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Q:

Alliteration is an example of what?

A) Assonance B) Consonance
C) Tongue twisters D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Consonance

Explanation:

Alliteration is an example of Consonance. Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another in a piece of text.

Example is "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

Whereas

Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds, sometimes creating end rhymes.

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Which statement regarding the mammalian heart is correct?

A) Blood is pumped from the heart via the atria. B) Oxygen-loaded blood moves only through the right side of the heart.
C) When the right atrium contracts, it forces blood into the left atrium. D) In the adult heart, blood in the right chambers of the heart cannot enter the left chambers without passing through the lungs.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) In the adult heart, blood in the right chambers of the heart cannot enter the left chambers without passing through the lungs.

Explanation:

In the adult heart, blood in the right chambers of the heart cannot enter the left chambers without passing through the lungs is correct regarding mammalian heart.

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In commonwealth Games, 2010, india won 101 medals. Out of them, how many medals have been received by team events, women and men respectively?

A) 0, 37, 64 B) 2, 35, 64
C) 1, 37, 63 D) 1, 36, 64
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2, 35, 64

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Q:

Who was the first to sail round the world ?

A) Francis Drake B) Columbus
C) Magellan D) Vasco da Gama
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Magellan

Explanation:

Magellan was a Portuguese sailor who was the first to sail round the world.

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Q:

The quotation ' Some of born great , Some achieve greatness, and some have greatness, thrust upon them ' is atributed to

A) Bertrand Russell B) Abraham Lincoln
C) William Shakeshpare D) George Orwell
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) William Shakeshpare

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Q:

1993 Nobel prize for literature has gone to the first black american lady, for her work ' Beloved'. The name of the lady is

A) Carla Hill B) Robin raphel
C) Winnie D) Toni morrison
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Toni morrison

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Q:

Unlike conservation, what does preservation emphasize?

A) Saving natural resources B) Managing natural resoucres
C) Carrying capacity D) Renewing natural resources
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Saving natural resources

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Q:

What is the science of mapmaking called?

A) Coriography B) Cartography
C) Photograrnmetry D) Mapping
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cartography

Explanation:

The art and science of map making is called Cartography.

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