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Q:

3/8 as a decimal

A) 1.375 B) 2.375
C) 0.375 D) 3.75
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 0.375

Explanation:

Expressing 3/8 as a decimal fraction:

We can convert 3/8 into a decimal fraction by just dividing 3 by 8 or making 3 into 8 parts.

Then, it is 3/8 = 0.375 as a decimal fraction.

 

Other Method::

3/8 as a Decimal :

In this we should convert the denominator into 10, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000,... to make it simple.

Now to make 8 into 1000, we multiply numerator and denominator with 125

 

=> (3 x 125)/(8 x 125) = 375/1000 = 0.375.

 

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Q:

Words to describe a beautiful woman?

A) Gorgeous B) Cute
C) Elegant D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Words to describe a beautiful woman are :: appealing, fair, charming, fascinating, dazzling, fetching, angelic, fine, delicate, delightful, divine, beauteous, ...

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Q:

Which year is observed as poverty eradication year by SAARC?

A) 1995 B) 1999
C) 2005 D) 2011
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1995

Explanation:

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of nations in South Asia. Its member states include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The year 1995 is observed as poverty eradication year by SAARC.

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Q:

Statement: People in Pratapgarh are not paying their telephone bills in spite of the various verbal warnings and remainders. It has now informed the subscribers through a notification that those who do not pay their bills by the due date will be charged penalty for every defaulting day.
Course of action:
a. Majority of people may pay their bills by the due date to avoid penalty.
b. People generally pay heed to such statutory notifications.

A) Only a follows B) Both a & b follows
C) Only b follows D) Neither a nor b follows
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Both a & b follows

Explanation:

Enforcing a penalty will motivate people to pay the bills. So, course of action a follows.
It is general tendency to act accordingly when a penalty clause slapped. So, course of action b follows.

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Q:

Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India 2018?

A) Ashok Lavasa B) Om Prakash Rawat
C) Montek Singh Ahluwalia D) Sunil Arora
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Om Prakash Rawat

Explanation:

Om Prakash Rawat is the Chief Election Commissioner of India where Ashok Lavasa & Sunil Arora are the Election Commissioners of India. The Election Commission of India had announced Assembly elections for 5 states recently.

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Q:

Nucleotides are attached by bonds between the

A) phosphates and sugars B) nitrates and sugars
C) nitrates and phosphates D) sugars and hydrates
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) phosphates and sugars

Explanation:

In DNA, adjacent nucleotides are linked by a phosphodiester bond: a covalent bond is formed between the 5' phosphate group of one nucleotide and the 3'-OH group of another.

 

Hence, in this manner, each strand of DNA has a "backbone" of phosphate-sugar-phosphate-sugar-phosphate.

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Q:

The amount of water vapor in the air is

A) Hot air B) Humidity
C) Dew D) Foam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Humidity

Explanation:

The amount of water vapor ranges from a trace amount up to 4% of the mass of air. Water vapor exists as an invisible gas in the air.

 

The amount of water vapor in the air is called absolute humidity. The amount of water vapor in the air as compared with the amount of water that the air could hold is called relative humidity.

The maximum amount of water vapor that can be in the air depends on the air temperature.

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Q:

What is a word made up of 4 letters, yet is also made up of 3. Everything is written with 9 letters, and then with 4. Rarely consists of 6, and never is written with 5.

Answer

The Riddle itself has the Answers.


What is a 4 letter word


Yet is written in 3 letters


Everything is written with 9 letters


Then with 4 letters


Rarely has 6 letters


Never is written in 5 letters.

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