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What is a shell?

Answer

A shell is an interactive user interface to an operating system services that allows an user to enter commands as character strings or through a graphical user interface. The shell converts them to system calls to the OS or forks off a process to execute the command. System call results and other information from the OS are presented to the user through an interactive interface. Commonly used shells are sh,csh,ks etc.

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Can yoy guess the Age of Karthik & Kalyan  ?

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A) 68 & 44 B) 64 & 48
C) 58 & 54 D) 76 & 36
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 64 & 48

Explanation:

Given Karthik + Kalyan = 112

Given that when karthik is at the age of kalyan he is twice of Kalyan's age

i.e When he was 48 means Kalyan is at 24

=> Present age of Kalyan is 48

And that of Karthik is 112 - 48 = 64

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Rohith Agarwal has three children--- Lila, Visal and Avinash. Avinash married Monika, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy. The Roys married their youngest daughter to the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Sharma, and they had two children named Amit and Shashi. The Roys have two more children, Roshan and Vandana, Both elder to Veena. Sanketh and Yashwanth are sons of Avinash and Monika. Rashmi is the daughter of Amit.

1) How is Veena related to Rashmi ?
(a)Aunt     (b)Niece      (c)Sister     (d)Grand mother


2) How is Vishal related to Vandana ?
(a)Brother     (b)Brother-in-law      (c)Cousin      (d)Nephew


3) What is the surname of Yashwanth ?
(a)Sharma      (b)Roy      (c)Agarwal      (d)None

Answer

Answer 1) d
Rashmi is the daughter of Amit who is son of Veena.
Therefore, Veena is Grand mother of Rashmi.


Answer 2) b
Vandana's sister is Vishal's brother's wife.
Therfore, Vishal is Vandana's Brother-in-law.


Answer 3) c
Yashwanth is son of Avinash who is the son of Rohit Agarwal.
Therefore, surname of Yashwanth is Agarwal.

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Consider the following statement :“A sound body means one whichbends itself to the spirit and is always a ready instrument at its service.”The above statement is attributed to

A) Sardar Patel B) Winston Churchill
C) Mahatma Gandhi D) Baden-Powell
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mahatma Gandhi

Explanation:

According to Gandhiji, A sound body means one which bends itself to the spirit and is always a ready instrument at its service. Such bodies are not made, in my opinion, on the football field. They are made on cornfields and farms.

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Q:

I jump when i walk and sit when i stand, who am I?

Answer

Kangaroo.

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The two purines in DNA are

A) Adenine & Thymine B) Thymine & Uracil
C) Guanine & Uracil D) Adenine & Guanine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Adenine & Guanine

Explanation:

The purines are bases in the DNA. The two purines in DNA are Adenine and Guanine. These two purines forms hydrogen bonds with their complimentary pyrimidines such as Thymine and Cytosine to keep the two rails of the DNA molecule together.

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Q:

What is the Motto of Indian Army?

A) Service Before Self B) We Protect
C) Duty Unto Death D) Service & Loyalty
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Service Before Self

Explanation:
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Q:

The humidity of the air depends upon

A) Weather B) Temperature
C) Location D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Humidity means the amount of watervapour present in the atmosphere. It depends on weather, location and temperature of the place.

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