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What event prompted the formation of the first continental congress?

A) The Boston Massacre B) The battles of Lexington and Concord
C) The Boston Tea Party D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The Boston Tea Party

Explanation:

Before the shots were fired at Lexington and Concord, the colonies made an attempt to settle the concerns and frustrations raised with the Intolerable Acts through debate and discussion. Thus, the First Continental Congress was called to order on September 5th, 1774.

The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies early in the American Revolution. It was called in response to the Intolerable Acts passed by the British Parliament, which the British referred to as the Coercive Acts, with which the British intended to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.

 

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Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.

 

A) To drain water away from the tracks, railroad beds, like road beds, are designed in which there is usually a bed of rock and gravel resulting in fast drainage from the tracks. B) Railroad beds, like road beds, are designed in which there is usually a bed of rock and gravel that results in the fast drainage from the tracks.
C) A bed of rock and gravel, called the railroad bed, is designed similar to a road bed to drain water away from the tracks. D) Railroad beds, like road beds, are designed to drain water apart from the tracks, so there is usually a bed of rock and gravel resulting in fast drainage away from the tracks.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Railroad beds, like road beds, are designed to drain water apart from the tracks, so there is usually a bed of rock and gravel resulting in fast drainage away from the tracks.

Explanation:

‘apart’ is incorrect after ‘to drain water’

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.
P: For one, very few entrepreneurs are willing to take on a new outsource, unless it comes with a guarantee of a certain level of sales.
Q: This invariably acts as an incentive for outsources to be lax in developing the business.
R: Despite being the dominant partner in the relationship, the outsourcer doesn't always have all the advantages.
S: The trade refers to it as the minimum guarantee clause, which means that if a outsourcee is unable to reach an anticipated sales level, he will be compensated for
the balance amount.

A) PRQS B) SPQR
C) QSPR D) RPSQ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) RPSQ

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Select the word with the correct spelling.

A) prophesey B) nihilism
C) aesthet D) avulusion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) nihilism

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it.

FORSWEAR

A) SWEAR B) OATH
C) ABUSE D) FORSAKE
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) FORSAKE

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/Phrase.

 

Ruffle somebody's feather

A) gamble B) escape responsibility
C) annoy somebody D) show contempt for
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) annoy somebody

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Name the man who in the 1930s raised a volunteer corps of about 100,000 pathans, known as 'Khudai Khidmatgars' or Servants of God and affiliated it to the Congress?

Answer

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.

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Which of the following statements about Woodrow Wilson is true?

A) He wanted to place strict government controls on corporations. B) He overturned discriminatory laws against African Americans.
C) He advocated eliminating the income tax. D) He opposed reforms to the banking system.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) He wanted to place strict government controls on corporations.

Explanation:

Woodrow Wilson was one of the major "Progressives" in American government and so 'He wanted to place strict government controls on corporations.'

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