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What do lines of longitude measure?

Answer

Longitude is the measurement east or west of the prime meridian.


Longitude is measured by imaginary lines that run around the Earth vertically (up and down) and meet at the North and South Poles. These lines are known as meridians.

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What was the goal of the temperance movement?

A) No alcohol B) No tobacco
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) No alcohol

Explanation:

The temperance movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was an exception in many ways: "Temperance" refers to the moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages.

 

However, in the context of the temperance movement, the term usually indicated complete abstinence, which means drinking no alcohol at all. The goal of the temperance movement in the United States was to make the production and sale of alcohol illegal. Supporters believed that prohibiting alcohol would solve a number of society's problems, making people safer, healthier, and more productive.

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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 is significant because it

A) gave free land to all settlers. B) included provisions for territorial growth and the admission of new states.
C) guaranteed universal suffrage. D) balanced the number of free and slave states in the Union.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) included provisions for territorial growth and the admission of new states.

Explanation:

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was significant because it was the second continental congress that charted a government for territory in Northwest America. It also helped forbid slavery, and made a method of admitting new states near the Union.

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In IT, the technique of delaying outgoing acknowledgements temporarily is known as

A) AR Acknowledgement B) AR request
C) Piggybacking D) Piggyframing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Piggybacking

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What is the process of conversion of solid state directly to gaseous state called?

A) Evaporation B) Condensation
C) Sublimation D) Distillation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sublimation

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Which agency in India provides refinance of export credit?

A) SIDBI B) NABARD
C) RBI D) EXIM Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) EXIM Bank

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Among the elements of globalization of culture are tendencies toward

A) enhanced communications, heterogeneity, and equal access to resources. B) uniform consumption preferences, enhanced communications, unequal access to resources, and uniformity in cultural forms.
C) maintaining local traditions. D) uniform consumption preferences, slower communications, unequal access to resources, greater access to entertainment, and a mixture of uniformity and variety in cultural forms.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) uniform consumption preferences, enhanced communications, unequal access to resources, and uniformity in cultural forms.

Explanation:

Globalization of culture is the interconnectedness, or the uniformity of the ways of life of people across states and continents in the world.

The elements of globalization of culture are tendencies toward

 

  • Uniform consumption preferences
  • Enhanced communications
  • Equal access to resources and information.
  • Uniformity in cultural forms.

 

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Which of the following High Courts is opened first e-Court in India?

A) Mumbai B) Hyderabad
C) Kolkata D) Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hyderabad

Explanation:

The e-court means a paperless court. India's first e-court was opened at Hyderabad, Telangana.

It was inaugurated by Justice Madan B. Lokur, The Supreme Court Judge of India.

 

Purpose ::

The purpose of e-court is to ensure seedy justice for the litigants and better access to justice for public.

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