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Q:

A person who writes books is called

A) Anthropologist B) Archeologist
C) Author D) Dendrologist
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Author

Explanation:

A person one who writes books, stories or articles is called as an author.

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Q:

The 9th South Asian Federation Games were held in which of the following cities

A) Islamabad B) Hyderabad
C) Colombo D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Islamabad

Explanation:
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Q:

A bucket of water is hung from a spring balance. A piece of iron is suspended in the water without touching the sides or touching the bottom of the bucket. The reading of the spring balance

A) will increase B) will decrease
C) does not change D) varies with the increase of depth of the immersion of the iron piece
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) will increase

Explanation:

When the piece of iron is lowered into the water, the water level in the bucket increases. And so the pressure at the bottom of bucket also increases. Thus the total thrust at the botto also increases. Therefore the spring balance reading increases.

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Q:

The ..... key and the ..... key can be used in combination with other keys to perform shortcuts and special tasks

A) Control, Alt B) Function, Toggle
C) Caps lock,Num lock D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Control, Alt

Explanation:
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Q:

Which one is not metal

A) sulpher B) sugar
C) nitogen D) all of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) all of these

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Q:

What part of a check is the least important?

A) Memo line B) The check number
C) Routing number D) Signature line
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Memo line

Explanation:

The parts of a check are :

 

1. Name & Address

2. Date

3. Pay to the order of

4. Written amount

5. Numeric amount box

6. For or Memo line 

7. Signature line

8. Check number

9. Account number

10. Bank name etc... 

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Hence, the Memo line which describes the purpose of the check is of least important in all the parts of a check.

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Q:

Who planted the 'Tree of Liberty' at Srirangapatnam?

A) Tipu Sultan B) Murshid Quli Khan
C) Hyder Ali D) Chin Quilich Khan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tipu Sultan

Explanation:

The Liberty Tree was a famous elm tree that stood in Boston before American Revolution.

 

The 'Tree of Liberty' at Srirangapatnam was founded in 1794 by French Republican officers with the support of Tipu Sultan.

 

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Q:

Which unit holds data temporarily?

A) Secondary storage unit B) Output Unit
C) Primary Memory Unit D) Input unit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Primary Memory Unit

Explanation:

Memory is the part of the computer that temporarily holds data and instructions before and after they are processed by the ALU.

 

Memory is also known as primary storage, primary memory, main storage, internal storage, and main memory.

 

Manufacturers often use the term RAM, which stands for random-access memory.​

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