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The famous figure of a dancing girl found in the excavation of Mohenjodaro was made up of

A) terracotta B) Steatite
C) bronze D) red limestone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) bronze

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Which one of the following is correct?

 

A) Infantry Regiment is also known as the Mechanized Infantry Regiment. B) Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers is subsumed in the corps of Engineers.
C) Army Medical Corps and ArmyDental Corps are two divisions of the Army Service Corps. D) Army has its own Corps of Air Defence.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers is subsumed in the corps of Engineers.

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The Infantry Regiment is also known as the Mechanised Infantry Regiment of the Indian Army. Though its aggregate size, it is closer to that or a full mechanised division with 26 mechanised battalions.

Indian Army Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers are an arms and service branch of Indian Army having varied responsibilities of design, development, trial, inspection and refit of weapon systems and equipment. They also provide technical advice to units on systems and recovery operations in peace and war.

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Tansen, a great musician of his time, was in the court of –

A) Akbar B) Shahjahan
C) Bahadur Shah D) Jahangir
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Akbar

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Dr. M.S.Subbalakshmi has distinguished herself in the field of 

A) Kathak B) Bharathanatyam
C) Playing Violin D) Vocal Music
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Vocal Music

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

The Centre’s bid to dispel the pall of gloom over the economy (have been helped) in recent weeks by a rating.

 

A) had been help B) has been helped
C) have been helping D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) has been helped

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Who is said to have become the chief of the Jain Sangh after the death of Mahavira

A) Jambu B) Bhadrabahu
C) Sthulbhadra D) Sudharma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sudharma

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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

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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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The expressway is defined as a

 

A) limited-access or controlled-access highway. B) road designed for express transport.
C) high-speed privately owned highway. D) form of improved rural highway.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) limited-access or controlled-access highway.

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