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The 2016 black comedy crime thriller 'Udta Punjab' is loosely based on which of the following?

 

A) Wheat harvest in Punjab B) Drug abuse in Punjab
C) Child labour in Punjab D) Partition problems in Punjab
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Drug abuse in Punjab

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Q:

Todar Mal was associated with

A) Land revenue reforms B) Music and Literature
C) Law and Music D) Law and Literature
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Land revenue reforms

Explanation:

Todar Mal was associated with land revenue reforms.

 

Raja Todar Mal was the Finance Minister of the Mughal empire during Akbar's reign. He was one of the Navaratnas in Akbar's durbar.

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NASA and ISRO to come together to inspect 'oldest civilisation' site in ____________ .

A) Gujarat B) Rajasthan
C) Haryana D) Telangana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Haryana

Explanation:

Teams of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) would inspect the excavation being carried out at an archaeological site in Haryana’s Fatehabad district to verify claims of it being the oldest civilisation in the world. Archaeologists have recovered artefacts pre-dating the Harappan Civilisation from the site, located in village Kunal in Fatehabad district.

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Q:

The Basic Architecture of Computer was developed by

A) Charles Babbage B) Blaise Pascal
C) Garden Moore D) John Von Neumann
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) John Von Neumann

Explanation:

Computer Architecture refers to how a computer system is designed and what technologies it is compatible with. In brief, Computer architecture is a specification detailing how a set of software and hardware technology standards interact to form a computer system or platform.  

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The Von Neumann Architecture, which is also known as the Von Neumann Model and Princeton architecture, is a computer architecture based on the 1945 description of computer by the mathematician and physicist John von Neumann.

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What is the name of the Made-in-India alternative to Twitter?

 

A) Koo B) Freak
C) Whisper D) Sparrow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Koo

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Q:

Operation Kutir Jyothi refers to

A) Rural electrification B) Adult literacy
C) Self-employment D) Olympic torch
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rural electrification

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Q:

The Study of Ancient Societies is called

A) Anthropology B) Archaeology
C) History D) Ethnology
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Archaeology

Explanation:

Archaeology is the science which studies ancient societies based on their material remains. Through the analysis of objects and those works constructed by ancient peoples, this science can arrive at conclusions about their culture and their ways of life. There are several branches of Archaeology as well as many tools relevant to this science.

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Q:

Which state government has launched Pashu Bazar website for online cattle sale  ?

A) Telangana B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Haryana D) Gujarat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Telangana

Explanation:

The Telangana government has launched Pashu Bazar website for online cattle sale. The online sale or purchase of cattle through pashubazar.telangana.gov.in website will help farmers as the cattle need not be brought to shandies every time and farmers can save on transportation cost on cattle. Farmer can keep maximum five registrations for sale at any time. Thus, the online platform has been developed to help farmers to sell their animals without physically taking them to weekly markets.

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