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Q:

Indian state where Uniform Civil Code is applied?

A) Uttarakhand B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Goa D) Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Goa

Explanation:

Uniform civil code is the ongoing point of debate within Indian mandate to replace personal laws based on the scriptures and customs of each major religious community in India with a common set of rules governing every citizen.

 

Goa is the only state in INdia where Uniform Civil Code is applied. Laws are equal to all religion. Polygamy and triple talaq are illegal. 

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Q:

According to a report by New World Wealth, which is the richest city in the world 2018?

A) Tokyo B) New York
C) London D) Paris
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) New York

Explanation:

New York City, London, and Tokyo are the richest cities in the world 2018, according to their ranks.

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Q:

Shares of a company given in exchange for work done are called ?

A) Secondary shares B) Hot equity
C) Preferential shares D) Sweat equity shares
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sweat equity shares

Explanation:

A sweat equity share is an equity share issued by the company to employees or directors at a discount or for consideration other than cash for providing know-how or making available rights in the nature of intellectual property rights or value additions.

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Q:

Artificial port of India is?

A) Haldia B) Chennai or Madras
C) Mangalore D) Kandla
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chennai or Madras

Explanation:

Chennai port is known for its Coastal breakwater, artificial, large seaport type of harbor.

Chennai Port, formerly known as Madras Port, is the second largest container port of India, behind the Nhava Sheva Port, and the largest port in the Bay of Bengal. It is the third oldest port among the 13 major ports of India

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Q:

which of the following statements are correct

A) Sir Richard Arkwright - Father of industrial revolution B) Michael Faraday - Discovered Benzene and invented Bunsen Burner
C) Thomas Alva Edison - phonograph and motion picture camera D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

Inventors and their Inventions ::

 

  • Sir Richard Arkwright - Father of industrial revolution.

 

  • Michael Faraday - Discovered Benzene and invented Bunsen Burner.

 

  • Thomas Alva Edison - Invented Phonograph and motion picture camera.
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What does the term Jim Crow refer to? 

A) the civil rights movement of the mid-twentieth century B) northern whites who sympathized with African Americans
C) African American politicians during Reconstruction D) the system of racial segregation in the South after Reconstruction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the system of racial segregation in the South after Reconstruction

Explanation:
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Q:

Father of Indian Engineering -

A) James Hickey B) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
C) Nandalal Bose D) M.Visweswariah
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) M.Visweswariah

Explanation:

M.Visweswariah is known as the Father of Indian Engineering.

 

Father of Indian Printing - James Hickey

Father of Indian Green Revolution - Dr. M.S. Swaminathan

Father of Indian Painting - Nandalal Bose.

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Q:

What is the function of an antagonist in a story?

Answer

The antagonist is the negative or opposing force in a story.


It could be a human enemy, or it could be non-human, like an animal or something less tangible, like fear.


 


The antagonist plays an important role in story development.

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