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Is air homogeneous or heterogeneous?

A) homogeneous B) heterogeneous
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) homogeneous

Explanation:

A Mixture is a material made up of two or more different substances which are mixed.

 

Mixtures can be either homogeneous or heterogeneous.

 

* A homogeneous mixture is a type of mixture in which the composition is uniform and every part of the solution has the same properties.

* A heterogeneous mixture is a type of mixture in which the components can be seen, as there are two or more phases present.

 

Air is a homogeneous mixture of the gaseous substances nitrogen, oxygen, and smaller amounts of other substances.

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Which one of the following elements is a transition element?

A) H B) As
C) Fe D) Sr
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Fe

Explanation:

In chemistry, the term transition metal has three possible meanings: The IUPAC definition defines a transition metal as "an element whose atom has a partially filled d sub-shell, or which can give rise to cations with an incomplete d sub-shell".

Any of the set of metallic elements occupying a central block (Groups IVB–VIII, IB, and IIB, or 4–12) in the periodic table, e.g. iron, manganese, chromium, and copper. Chemically they show variable valency and a strong tendency to form coordination compounds, and many of their compounds are coloured.

 

Here in the given options, only iron (Fe) is a transition metal since Strontium is an alkaline earth, arsenic is a metalloid, hydrogen is (normally) a diatomic gas.

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Voice in literary nonfiction refers to

A) description that appeals to the five senses B) the overall presence of a personality behind the text
C) the attitude that the author or narrator has toward the subject or reader D) nonfiction that uses elements and devices common in fictional stories
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) description that appeals to the five senses

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Why did charles babbage invent the computer?

Answer

Charles Babbage, the father of computer, invented the first general-purpose computer in an effort to prevent the mathematical errors that were prevalent in the human-calculated mathematics of his time.

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Which sources produce alternating current (AC)?

A) Solar power plants B) Hydro-electric generators
C) Batteries D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hydro-electric generators

Explanation:

Alternating Current (AC) is the current in which flow of current is altered periodically whereas in DC current i.e, direct current the flow of current is only in one direction.

Some of the sources of AC current are :

1. Hydro-electric generators

2. Thermal power generators

3. Nuclear  power generators...

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Who played an important rule in bringing all the States in the Independent India into the country's unity

A) Sardar Patel B) Hume
C) Subhas Chandra Bose D) Dr Rajendra Prasad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sardar Patel

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Who is the leading wicket taker in the history of Test cricket

A) Shane Warne B) Brain Lara
C) Courtney Walsh D) Muttiah Muralitharan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Muttiah Muralitharan

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Christ The Redeemer Statue on Corcovado Mountain is located in which country?

A) China B) Canada
C) Hungary D) Brazil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Brazil

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