

(a) refers to political importance and (b) to economic importance. Out of (c) and (d), (c) is more important.

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Which Indian personality has been selected for France’s highest civilian award “Legion of Honour”  ?

A) Amitabh Bachchan B) Salman Khan
C) Soumitra Chatterjee D) Shahrukh Khan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Soumitra Chatterjee

Explanation:

Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee has been selected for France’s highest civilian award “Legion of Honour” for his outstanding contribution to cinema and theatre. With this, Chatterjee has become the first Bengali actor to be chosen for the award. The honour comes almost 3 decades after the same recognition was conferred on master director Satyajit Ray in 1987. Chatterjee has acted in several of Ray’s films including ‘Apur Sansar’, ‘Debi’,’ Aranyer Din Ratri’, ‘Ghare Bairey’ and ‘Ganashatru’. Earlier recipients of the Legion of Honour include sitar meastro Pandit Ravi Shankar, Amitabh Bachaan, Shahrukh Khan and Kamal Hasan. Chatterjee was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2012.

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Which of the Following Lake is located in Udaipur ?

A) Karanji lake B) Kolleru lake
C) Pichola lake D) Vembanad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Karanji lake

Explanation:

Karanji lake is artificial fresh water lake built in 1362.

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Which Battle marked the end of Napoleon era

Answer

Waterloo

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As per a UNESCO report released in october 2013, how many internal migrants  are there in India?

A) 200 million B) 400 million
C) 600 million D) 750 million
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 750 million

Explanation:
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