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Whose duty is it to apply Directive Principles while making any law?

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  1. Constitution

  2. President

  3. State

  4. Citizens

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Directive Principles of State Policy are borrowed from the Irish Constitution. They are general guidelines for the state to be undertaken for the welfare of people. They are non-justiciable and non-enforceable in nature.

Who discovered the sea route to India?

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  1. Columbus

  2. Vasco-da-Gama

  3. Magellan

  4. John Cabot

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Correct Option: B
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Vasco-da-Gama a Portuguese explorer discovered the sea route to India In

  1. After sailing down the western coast of Africa and rounding the Cape of Good Hope, his expedition made numerous stops in Africa before reaching the trading post of Calicut, India, in May 1498.

After the name of which explorer, the continent of America was given its name?

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  1. Amerigo Vespucci

  2. Christopher Columbus

  3. Vasco-da-gama

  4. John Cabot

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

America was named after Amerigo Vespucci, a Florentine navigator and explorer who played a prominent role in exploring the New World. Believing he had discovered a new continent, in a letter to Florence, Vespucci called South America the New World. 

Who discovered America and when ?

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  1. Vasco-da-Gama in 1498

  2. Columbus in 1492

  3. Amerigo Vespucci in 1776

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Christopher Columbus discovered America In 1492. Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator and coloniser. It is commonly said that "Columbus discovered America." It would be more accurate, perhaps, to say that he introduced the Americas to Western Europe during his four voyages to the region between 1492 and 1502. 

When did Vasco-da-Gama came to India?

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  1. 1492

  2. 1498

  3. 1567

  4. 1885

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Correct Option: B
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Vasco-de-Gama a Portuguese explorer discovered the sea route to India In

  1. After sailing down the western coast of Africa and rounding the Cape of Good Hope, his expedition made numerous stops in Africa before reaching the trading post of Calicut, India, in May 1498.

Which machine improved weaving methods?

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  1. Flying Shuttle

  2. Spinning Jenny

  3. Spinning Mule

  4. Powerloom

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Weaving methods were improved by Power loom. A power loom is a mechanised loom powered by a line shaft, and was one of the key developments in the industrialization of weaving during the early Industrial Revolution. The first power loom was designed in 1784 by Edmund Cartwright and first built in 1785.

The revolution in agriculture had started before the ______ revolution.

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  1. American

  2. French

  3. Industrial

  4. Russian

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Correct Option: C
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The revolution in agriculture had started before the industrial revolution. The agriculture revolution in 18th century paved the way for the industrial revolution in Britain. New farming techniques and improved live stock breeding led to amplified food production.

Which invention was the most significant one to know the directions?

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  1. Mariner's compass

  2. Astrolabe

  3. Maps

  4. Telescope

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is an instrument meant to know directions. Its needle always points towards the north. 

Conserving the environment is our duty.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
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Our Constitution prescribes certain fundamental duties which are basic moral obligations on the citizens. One of the fundamental duty listed is to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers, wildlife and to have compassion for living creatures. Though non-enforceable, it is the responsibility of every citizen to conserve the environment so as to fulfill this moral duty.

Preserving public places is not everyones responsibility.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
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Our Constitution prescribes certain fundamental duties which are basic moral obligations on the citizens. One of the fundamental duty listed is to safeguard public property and to abjure violence. Though non-enforceable, it is the responsibility of every citizen to preserve public places so as to fulfill this moral duty.