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Prime Minister of India is de-facto head of which of the following bodies?

I. NITI Aayog

II. National Integration Council

III. Indian Board of Wildlife

A) Only I	B) Only II
C) Both II and III	D) All I, II and III

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All I, II and III

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Some Indian territory was transferred in 2015 to Bangladesh by following which procedure?

A) By an agreement between the Government of India and the Government of Bangladesh	B) By a legislation passed by the Parliament amending Schedule 1 to the Constitution of India
C) By amending Schedule 1 to the constitution of India by exercising amending power of the Parliament	D) By amending Schedule 1 to the constitution of India by exercising amending power of the Parliament and ratification by sixteen State Legislatures

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) By amending Schedule 1 to the constitution of India by exercising amending power of the Parliament

Explanation:

The 119th constitutional amendment bill 2013 sought to ratify the land boundary agreement between the two countries. This amendment needed special majority in the parliament to get passed. The bill proposed to amend the 1st schedule of the constitution to exchange the disputed territories occupied by both the nations in accordance with the 1974 bilateral LBA. Since, the law is not related to federal matters, only the approval of the Parliament is needed.

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The First Mechanical Computer Designed by Charles Babbage was called?

A) Super Computer	B) Abacus
C) Calculator	D) Analytical Engine

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Analytical Engine

Explanation:

Computer was invented by Charles Babbage.

The First Mechanical Computer Designed by Charles Babbage, a British mathematician was called as Analytical Engine which resembles today's modern machines between 1833 and 1871.

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The Ajanta painting belongs to which period ?

A) Harappan period	B) Gupta period
C) Buddhist period	D) Mauryan period

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gupta period

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Eclipses occur due to which optical phenomena

A) Reflection	B) Refraction
C) Rectilinear propagation	D) Diffraction

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rectilinear propagation

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The Indus Valley Civilization was Non-Aryan because

A) It was Urban	B) It has a pictographic script
C) It had an agricultural economy	D) It extended up to the narmada Valley

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) It was Urban

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The Indus Valley Civilization was Non-Aryan because it was Urban.

Harappan Civilization is also known as The Indus Valley Civilisation. It was a Bronze Age civilisation mainly in the northwestern regions of South Asia, extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India.

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Which of the following is a war-related dance?

A) Kathakali of Kerala	B) Bamboo dance of Meghalaya
C) Chhau of Mayurbhanj	D) Bhangra of Panjab

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chhau of Mayurbhanj

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Who presided over the first meeting of the Indian Constituent Assembly

A) Dr.Rajendra Prasad	B) Sachchidananda Sinha
C) B.R. Ambedkar	D) H.V.Kamath

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