Dioxins and Furans are considered as

A) persistent organic pollutants (POPs)

B) Ozone depleting chemicals

C) Global warming agent

D) Biomethanation catalyst

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Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) programme is a joint initiative of the

A) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and World Trade Organization (WTO)

B) World Trade Organization (WTO) and
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

C) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

D) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

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Consider the following sentences regarding "no first use" policy of Nuclear weapon

1. India use "no first use" policy only for the countries who also use same policy or for the countries who do not have nuclear weapons.

2. India was the first country to adopt the above policy.

Choose the correct statement/s

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) both

D) none

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All parts of the sea that are not included in the exclusive economic zone, the territorial sea or the internal or archipelagic waters of a State, are known as the

A) Deep Sea

B) High Sea

C) Excluded Sea

D) Upper Sea

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amalka, kalpa-lata, govaksha, kalasha, vyala/yali were the

A) elements of ornamentation used in the temple

B) various incarnations of the main deity of Hindu temple

C) style of basic Hindu temple architecture

D) types of shikhara of the Nagara Temple

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Consider the following sentences regarding Hindu temples made during Gupta period

1. All the temples were made are either east or north facing.

2. Panchayatana style of temple architecture is also a legacy of Gupta period.

Choose the correct statement/s

A) 1 only

B) 2 only

C) both

D) none

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The beautifully decorated "torona" which were carved with various events from the life of the Buddha and the Jatakas are

A) four gateways into the stupa

B) inner and biggest sanctum of the stupa

C) circular path around the stupa

D) protective fence made of hewn and polished stones that surrounds a Buddhist stupa

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"Astadikapalas" were the

A) deities of direction

B) eight entrances to the basic Hindu temple

C) eight elements of ornamentation

D) inner and biggest sanctum of the stupa

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