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When light enters from air to water, then its 

A) frequency increases and speed decreases B) frequency is same but the wavelength is smaller in water than in air
C) frequency is same but the wavelength is larger in water than in air D) frequency and speed both decreases
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) frequency is same but the wavelength is smaller in water than in air

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In 1934 Mahatma Gandhi withdrew from active politics and even resigned his membership of the Congress because

A) of the failure of the Civil Disobedience Movement B) the political climate of India was unsuitable for any political movement
C) he wanted to devote himself fully to constructive programme and Harijam welfare D) of his opposition to the desire of congressmen to enter legislatures under the Government of India Act of 1935
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) he wanted to devote himself fully to constructive programme and Harijam welfare

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The Number of members included in the Constitution Drafting Committee was:

A) Seven B) Nine
C) Eleven D) Thirteen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Seven

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In diseases like Polio, the cells that get destroyed by virus, are

A) Monocytes B) Erythrocytes
C) Motor neurons D) Sensory neurons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Motor neurons

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TEL minimise the knocking effect when mixed with petrol, it acts as_______

A) Positive catalyst B) Negative catalyst
C) Auto catalyst D) Induced catalyst
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Negative catalyst

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Q:

A group of eight bits is called

A) buzz B) nibble
C) byte D) word
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) byte

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A group of eight bits is called as a byte and that of 4 bits is called as a nibble.

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A woman’s voice is shriller than a man’s voice due to

A) weak vocal chords B) lower frequency
C) higher frequency D) higher amplitude
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) higher frequency

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As the frequency of sound is higher, women have shriller voices than men.

The shrillness or pitch of a sound is determined by its frequency. The higher the pitch shriller the voice. As the sounds produced by vocal cords of women are higher than men so women have shriller voices than men. Because their vocal cord is of smaller size. As their vocal cord is more stretched than men's.

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Q:

The particle with 13 protons and 10 electrons is

A) Al -atom B) Al3+ ion
C) nitrogen isotope D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Al3+ ion

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