For how many years the charter gave the company a monopoly to trade with the east and west coasts of India?
10 Years 20 Years 15 Years Indefinite Years
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For an initial 15 years, the charter granted the company a monopoly on trade with India's east and west coasts.
Who proposed the steady-state theory?
Hermann Bondi Thomas Gold Sir James Jeans Fred Hoyle
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The steady-state theory was first proposed by Sir James Jeans in the 1920s, but it was reformulated by Fred Hoyle, Thomas Gold, and Hermann Bondi in 1948.
How many articles, parts, and schedules are in the Indian constitution?
395 Articles, 22 Parts, and 8 Schedules 395 Articles, 22 Parts, and 12 Schedules 385 Articles, 22 Parts, and 8 Schedules 385 Articles, 22 Parts, and 12 Schedules
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At its enactment, it had 395 articles in 22 parts and 8 schedules. At about 145,000 words, it is the second-longest active constitution—after the Constitution of Alabama—in the world.
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.
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.
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