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India accounts for half of the world's total number of :

 

A) Cattle B) Sheep
C) Buffaloes D) Camels
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Buffaloes

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Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below.

Statement I :King Ashoka abolished capital punishment and disbanded his army.

Statement II :After Kalinga War, Ashoka was remorseful and become a Buddhist.

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 I is false but Statement II is true
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Explanation:
Edict 13 on the Edicts of Ashoka Rock Inscriptions reflect the great remorse the king felt after observing the destruction of Kalinga: The lethal war with Kalinga transformed the vengeful Emperor Ashoka into a stable and peaceful emperor, and he became a patron of Buddhism.
 
He ended the military expansion of the empire. The Kalinga war became his first and last war. He made some significant changes in the state policy of Magadh.
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Q:

Ezra cup is associated with which sports?

A) Hockey B) Polo
C) Rowing D) Football
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Polo

Explanation:

The Ezra Cup is a popular polo tournament conducted annually in India. The Calcutta Polo Club runs this oldest and first ever Polo Trophy. The first Ezra Cup was held in 1880. After a period of inactivity, it has now been revived by Mr. Keshav Bangur, Calcutta Polo Club's president.

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

She did not like to have coffee(nor I did).

A) neither I liked it B) nor did I
C) nor I like it D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) nor did I

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What are the typical elements of a process image?

Answer

User data: Modifiable part of user space. May include program data, user stack area, and programs that may be modified.


User program: The instructions to be executed.


System Stack: Each process has one or more LIFO stacks associated with it. Used to store parameters and calling addresses for procedure and system calls.


Process control Block (PCB): Info needed by the OS to control processes.

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Improve the given sentence if necessary.

He reached his destination at night.

A) destination B) at his destination
C) on his destination D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

Explanation:

The sentence is grammatically and contextually correct. ‘His’ is the correct form of pronoun to be used. Thus, the correct formation would be, ‘He reached his destination at night’.

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Q:

Where did Lord Buddha breathe his last

A) Rajgir B) Bodh Gaya
C) Sarnath D) Kushinagar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kushinagar

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Choose the correctly spelt word

Can you the car into that parking spot?

A) Manuer B) Manever
C) Manoeuvre D) Manuver
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Manoeuvre

Explanation:

Manoeuvre is correctly spelt which means series of moves requiring skill and care.

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