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Why would a company distribute its earnings through dividends to common stockholders?

Answer

Regular dividend payments are signals that a company is healthy and profitable. Also, issuing dividends can attract investors (shareholders). Finally, a company may distribute earnings to shareholders if it lacks profitable investment opportunities.

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Which Article deals Protection against Arrest and detention?

A) Art-24B B) Art-23
C) Art-22 D) Art-21A
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Art-22

Explanation:

Article-22 :: Protection against arrest and detention.

No person who is arrested shall be detained in custody without being informed of the grounds for such arrest nor shall he be denied the right to consult and to be defended by a legal Practioner of his choice.

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Exam Prep: Bank Exams , CAT
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The Number of officially recognised languages in india is

A) 12 B) 15
C) 18 D) 21
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 18

Explanation:

India has 18 officially recognised languages - Konkani, Manipur and Nepali were added to the official list of 15 in 1992. The other 15 languages are Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit , Tamil, Telugu , Urdu and sindhi.

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Q:

Give two ways of converting a two input NAND gate to an inverter.

Answer

One way is shorting the two inputs of the NAND gate and passing the input.


truth table:


A B output


1 1 0


0 0 1


The second way is passing the input to only one input (say A) of the NAND gate. Since the other input  (say B is floating, it is always logic one.


Truth table:


A B output


1 1 0 


0 1 1

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Subject: Hardware

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Q:

Radio waves sent out by a radio stations are reflected by

A) troposphere B) stratosphere
C) mesosphere D) ionosphere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) ionosphere

Explanation:

This is a layer of atmosphere about 60 to 70 km above the earth and extends to about 400km. It contains ionised particles which can reflect radio waves making radio communication round the world possible.

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Q:

When is International Talk Like a Pirate Day is observed?

A) December 11 B) September 16
C) March 8 D) September 19
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) September 19

Explanation:
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What is the main purpose of state legislatures?

A) to make and pass laws at the state level B) to control the legislation of local governments
C) to provide legislative support for Congress D) to challenge the legality of federal laws
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to make and pass laws at the state level

Explanation:

Each state in the U.S. has a state legislature. The state legislatures main purpose is to make and pass laws at the state level.

 

An integral part to each state government - indeed where the people of each state are best represented - is the state legislature.

 

State legislatures are the respective representative bodies for the people of each state.
The primary responsibility of any state legislature is to design, draft, and vote on bills and laws to govern each state. Bills and laws generally go through several committees prior to being voted on in the entire assembly, through which the bills and laws are changed, amended, or killed altogether.

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In which year was the State of Jharkhand formed

A) 1998 B) 1999
C) 2000 D) 2001
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2000

Explanation:
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