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What is a 'Cosmic year'?

Answer

The time taken for the earth and the solar system to complete one journey round the Milky Way.

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Q:

The first stage in the formation of coal is

A) Lignite B) Bituminous
C) Anthracite D) Peat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Peat

Explanation:

The first of the four stages of coal formation is lignite coal.

 

There are four stages of coal formation:

 

1. Peat,

 

2. Lignite,

 

3. Bituminous and

 

4. Anthracite.

The bacteria has removed a large portion of the other constituents of the plant matter and left around 25 to 34 percent.

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Q:

The invasion of which of these countries in 1939 widely regarded to have started World War II ?

A) Italy B) Germany
C) Poland D) France
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Poland

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Q:

How many grand slam tournaments are held in tennis every year?

A) 2 B) 4
C) 5 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4

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Q:

Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC

A) Bangladesh B) Afganistan
C) Buttan D) Nepal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Afganistan

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Q:

The clipboard

A) is a Cache memory B) is a feature that stores user information
C) is used to temporarily store, items that has been cut or copied D) is a feature that saves file temporarily
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) is used to temporarily store, items that has been cut or copied

Explanation:

A clipboard is a temporary storage area for items that the user wants to cut or copy from one place to another.

 

For example, in a word processor application, the user might want to cut text from one part of a document and paste it in another part of the document or somewhere else, it is temporarily stored in clipboard.

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Q:

Which of the following is the currency used in Brazil?

A) Dollar B) Euro
C) Real D) Franc
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Real

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Q:

The vitamin required for coagulation of blood

A) B6 B) c
C) k D) b
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) k

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