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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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Which one of the following Indus Civilization site gives evidence of a dockyard

A) Harappa B) Lothal
C) Mohenjodaro D) Rakhigarhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lothal

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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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Choose the correctly spelt word

The threat of an epidemic caused great alarm and

A) Trepidation B) Terpidation
C) Trepidition D) Trepidattion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Trepidation

Explanation:

Trepidation is spelt correctly which means a feeling of fear or anxiety about something that may happen.

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According to John Maynard Keynes, employment depends upon

 

A) aggregate demand B) aggregate supply
C) effective demand D) rate of interest
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) effective demand

Explanation:

J.M Keynes’ theory of employment is a demand-deficient theory. This means that Keynes visualised employment from the demand side of the model. His theory is a demand-oriented approach, as opposed to the classical supply side model.

According to him,the volume of employment in a country depends on the level of effective demand of people for goods and services. Thus, unemployment is attributed to the deficiency of effective demand.

 

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

Even after 70 years of achieving independence, democracy, (in its true senses), was yet to come to India.

A) in its true sense B) in its real sense
C) in its real senses D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) in its true sense

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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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A Computer works on a _______ number system

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

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