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In a confederal system of government, power is

A) with States B) with Central
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) with States

Explanation:

Government can be classified in three manners:

(1) who participates,

(2) geographic distribution of power, and

(3) legislative/executive relationship.

 

Who can participate is generally broken down into two forms of government,

democracy or dictatorship

 

While the legislative/executive relationship is broken down into

presidential or parliamentary

 

The geographic distribution of power is broken down into unitary, federal, and confederation (confederal).


Confederal System of Government ::

A system of government where power is located with the independent states and there is little power in the central government.

 

Today, no nation follows a confederal system. Organizations, like the European Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States, are based on the ideas of a confederal system. Several nations make up these organizations, but they still retain the majority of their independence.

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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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Q:

Font size is measured in

A) pixels B) points
C) didos D) percents
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) points

Explanation:

In computers, generally Font size is measured in points (pt).

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Q:

Who institutes the META awards?

A) Reliance group B) Satyam group
C) Mahindra group D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mahindra group

Explanation:

The Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META) instituted by Mahindra group.

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Q:

Who invented the battery?

A) John Wilkinson B) Alessandro Volta
C) James Hargreaves D) Thomas Edison
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Alessandro Volta

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Q:

Who is the author of the book ' The Rights of Man '

A) Thomas Hardy B) Thomas Mann
C) Thomas Moore D) Thomas Paine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Thomas Paine

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Q:

What has 6 faces, but does not wear makeup, and 21 eyes but cannot see?

Answer

Dice has 6 faces with 1 - 6 number of dots one on each side.


So in total 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 21 dots resembles as eyes.


 


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Q:

What is the basic foundation of neoclassical literature?

A) Artistic values of ancient Greece and Rome B) Puritan philosophy
C) Enlightenment theory D) Anti-Renaissance thought
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Artistic values of ancient Greece and Rome

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