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Which of the following statements about the Non-Cooperation Movement is/are correct?

1. It was marked by significant participation of peasants from Karnataka.

2. It was marked by non-Brahmin lower caste participation in Madras and Maharashtra.

3. It was marked by the lack of labour unrest in places like Assam, Bengal and Madras.

4. It was badly shaken by the Chauri Chaura incident in 1922 after which Gandhiji decided to continue with the movement on a much smaller scale.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 only B) 1, 2 and 4
C) 2 and 3 D) 2 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2 only

Explanation:

Non-Brahmin lower caste movement took place in Madras and Maharashtra

Karnataka was not affected by the NCM.

There was labour unrest in Assam, Bengal and Madras

Statement 4 is incorrect as after the Chauri-Chaura incident the movement was completely stopped.

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Light is a ______________ wave.

 

A) longitudinal B) elastic
C) transverse D) mechanical
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) transverse

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Statement I :

In Tundra climate, biodiversity is comparatively less.

Statement II :

Tundra climate has less reproductive warm period.

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 Iis false but Statement II is true  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

Explanation:

Species richness is generally lower in the Arctic than at lower latitudes, and richness also tends to decline from the low to high Arctic.Many hypotheses have been advanced to explain the overall decline of biodiversity with increasing latitude, although there is still no consensus about a mechanistic explanation. Abiotic factors include lower available energy and area at high latitudes, and the relatively young age of Arctic ecosystems.

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Find the potential energy gained by a body of mass 60 kg, if it is raised by 12 m. (use g = 10 m/s2)

 

A) 7200 B) 50
C) 3600 D) 25
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 7200

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According to ohm's law, which of the following is true?

 

A) The current flowing through a wire is directly proportional to the Potential Difference applied across its ends B) The current flowing through a wire is directly proportional to its resistance
C) The current flowing through a wire is indirectly proportional to its length D) The current flowing through the wire is indirectly proportional to the Potential Difference applied across its ends  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The current flowing through a wire is directly proportional to the Potential Difference applied across its ends

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The computer's processor consists of the following parts

A) CPU and Main Memory B) Hard Disk and Floppy Drive
C) Control Unit and ALU D) Operating System and Application
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Control Unit and ALU

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Animal without red blood cells

A) Frog B) Earthworm
C) Snake D) Peacock
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Earthworm

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Which of the following statements about the usage of the term ‘barbarian’ is/are correct?

1. It is derived from the Greek word ‘barbaros’ which means anon-Greek.

2. Romans used the term for the Germanic tribes, the Gauls and the Huns.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 only B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 nor 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

The ancient Greek word “bárbaros,” from which it derives, meant “babbler,”.In the Greek ear, speakers of a foreign tongue made unintelligible sounds (“bar bar bar”). Similar words exist in other Indo-European languages, including the Sanskrit “barbara,” which means “stammering.”The word “barbarian” originated in ancient Greece and was initially used to describe all non-Greek-speaking peoples, including Persians, Egyptians, Medes and Phoenicians.

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