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Q:

Which of these is an example of personification?

A) The moon smiled at me B) This shirt is as white as snow
C) Water is as hot as sun D) It is like a soft butter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The moon smiled at me

Explanation:

"The moon smiled at me" is the example of personification in the given options.

 

Personification is a technique in which we give objects human traits like emotions, gestures, speech,... by using metaphor. 

Here moon is an object which cannot smile but using metaphor sense, we gave that sense to it.

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Q:

Both skin and lung cancer are classified as carcinomas.

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

Explanation:

Carcinomas are cancers that begin in tissues lining the inner or outer surfaces of the body where the DNA of the cells become damaged. Lung cancer and one type of skin cancer (squamous-cell carcinoma) are carcinomas.


 


Hence, the given statement is TRUE.


 

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Q:

What name was given to the city of Yathrib by Prophet Mohammed?

Answer

Medina

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Q:

Damanganga Reservoir Project with about 115 km of minor canals and distributaries is located in

A) NCT B) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
C) Puducherry D) Goa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Explanation:

The Daman Ganga also called DawanRiver is a river in western India. The river's headwaters are on the western slope of the Western Ghats range, and it flows west into the Arabian SeaThere is an existing major irrigation project on the river called the Damanganga Reservoir Project, whichis located near Madhuban village in Dharampur taluka of Valsad district of Gujarat.It is an inter-state multipurpose project of the Govt. of Gujarat and Union Territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli (D&NH) and Daman. The storage of this project is shared by the riparian states of Gujarat, Union Territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu as beneficiary States.

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Q:

What is the highest number of satellites that have been launched by the ISRO in 2017 on a single rocket ?

A) 22 B) 37
C) 83 D) 104
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 104

Explanation:

India’s space agency on Feb 15th, 2017 launched a record 104 satellites from a single rocket as it crossed another milestone in its low-cost space-exploration program. The satellites from seven countries were carried by the Indian Space Research Organization’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on its 38th consecutive successful flight. On board was a 714kg satellite for earth observation and more than 100 smaller satellites weighing less than 10kg each. Three were Indian-owned, 96 were from US companies, and the rest belonged to companies based in Israel, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates. Most were owned by Planet Labs Inc, a US-based Earth-imaging company. 

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Q:

Which of these princely states integrated with the Indian union in 1947 without initially refusing to do so ?

 

A) Hyderabad B) Junaghad
C) Jaipur D) Travancore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jaipur

Explanation:
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Q:

Trip planning helps reduce

A) Stress B) Driving distance
C) Both A & B D) Insurance costs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

Trip planning helps reduce Driving distance and stress. We can preplan the trip how to go, where to go first, from where the spot is near and what the places to be seen there and the total estimation for the trip.

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Q:

The function of nitrogen in air is 

A) to make air a moderate supporter of combustion B) to maintain the density of air constant
C) to prevent the hydrogen in air from exploding D) to reduce the poisonous nature of ozone in air
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to make air a moderate supporter of combustion

Explanation:

If air contained all oxygen and no nitrogen, everything would have burnt off

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