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A man stands on the pan of a balance holding a fish in his right hand and bucket of water in his left hand. If he transfers the fish into the bucket, the total weight on the pan

A) increases B) decreases
C) remains the same D) first increases and then decreases
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) remains the same

Explanation:

Before transferring the fish, the position is the man with the fish and the bucket of water. After transferring the position is : the man without the fish, but the fish inside the water in the bucket. Thus to know whether there is any change in weight, it is enough to consider whether there is any change in weight when the fish in air is transferred into the water. The answer is there is no change as when in water though it loses weight due to upthrust of water on it, the level of water increases and exerts an equal force at the bottom

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The first Asin to head the prestigious Trinity College at Cambridge University is 

A) Amartya Sen B) Dr IG Patel
C) Romesh Gunesekera D) Bhabani Bhattacharya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Amartya Sen

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

 

The ideology of

P : modern economics suggests that

Q : enhanced satisfaction and well-being

R : material progress has yielded

 

A) PQR B) RQP
C) PRQ D) RPQ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) PRQ

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Q:

Where is the Forest Reserve Institute of India located

A) Bhopal B) Dehradum
C) Lucknow D) Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dehradum

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Q:

Select the antonym of

offensive

A) obnoxious B) agreeable
C) repugnant D) odious
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) agreeable

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Q:

Jamini Roy was a famous

A) Actor B) Producer
C) Dancer D) Painter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Painter

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In New Delhi, the IT ministry launched a desktop software e-Aksharayan in a conference for Indian Languages Technology Industry named

A) Aksharantara B) Bhashantara
C) Parivartana D) Akshara
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bhashantara

Explanation:

The IT ministry launched a desktop software e-Aksharayan in a conference for Indian Languages Technology Industry 'Bhashantara', in New Delhi. The objective is to enable editing and printing of text in scanned documents. The software e-Aksharayan was launched in 7 Indian languages.

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Q:

In 1933 congress repealed prohibition with the

A) 21st Amendment B) 20th Amendment
C) 19th Amendment D) 18th Amendment
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 21st Amendment

Explanation:

In 1933, Congress repealed prohibition with the 21st amendment. At it’s heart, the scopes trial was a clash between religion and science. Nativists were opposed to immigration because they feared that immigration would be a damage to America’s traditions and that it would result in a loss of jobs.

The Prohibition Era in United States history lasted from 1919 to 1933. It was defined by a complete prohibition of the manufacturing, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States.

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