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Q:

Planets do not twinkle because

A) Far distance B) Total internal reflection
C) Refraction D) Near distance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Near distance

Explanation:

Stars twinkle because they’re so far away from Earth that when light from the stars passes through the atmosphere, it is bent countless times due to refraction, making it look like as if they were blinking. The sun and other planets doesn’t twinkle because it’s too close to Earth compared to other stars.

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Q:

Govt of India recently decided to import wheat at a lower rate of Custom duty. The effective rate of the duty would be

A) 15% B) 12%
C) 10% D) 5%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 5%

Explanation:
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The pressure exerted by a 760 mm column of mercury at 0°C  is known as

A) 1 pascal B) 1 atmosphere
C) 1 bar D) 1 poise
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1 atmosphere

Explanation:

1 atm: It was originally defined as the pressure exerted by 760 mm of mercury at 0 °C and standard gravity (g = 9.80665 m/s2).

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Q:

The most electronegative element among the following is

A) Oxygen B) Chlorine
C) Nitrogen D) Sodium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Oxygen

Explanation:

Electronegativity measures an element's ability to form chemical bonds. Helium is the most electronegative element followed by Fluorine.

 

Here in the given options, Oxygen is the most electronegative element. Fluorine is followed by Oxygen, Chlorine and Nitrogen is the most electronegative elements list.

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Who among the following is a winner of the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration

A) M.G.K.Menon B) V.K.Gokak
C) Raghupati Sahai 'Firaq' D) M.F.Hussain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) M.F.Hussain

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Q:

Sleeping sickness in man is caused by the organism

A) plasmodium B) entamoeba
C) giardia D) trypanosoma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) trypanosoma

Explanation:

Trypanosoma is a protozoan animal. It lives as a parasite in the blood and later invades the cerebrospinal fluid to cause the sleeping sickness. This parasite is transmitted by the Tsetse fly.

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Q:

Carbon monoxide is a common atmospheric pollutant.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TRUE

Explanation:

Carbon monoxide is a common atmospheric pollutant in the world which is produced in combustion process in automobiles and industries. It has no smell and cannot be seen.

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Q:

Dogs are herbivores. True or false

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) FALSE

Explanation:

Yes, Dogs are not Herbivores. They are omnivores as they eat both plants and meat.


 


Hence, the given statement that Dogs are herbivores is FALSE.

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