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Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below.

Statement I :King Ashoka abolished capital punishment and disbanded his army.

Statement II :After Kalinga War, Ashoka was remorseful and become a Buddhist.

A) Both the Statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I	B) Both the Statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false	D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Explanation:

Edict 13 on the Edicts of Ashoka Rock Inscriptions reflect the great remorse the king felt after observing the destruction of Kalinga: The lethal war with Kalinga transformed the vengeful Emperor Ashoka into a stable and peaceful emperor, and he became a patron of Buddhism.

He ended the military expansion of the empire. The Kalinga war became his first and last war. He made some significant changes in the state policy of Magadh.

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Google has removed the Personal Loan applications in which country, amid safety concerns?

A) Pakistan	B) China
C) Bangladesh	D) India

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) India

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Sound waves can not travel through a

A) copper wire placed in air	B) silver slab placed in air
C) glass prism placed in water	D) wooden hollow pipe placed in vacuum

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) wooden hollow pipe placed in vacuum

Explanation:

Sound is a kind of energy created when something vibrates. When this vibration reaches an ear, it is translated into what we recognize as a sound. Sound vibration must travel through matter. Therefore, it can travel through air and water but not through vacuum.

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The first of its kind road from plastic waste has been constructed in?

A) Tripura	B) Delhi
C) Telangana	D) Kerala

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tripura

Explanation:

Tripura, in a first-ever initiative, has started using plastic waste for the construction of roads.

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Which countries organized joint military exercise named ‘Mitra Shakti’ in October 2017?

A) India-Sri Lanka	B) India-Nepal
C) India-Japan	D) India-Bhutan

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) India-Sri Lanka

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Under which of the following conditions are citizenship be provided in India?

1. One should be born in india

2. Either of whose parents was born in India

3. Who has been ordinary resident of India for not less than five years

A) 1 and 2 only	B) 2 and 3 only
C) 1,2 and 3	D) Either 1 or 2 or 3

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Either 1 or 2 or 3

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Name the initiative launched by #Telangana to address the issues faced by farmers?

A) Rythu Bandhu	B) Rythu Vedika
C) Harithahaaram	D) Rythu Rajyam

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rythu Vedika

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What is ‘INS Karanj’, with reference to Indian Defence?

A) Scorpene submarine	B) Supersonic cruise missile
C) Anti-tank guided missile	D) Military Tank

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