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Q:

The International Day for Monuments and Sites is observed globally on __________.

A) 19 April B) 18 April
C) 21 April D) 16 April
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 18 April

Explanation:

Every year on 18 April, ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) celebrates the International Day for Monuments and Sites (also called as World Heritage day), whose establishment was approved by the 22nd UNESCO General Conference in 1983.

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Q:

India ranks _____ in 2016 Human Development Index ?

A) 128 B) 131
C) 188 D) 155
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 131

Explanation:

India ranks 131 in the 2016 Human Development Index (HDI) among the 188 countries. It scored 0.624 and was placed in medium human development category.

The index was unveiled recently as part of the Human Development Report (HDR) 2016 titled Human Development for Everyone published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

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Q:

At the center of the sun, fusion converts hydrogen into

A) Helium B) Plutonium
C) Water D) Carbon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Helium

Explanation:

At the center of the sun, nuclear fusion converts hydrogen into helium, energy, and neutrinos. Nuclear fusion is a reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei are combined to form one or more different atomic nuclei and subatomic particles (neutrons or protons).

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Q:

Which of the following statements best describes nutrient density?

A) Consume a variety of foods from MyPyramid's ±ve major food groups every day. B) Consume foods that have the most nutrition for their kcalories
C) Choose a number of diFerent foods within any given food group rather than the same old thing. D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Consume foods that have the most nutrition for their kcalories

Explanation:

Consume foods that have the most nutrition for their kcalories describes the Nutrient Density.

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Q:

Which batsman has scored the most Test Hundreds ever?

A) Steve Waugh B) Sachin Tendulkar
C) Rahul Dravid D) Sunil Gavaskar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sachin Tendulkar

Explanation:
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Q:

Who Invented Modern Frequency Modulation FM Radio ?

A) Peter Durand B) Percy Shaw
C) Edwin H. Armstrong D) Leo Hendrik Baekeland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Edwin H. Armstrong

Explanation:
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What does submissive mean in a relationship?

Answer

Being submissive to somebody is to acknowledge somebody to be in a greater authority than you are.


Submissive mean in a relationship is you obey that person without complaining or arguing about it.


 


In short, a submissive is a person who enjoys giving control of themselves to their life partners.

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Q:

What animal has the shortest gestation period?

A) Elephant B) Meadows
C) Mouse D) Opossum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Opossum

Explanation:

The shortest gestation period known is 12 to 13 days, shared by three marsupials: the American or Virginian opossum (Didelphis marsupialis); the rare water opossum, or yapok (Chironectes minimus) of central and northern South America; and the eastern native cat (Dasyurus viverrinus) of Australia.

Gestation is the period of time between fertilization and birth in oviparous animals.

The elephant has the longest gestation period of about 23 months of any land animal.

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