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[#361] The General Assembly meets every year in regular sessions which begin on
Correct Answer

(C) third Tuesday in September every year

Explanation

Solution: The General Assembly meets every year in regular sessions which begin on third Tuesday in September every year. Tuesday of the third week in September, counting from the first week that contains at least one working day.

[#362] The chief of the Army staff is assisted by
Correct Answer

(C) both (A) and (B)

Explanation

Solution: The chief of the Army staff is assisted by Vice-chief of the Army Staff and Principal staff officers such as Deputy Chief, Adjutant General, Military Secretary.

[#363] The dance performed by women to invoke rain in Bihar is
Correct Answer

(A) Jata Jatin

Explanation

Solution: The dance performed by women to invoke rain in Bihar is Jata Jatin. Jat Jatin is the dance of women of the Mithila region of Bihar and is supposed to be performed on moonlit nights during the monsoons. Grown-up girls and young housewives assemble in the courtyard and, accompanied by a drum, dance from midnight to dawn. As they dance, they enact in gestures the epic story of the love of Jata and Jatin. The most dramatic episode of the dance concerns a wicked boatman who breaks through the dancing ring and kidnaps the beautiful Jatin.

[#364] The department of Atomic Energy was established in
Correct Answer

(B) 1956

Explanation

Solution: The department of Atomic Energy was established in 1956. The Atomic Energy Commission is the governing body of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India. The DAE is under the direct charge of the Prime Minister. The Indian Atomic Energy Commission was set up on 10 August 1948 under the late Department of Scientific Research. A resolution passed by the Government of India later replaced the commission by "Atomic Energy Commission of India" on 1 March 1958 under the Department of Atomic Energy with more financial and executive powers.

[#365] The company that has acquired interest in different industries by taking over or merging with other companies, is called
Correct Answer

(C) conglomerate

Explanation

Solution: The company that has acquired interest in different industries by taking over or merging with other companies, is called conglomerate. A conglomerate company is a combination of two or more companies running a totally different businesses and united under a one corporate group. This is structured as a main company and several subsidiaries. A conglomerate company Conglomerates are often large and multinational.