Who proposed the theory of the expanding universe?
- Georges Lemaitre
- Galileo Galilei
- Edwin Hubble
- Claudius Ptolemy
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American astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered in the 1920s that the Universe is expanding by showing that most galaxies are receding from the Milky Way and the farther away they are, the faster they are receding.
In which of these constellations does the current Pole Star, Polaris, lie?
- Ursa Minor
- Orion
- Ursa Major
- Corona Borealis
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Ursa Minor, or the 'Little Bear', is a relatively conspicuous constellation, visible from the latitudes 90 degrees North to 10 degrees South. It is 'circum-polar', i.e. always visible in the sky, above 20 degrees North latitude.
Which one is not the Component of the Preamble?
- Sovereign
- Secular
- Hostility
- Democratic Republic
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The preamble declares India to be a sovereign, socialist, secular, and democratic republic. The objectives stated by the Preamble are to secure justice, liberty, and equality for all citizens and promote fraternity to maintain the unity and integrity of the nation.
Which article if the Indian Constitution abolishes untouchability?
- Article 30
- Article 17
- Article 19
- Article 21
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Abolition of Untouchability. To make an untouchability law further strong, parliament passed an Untouchability Offenses Act in 1955. However, this act was further amended and also renamed in the year of 1976 as Protection of the Civil Rights Act, 1955.
________ implies that sustainable development should take a holistic approach towards notions of progress and give equal importance to non-economic aspects of wellbeing.
- National Happiness Index
- Psychological Wellbeing Index
- Living Standards Index
- Community Vitality Index
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Gross National Happiness (GNH), sometimes called Gross Domestic Happiness (GDH), it provides a way for the country to understand and enact progress based on the society's value of happiness.
