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The interstate commerce act of 1887 required
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- The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices The reason that the Interstate Commerce Act required that rates be published was to avoid secret rebates and similar deals Until then, big shippers would demand rebates from railroads, which would in effect reduce their shipping costs without letting competitors know This is anti-competitive Hence, the Act required that railroad rates be "reasonable and just," but did not empower the government to fix specific rates
- 1. Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan became the members of UNO in
Options- A. 1991
- B. 1992
- C. 1993
- D. 1994 Discuss
- 2. The 'satellite freight city' is being developed near which of the following cities?
Options- A. New Delhi
- B. Orissa
- C. Gurgaon
- D. Kolkata Discuss
- 3. The highest degree of concentration of mineral deposits are found in
Options- A. northeastern zone
- B. northwestern zone
- C. southern zone
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 4. The lead character in the film 'The Bandit Queen' has been played by
Options- A. Rupa Ganguly
- B. Seema Biswas
- C. Pratiba Sinha
- D. Shabama Azmi Discuss
- 5. Who is the author of the novel 'Les Miserable'?
Options- A. Victor Hugo
- B. ALium tofler
- C. G.Wynne
- D. Fedric Discuss
- 6. What is a BJT?
Options- A. Bit Junction Transfer
- B. Bi-polar Junction Transistor
- C. Bell Jar Transformer
- D. Back Junction Transformer Discuss
- 7. Potassium nitrate is used in
Options- A. medicine
- B. fertiliser
- C. salt
- D. glass Discuss
- 8. The film 'Salaam Bombay' was directed by
Options- A. Shyam Benegal
- B. Mira Nair
- C. Aparna Sen
- D. Mrinal Sen Discuss
- 9. Which of the following metals remain in liquid for under normal conditions?
Options- A. Radium
- B. Zinc
- C. Uranium
- D. Mercury Discuss
- 10. Who directed the famous TV Serial 'Tandoori Nights'?
Options- A. Farukh Dhondy
- B. Jon AMiel
- C. Zohra Sehgal
- D. Saeed Jaffrey Discuss
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