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Reporters and city officials gathered at a Chicago railroad station one afternoon in 1953. The person they were meeting was the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize winner. A few minutes after the train came to a stop, a giant of a man - six feet four inches - with bushy hair and a large moustache stepped out from the train. Cameras flashed. City officials approached him with hands outstretched. Various people began telling him how honoured they were to meet him.

The man politely thanked them and then, looking over their heads, asked if he could be excused for a moment. He quickly walked through the crowd until he reached the side of an elderly black woman who was struggling with two large suitcases. He picked up the bags with a smile, escorted the woman to a bus. After helping her aboard, he wished her a safe journey. As he returned to the greeting party he apologized, "Sorry to have kept you waiting." Not many whites would have done what he did.

The man was Dr. Albert Schweitzer, the famous missionary doctor who had spent his life helping the poor in Africa. In response to Dr. Schweitzer's action, one member of the reception committee said with great admiration to the reporter standing next to him, "That's the first time I ever saw a sermon walking."


Dr. Albert Schweitzer was the winner of the _____ .

A) Nobel Prize in 1952 for Medicine B) Nobel Prize in 1952 for Peace
C) Nobel Prize in 1952 for Chemistry D) Nobel Prize in 1953 for Peace
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nobel Prize in 1952 for Peace

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Q:

The oldest oil refinery in India is at

A) Haldia B) Digboi
C) Rajpur D) Noonmati
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Digboi

Explanation:

Digboi, in Assam is where the oldest oil refinery in India. It was build in 1901.

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Q:

The study of volcanoes is called

A) Chemicology B) Lavology
C) Volcanology D) Magmalogy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Volcanology

Explanation:

The study of volcanoes, lava, magma, and related geological, geophysical and geochemical phenomenas is called Volcanology.

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In a projectile motion, a large angle with the horizontal produces ______.

A) flat trajectory B) curve trajectory
C) straight trajectory D) high trajectory
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) high trajectory

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Q:

A gradual increase in loudness is known as

A) Crescendo B) Timbre
C) Fortissimo D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Crescendo

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A right of lessee can be described as the

A) right to will the lease. B) right to sell the lease.
C) right to exclusive possession. D) right to borrow money against the property.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) right to exclusive possession.

Explanation:

A lessee is a person who rents land or property from a lessor. The lessee is also known as the "tenant".

A right of lessee can be described as the right to exclusive possession.

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The law of demand states that other things equal

A) as the price increases, the quantity demanded will decrease. B) as the price increases, the quantity demanded will increase.
C) as the price decreases, the demand curve will shift to the right. D) as the price increases, the demand will decrease.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) as the price increases, the quantity demanded will decrease.

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Q:

Magnetism in materials is due to

A) Displacement of electrons B) Circular motion of electrons
C) Charges of neutrons D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Circular motion of electrons

Explanation:

Magnetism in materials is due to circular motion of electrons.

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