CAT Questions

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ISRO has successfully launched 104 satellites in a single flight from Sriharikota.

Indian states celebrating their Statehood Day on 21st Jan are Manipur, Tripura & Meghalaya (1972).

Hagia Sophia is the former Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal cathedral, later an Ottoman imperial mosque and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey.

It was built in 537 AD at the beginning of the Middle Ages, it was famous in particular for its massive dome. It was the world's largest building and an engineering marvel of its time.

The dome of the Hagia Sophia is supported by the four pendentives of the square corners.

The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices.

The reason that the Interstate Commerce Act required that rates be published was to avoid secret rebates and similar deals. Until then, big shippers would demand rebates from railroads, which would in effect reduce their shipping costs without letting competitors know. This is anti-competitive.

Hence, the Act required that railroad rates be "reasonable and just," but did not empower the government to fix specific rates.

Networking is a socioeconomic business activity by which businesspeople and entrepreneurs meet to form business relationships and to recognize, create, or act upon business opportunities, share information and seek potential partners for ventures.

Examples of Business networks are ::

1. Casual contact networks

2. Strong contact networks

3. Community service clubs

4. Professional associations

5. Online/social media networks.