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Q. Given below are the two statements one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) :
Advanced farming during the SangamAge remained absolutely confined to small pockets of wet-land in the valleys of Kaveri, Vaigai, Tamraparni and periyar without any remarkable progress till the 7th-8th centuries.
Reason (R) :
Setting fire to standing crops and destination of settlements (ceri) was common during the Sangam Age :
In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct?

  • (A) both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
  • (B) A is false but R is true
  • (C) A is true but R is false
  • (D) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A
๐Ÿ“ Notes
โœ… Correct Answer: (D) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A

Q. Diamond is lustrous because

  • (A) It is colourless
  • (B) It is hard
  • (C) It is pure
  • (D) Its refractive index is high
๐Ÿ“ Notes
โœ… Correct Answer: (D) Its refractive index is high

Q. A righteous government to the Sangam Tamils meant one which

  • (A) Maintained social solidarity
  • (B) Provided correct, quick and straight justice
  • (C) Pursued social and ethical values
  • (D) Promoted agriculture and trade
๐Ÿ“ Notes
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) Provided correct, quick and straight justice

Q. The Parliamentary Committee which scrutinizes the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is

  • (A) Select Committee
  • (B) Estimates Committee
  • (C) Public Accounts Committee
  • (D) None of these
๐Ÿ“ Notes
โœ… Correct Answer: (C) Public Accounts Committee

Q. A collection of 8 bit is called -

  • (A) Byte
  • (B) Record
  • (C) Word
  • (D) Nibble
๐Ÿ“ Notes
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) Byte

Q. Idioms and phrases for - To throw dust in one's eyes

  • (A) To show false things
  • (B) To make blind
  • (C) To harm someone
  • (D) To deceive
๐Ÿ“ Notes
โœ… Correct Answer: (D) To deceive

Q. Virginia is a place in U.S.A. famous for growing _____ .

  • (A) Weed
  • (B) Tobacco
  • (C) Cannabis
  • (D) None of the above
๐Ÿ“ Notes
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) Tobacco

Q. Palghat joins which of the following states?

  • (A) Sikkim and West Bengal
  • (B) Maharashtra and Gujarat
  • (C) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
  • (D) Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
๐Ÿ“ Notes
โœ… Correct Answer: (C) Kerala and Tamil Nadu

Q. Raveena left house for the bus stop 15 min earlier than usual. It takes 10 min to reach the stop. She reached the stop at 8 : 40 am. What time does he usually leave home for the bus stop?

  • (A) 8:30 AM
  • (B) 8:45 AM
  • (C) 8:55 AM
  • (D) 8:05 AM
๐Ÿ“ Notes
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) 8:45 AM
Explanation: Clearly, Raveena left home 10 min before 8 : 40 am i.e., at 8 : 30 am

but it was 15 min earlier than usual,

so she usually leaves for the stop at (8 : 30 + 0 : 15) = 8 : 45 am.

Q. Solar eclipse will take place when

  • (A) The earth is between the moon and the sun
  • (B) The moon does not lie on the line joining the sun and the earth
  • (C) The sun is between the moon and the earth
  • (D) The moon is between the sun and the earth
๐Ÿ“ Notes
โœ… Correct Answer: (D) The moon is between the sun and the earth
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