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' Misch metal ' is widely used in manufacture of which of the following

A) Material of car brake B) Smoke detectors
C) Cigarette lighters D) Emergency lights
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cigarette lighters

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Who started the Saka Era which is still used by the Government of India ?

A) Asoka B) Samudra Gupta
C) Vikramaditya D) Kanishka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kanishka

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Which of the following statements about the usage of the term ‘barbarian’ is/are correct?

1. It is derived from the Greek word ‘barbaros’ which means anon-Greek.

2. Romans used the term for the Germanic tribes, the Gauls and the Huns.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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:

The ancient Greek word “bárbaros,” from which it derives, meant “babbler,”.In the Greek ear, speakers of a foreign tongue made unintelligible sounds (“bar bar bar”). Similar words exist in other Indo-European languages, including the Sanskrit “barbara,” which means “stammering.”The word “barbarian” originated in ancient Greece and was initially used to describe all non-Greek-speaking peoples, including Persians, Egyptians, Medes and Phoenicians.

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Q:

What bet can never be won?

Answer

ALPHABET is the bet can never be won.

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Q:

The process of preparing a floppy diskette for use is called ________

A) assembling B) translating
C) parsing D) formatting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) formatting

Explanation:

Floppy diskette is a storage space as like disc for any important files for future use.

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The process of preparing a floppy diskette for use is called Formatting.

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In which language was the ' Shrimad Bhagavad Gita ' originally written

A) Sanskrit B) Apabhramsa
C) Prakrit D) Pali
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sanskrit

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Who was/were the 10th century composer(s) of the Nalayira Divya Prabandham?

 

A) Alvars B) Nayanars
C) Appar D) Sambandar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Alvars

Explanation:

The Nalayira Divya Prabandham is a collection of 4,000 Tamil verses composed by the 12 Alvars and was compiled in its present form by Nathamunigal during the 9th -10th centuries. These were sung by the Alwars indevotional estacy in varrious shirineas of Vishnu, made famous as Magalashasana sthalas.

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Smallest gulf in the world is

A) Gulf of Mexico B) Persian Gulf
C) Gulf of Oman D) Gulf of California
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Gulf of California

Explanation:

A gulf in geography is a large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea.

 

The second smallest sea on Earth is the Sea of Cortez, more commonly called the Gulf of California. This sea is about 62,000 square miles. It lies between Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula.

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