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Q:

Mortar is a mixture of

A) cement B) water
C) sand D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Mortar is a mixture of cement or lime as a binder, sand and water.

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Q:

What are the followers of Hinduism called

A) Brahmans B) Hindus
C) Sindhus D) Indus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hindus

Explanation:

The followers of Hinduism are called Hindus.

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Q:

Which one of the following fishing banks is located off the coast of the United Kingdom?

A) Great Fisher Bank B) Grand Banks
C) Dogger Bank D) Reed Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dogger Bank

Explanation:

Dogger Bank (Dutch: Doggersbank, German: Doggerbank, Danish: Doggerbanke) is a large sandbank.

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Q:

Who is cricketer bestowed with an honorary commission in the Territorial Army?

A) Sachin Tendulkar B) Kapil Dev
C) Virendra Sehwag D) Harbhajan Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kapil Dev

Explanation:

Kapil Dev is the first Indian cricketer to get this honorary rank from Territorial Army.

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Q:

Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.

A) A. People as many as those in a small nation can be seen, at stations, commuting from faraway places every day. B) B. People from faraway places are poured out by the stations of numerical small nations.
C) C. The stations pour out people commuting from faraway places every day, of the numerical magnitude of small nations. D) D. People of a numerical magnitude of small nations commuting from faraway places are poured out by the stations every day.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B. People from faraway places are poured out by the stations of numerical small nations.

Explanation:

Ans. B.
Option B- ‘stations of numerical small nations’ is incorrect.
The other statements make complete sense, hence are correct.

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Q:

The main source of organic matter in soil is

A) bacteria B) fungi
C) water D) plants
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) plants

Explanation:

The main source of organic matter in soil is the plant and animal tissue that decompose at each level of breakdown.

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Q:

Materials that usually are good conductors of electricity?

A) Aluminium B) Lead
C) Nickel D) Wood
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Aluminium

Explanation:

Materials that usually allow electricity to pass through them are called Good conductors of electricity.


Conductors conduct electrical current very easily because of their free electrons.

Examples are :: Aluminium, Gold, Copper, Silver

 

Materials that do not allow or oppose electrical current & make poor conductors are called Insulators.

Examples are :: Glass, Plastic, Wood, Air,...

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Q:

Nullification Meaning in Government?

Answer

Nullification is the legal theory that a state has the right to nullify (invalidate) any federal law that it deems unconstitutional



So far, there have not been any situations where this tactic has actually held up, though. In each case, nullification has failed.

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