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[#146] What is Bhakti movement?
Correct Answer

(C) both (a) and (b)

Explanation

Solution: Bhakti movement is a social and religious movement form about AD 500 to 1600 and is the movement that influenced the developed of regional language because it emphasised people's. Bhakti movement in Hinduism refers to ideas and engagement that emerged in the medieval era on love and devotion to religious concepts built around one or more gods and goddesses.

[#147] When and where athletics introduced in the Olympics?
Correct Answer

(A) 1896 at Athens

Explanation

Solution: Athletics was introduced in the Olympics in 1896 at Athens. On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic Games are held in Athens, Greece, with athletes from 14 countries participating. The International Olympic Committee met for the first time in Paris in June 1894 and chose Greece as the site of the inaugural modern Olympiad.

[#148] What was the purpose of establishment of NATO?
Correct Answer

(A) To maintain and develop individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack

Explanation

Solution: The purpose of establishment of NATO was to maintain and develop individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack. NATO was the first peacetime military alliance the United States entered into outside of the Western Hemisphere.

[#149] Mudumalai Sanctuary is situated in:
Correct Answer

(B) Tamil Nadu

Explanation

Solution: Mudumalai Sanctuary is situated in Tamil Nadu. The Mudumalai National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary also a declared tiger reserve, lies on the northwestern side of the Nilgiri Hills (Blue Mountains), in Nilgiri District, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) north-west of Coimbatore city in Tamil Nadu. It shares its boundaries with the states of Karnataka and Kerala.

[#150] What is the role of WTO (World Trade Organisation)?
Correct Answer

(C) both (a) and (b)

Explanation

Solution: The role of WTO (World Trade Organisation) was to settle trade disputes between nations and to widen the principal of free trade to sectors such as services and agriculture. Its main function is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible.