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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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The corner of the cells of collenchyma tissue in plant are thickened due to deposition of _____

A) Lignin and suberin B) Suberin and cutin
C) Cellulose and pectin D) Chitin and lignin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cellulose and pectin

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Dissolving is best described as

 

A) molecules breaking into ions B) a change from a solid to a liquid
C) breaking covalent bonds D) a mingling of molecules and/or ions
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) a mingling of molecules and/or ions

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The idea of including the Emergency provisions in the Constitution of India has been borrowed from the

A) Constitution of Canada B) Weimar Constitution of Germany
C) Constitution of Ireland D) Constitution of USA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Weimar Constitution of Germany

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Where did Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon, known as Dharma Chakra Pravartan

A) Sanchi B) Sarnath
C) Sravasti D) Bodh Gaya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sarnath

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What is the heat released by a heating filament rated 20 W when it is kept on for 2 seconds?

 

A) 40 B) 10
C) 80 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 40

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IFSC is the short term of

 

A) International Financial System Code B) Indian Financial System Code
C) Inter-bank Financial System Code D) Inter-bank Functional System Code
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Indian Financial System Code

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The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system prevalent in

A) Persia B) Mongolia
C) Afghanistan D) Turkey
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mongolia

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