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Why are the Gypsies regarded as of Indian origin?

1.They follow Indian religious practices.

2.Their language, called Romani, is an Indo-Aryan language.

3.They believe that they came from India.

4.Epigraphic evidence locates their original home in Uttar Pradesh.

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Explanation:

Gypsies are believed to have arrived in Europe from northern India in the 1400s. They were called Gypsies because Europeans thought they came from Egypt. This ethnic minority is made up of distinct groups called “tribes” or “nations.” Most of the Gypsies in German-occupied Europe belonged to the Sinti and Roma tribes.

Romani (romani ćhib) Romani, or Romany, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 5-6 million Roma people throughout Europe and the USA. The largest concentrations of Roma people live in Turkey, Spain and Romania. In English these people are often called Gypsies.

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Wellington Trophy is related to which game ?

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

Explanation:

Rowing is the game to which Wellington Trophy is related to. In this participants will be in race in rivers.

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Which is considered as the biggest port of India?

A) Kolkata B) Cochin
C) Chennai D) Mumbai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mumbai

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The legal advisor to the State Government is known as :

A) Advocate - General B) Attorney - General
C) Solicitor - General D) State Public Prosecutor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Advocate - General

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Rakshasa type of marriage is 

 

A) marriage by purchase B) marriage by capture
C) marriage by giving dowry D) marriage by seduction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) marriage by capture

Explanation:

Rakshasa marriage is the marriage of a maiden involving her forcible abduction from her home after her kinsmen have been slain or wounded much like its practice in Khazakh and Uzbek cultures where it is still practised as a ritual.

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Select the antonym of

ingestion

A) gulp B) slug
C) excrete D) chug
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) excrete

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Which of the following exercised the most profound influence in framing the Indian Constitution?

A) British Constitution B) US Constitution
C) Irish Constitution D) The Government of India Act,1935
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The Government of India Act,1935

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The Tropic of cancer does not pass through

A) India B) Pakistan
C) Bangladesh D) Myanmar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pakistan

Explanation:

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The Tropic of Cancer is 23.5 degrees north latitude. It passes through 16 countries across 3 continents. They are

 

1. In North America,

Mexico and Bahamas(Archipelago).

 

2. In Africa,

Niger, Algeria, Mauritania, Egypt, Libya, Mali and Western Sahara.

 

3. In Asia,

Myanmar, Omen, Bangladesh, India, Saudi Arabia, China, United Arab Emirates and Taiwan.

 

The Tropic of Cancer also passes through 6 Water Bodies on the whole. They are

1. Indian Ocean,

2. Atlantic Ocean,

3. Pacific Ocean,

4. Taiwan Strait,

5. Red Sea (and) 

6. Gulf of Mexico.

 

Hence, The Tropic of cancer does not pass through Pakistan.

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