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Who designed the Bombay Secretariat in the 1870s?

A) H.St. Clair Wilkins B) Sir Cowasjee Jehangir Readymoney
C) Purushottamdas Thakurdas D) Nusserwanji Tata
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) H.St. Clair Wilkins

Explanation:

The Bombay Secretariat was completed in 1874 and designed by Captain Henry St. Clair Wilkins in the Venetian Gothic style. With its arcaded verandahs and huge gable over the west facade, it was a monument to the civic pride of Bombay's British rulers.

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Who is the author of ' The Accidental Prime Minister - The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh'

Answer

Sanjaya Baru

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What place is designated as 0 degrees longitude?

A) Greenwich B) Prime meridian
C) Tibet D) Norway
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Greenwich

Explanation:

The place which is designated as 0 degrees longitude is Greenwich, England.

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'Khazanah' is the state-owned investment holding arm of which country?

A) Singapore B) Japan
C) Mauritius D) Malaysia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Malaysia

Explanation:
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What does preceded in death mean?

Answer

We know that, preceeded means to come before. 


Hence, the given sentence, preceded in death means that person had died before this person.


 


For example :: Rahul preceeded Ravi in death, means Rahul died before Ravi.

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Which company was a monopoly during the gilded age?

A) Carnegie Steel B) Microsoft
C) Allegheny Steel D) AT&T
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Carnegie Steel

Explanation:

Monopoly is an economic term that describes a single company or entity controlling one hundred percent of the supply of a particular product. Carnegie Steel is one of the argest monopoly of steel industry during the Gilded age.

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Q:

What is the only chain we can eat ?

Answer

A food chain is the only chain we can eat.

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Q:

Plants that make their own food are called

A) Autotrophs B) Hydrophylls
C) Decomposers D) Heterotrophs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Autotrophs

Explanation:

Plants make their own food through the process of photosynthesis. Plants are self-sufficient. Green plants have the ability to prepare their own food and this is the reason why they are called autotrophs.

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They make their own food through the process of photosynthesis using light energy to make sugars from carbon dioxide (C02) and water (H20). The chlorophyll which is present in the leaves is the main reason for the production of food in the plants and it is the reason for the greenery of the leaves too.

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