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Gandhara school of art came into existence in

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A) Hinayana sect B) Mahayana sect
C) Vaishanava sect D) Shaiva sect
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mahayana sect

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The Gandhara school of art came into existence in Mahayana sect.

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The two Volcanic islands in the Indian territory are

A) Kavaratti and New Moor B) Bitra and Kavaratti
C) Pamban and Barren D) Narcodam and Barren
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pamban and Barren

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Consider the following statements about Harappan cities :

1.Roads were not always absolutely straight and did not always cross one another at right angles.

2.A striking feature is the uniformity in the average size of the bricks for houses and for city walls.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A) 1 only B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2  D) Neither 1 nor 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both 1 and 2 

Explanation:

Harappa cities followed the rectangular grid pattern where roads were straight and cut each other at right angle. But it may not be the case always.

Brick size was uniform in nearly every Harappan city from Sutkagendor in Baluchistan to Alamgirpurin Meerut, from Manda in Jammu Kashmir to Daimabad in Maharashtra.

 

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Article 1 of the Constitution declares India as

A) Fedaral State B) Quasi Federal State
C) Unitary State D) Union of States
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Union of States

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Select the antonym of

snag

A) hurdle B) boon
C) bug D) glitch
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) boon

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Which of the following is not true about Frictional force?

 

A) Friction is the force which opposes the relative motion of two surfaces in contact B) The force of friction that acts when a body is moving (sliding) on a surface is called sliding friction
C) Friction in machines wastes energy and also causes wear and tear D) Rolling friction is much more than sliding friction, the use of ball bearings in a machine considerably reduces friction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rolling friction is much more than sliding friction, the use of ball bearings in a machine considerably reduces friction

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The journalist who refused to accept Padma Bhushan was

A) Shekharan Nair B) Khushwant Singh
C) Arun Shourie D) Ratan Thiyam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Khushwant Singh

Explanation:

Khushwant Singh (Journalist) : Returned his Padma Bhushan in protest against Operation Blue Star (1984); awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2007.

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A ‘breath test’ used by traffic police to check drunken driving uses ____?

A) Turmeric on filter paper B) Silica gel coated with silver nitrate
C) potassium permanganate-sulphuric acid D) Potassium dichromatic-sulphuric acid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Potassium dichromatic-sulphuric acid

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