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The philosophy  propounded in the Upanishads is known as 

A) Advaita B) Vedanta
C) Yoga D) Samkhya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vedanta

Explanation:

The Upanishads are commonly referred to as Vedanta. 


The Upanishads alone are widely known and among the most important literature in the history of Indian religions and culture and their central ideas are at the spiritual core of Hindus.

 

The upanishads are a part of the Vedas and are ancient Sanskrit texts that contain some of the central philosophical concepts and ideas of Hinduism, some of which are shared with Buddhism, and Jainism.

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Q:

The filament of a light bulb is made up of

 

A) Platinum B) Tantalum
C) Tungsten D) Antimony
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Tungsten

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Which of the following will be the outcome if an economy is under the inflationary pressure?

1.Domestic currency heads for depreciation.

2.Exports become less competitive with imports getting costlier.

3.Cost of borrowing decreases.4.Bondholders get benefitted.

 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

 

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

Explanation:

Creditors and debtors:

During inflation creditors lose because they receive in effect less in goods and services than if they had received the repayments during a period of low prices. Debtors, on other hand, as a group gain during inflation, since they repay their debts in currency that has lost its value.The aggregate volume of internal trade tends to increase during inflation due to higher incomes, greater production and larger spending. But the export trade is likely to suffer on account of arise in the prices of domestic goods.

The same currency unit will now buy less goods and services.But the bondholders lose as they get a fixed interest the real value of which has already fallen.

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Q:

Civil equality implies

A) Equality before law B) Equality of opportunity
C) Equal distribution of wealth D) Equal right to participate in the affairs of the State
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Equality before law

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Find the work done (in J) when a charge of 20 C moves across a potential difference of 4 V.

 

 

A) 5 B) 40
C) 80 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 80

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

You discover that either your medi-claim doesn't cover (their) expenses or that you won't get reimbursed because there was no hospitalization.

A) your B) our
C) mine D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) your

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A Computer works on a _______ number system

A) binary B) octal
C) decimal D) hexadecimal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) binary

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Pieces of camphor placed on water move about rapidly. This is because of

A) diffusion B) viscosity
C) surface tension D) capillarity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) surface tension

Explanation:

The Camphor slowly dissolves in the water lowering the latter's surface tension in the immediate neighbourhood. The stronger pull exerted by the uncontaminated portion of water brings about a movement of the surface and the camphor particles are carried along with it. When after sometime the whole surface settles for the reduced tension, the movement of the camphor too short.

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