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The Ashtadhyayiof Panini, the Mahabhasyaof Patanjali and the Kashika Vrittiof Jayaditya deal with |
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Answer & Explanation
| Answer : Option B |
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| These books deal with principles of grammar |
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The Earth moves around the Sun in an elliptical trajectory due to gravity. If another Sun like star is brought near the Earth, what will be the shape of the trajectory? |
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Answer & Explanation
| Answer : Option D |
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| The shape of the trajectory will be undeterministic |
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Which one of the following commissions/ committees was appointed by the British Government to investigate into the massacre in Jallianwala Bagh? |
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Answer & Explanation
| Answer : Option B |
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| On 13 April 1919, a crowd of nonviolentprotesters, along with Baishakhi pilgrims, had gathered in the Jallianwala Bagh garden in Amritsar, Punjab to protest against the arrest of two nationalist leaders, Dr. Satyapal, Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew. On the orders of Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer, the army fired on the crowd for ten minutes, there were 370 dead and 1200 wounded |
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A body has a mass of 6 kg on the Earth; when measured on the Moon, its mass would be |
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Answer & Explanation
| Answer : Option D |
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| Mass of an object does not change when an objects location changes. It is the weight of the body (w = mg) which changes with value of 'g' at that place |
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Which one among the following was not a demand of the Prarthana Samaj? |
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Answer & Explanation
| Answer : Option D |
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| Prarthana Samaj was founded by M.G. Ranade and R.G. Bhandarkar in 1867 with an aim to make people believe in one God and worship only one God. The main reformers were the intellectuals who advocate reforms of the social system of the Hindus. He never demanded abolition of untouchability |
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Which one of the following countries is not a member of the OPEC? |
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Answer & Explanation
| Answer : Option C |
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| Malaysia is not a member of OPEC. In 2014 OPEC comprised twelve members: Algeria, Angola, Ecuador,Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Venezuela. Indonesia (1962- suspended its membership from January 2009). |
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Who among the following was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission? |
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Answer & Explanation
| Answer : Option B |
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| Pt Jawaharlal Nehru was the first chairman of the Planning commission of India |
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Which one among the following States has the highest gender disparity? |
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Answer & Explanation
| Answer : Option C |
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| As per the data available, there seems to be gender disparity depending on the location, as the Northern states (particularly Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh) seem to be more biased then the Southern states. The sharpest decline for the age group of zero to six years is observed in the Northern States particularly in Punjab (793 per 1000 females) and Haryana (820 per 1000 females):(2011 Census) |
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'And Then One Day : A Memoir' is an autobiography of |
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Answer & Explanation
| Answer : Option C |
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| This is the autobiography of Naseeruddin Shah. |
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| 10 . |
Information under the RTI Act, 2005 can be provided in respect of |
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Answer & Explanation
| Answer : Option B |
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| Information under the RTI Act 2005 can be provided in respect of Assam Rifles,Border Security Force,National Security Guards |
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