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By which ruler Pataliputra was chosen for the first time as a capital

A) Ajatasatru B) Kalasok
C) Udayin D) Kanishka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Udayin

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The Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state  ?

A) Madhya Pradesh B) Haryana
C) Bihar D) Punjab
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Punjab

Explanation:

The Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Fazilka District of Punjab. The formation of sanctuary relates to a unique success story of wildlife conservation in which people of Bishnoi community united themselves for protecting the Black Buck which is regarded as a sacred animal by them. It is also the State Animal of Punjab. It is home to several varieties of flora and fauna viz. Albizia lebbeck, Acacia nilotica, Azadirachata indica, A. tortilis, Wild Boar, Blue Bull, Porcupines, Hare, Jackal, etc.

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Which is the point from where an azimuth originates?

A) South B) North
C) East D) West
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) North

Explanation:

The azimuth originates at true North i.e, the azimuth originates from the north point. It is a measure of how far an object forms the observer's north point.

 

Azimuth is a technical mapping term which is used to describe the direction of an angle between north and south on a compass circle through which the circle line passes. It is the most common military method to express direction. When using an azimuth, the point from which the azimuth originates is the center of an imaginary circle.

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What region is also referred as the  " Garden of southern India " ?

A) Western Ghats B) Nilgiris
C) Cauvery Delta D) Cardamom Hills
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cauvery Delta

Explanation:

Cauvery river also known as Dakshin Ganga is one of the major rivers in the south Indian region. On its course to Bay of Bengal, Cauvery gets branched into many distributaries forming many fertile deltas. It is for this reason that Cauvery is also known as the “garden of southern India.”

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Who said 'Supply creates its own demand' ?

A) Marshall B) Ricardo
C) Adam Smith D) J. B. Say
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) J. B. Say

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FORTRAN is not used for _____.

(I) Drawing pictures
(II) Carrying out mathematics computations

A) Only (I) B) Only (II)
C) Both (I) and (II) D) Neither (I) nor (II)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both (I) and (II)

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Group 8A of the periodic table contains the

 

A) least reactive metals B) most reactive nonmetals
C) most reactive metals D) least reactive nonmetals
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) least reactive nonmetals

Explanation:

Helium (He), Neon(Ne), Argon(Ar), Krypton (Kr), Xenon (Xe), Radon (Rn) and Ununoctium (Uuo) are present group 8A.

 

They have fully filled orbitals and hence are most stable amongst all the elements in the periodic table and are considered as least reactive least reactive non-metals.

 

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 The different classes of relations created by the technique for preventing modification anomalies are called:

A) normal forms. B) functional dependencies.
C) referential integrity constraints. D) None of the above is correct.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) normal forms.

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