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Q:

Who invented Bifocal Lens?

A) John Adams B) Benjamin Franklin
C) James Madison D) Thomas Jefferson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Benjamin Franklin

Explanation:

Benjamin Franklin has long been credited with the invention of bifocal lenses and he was the first to wear bifocal lenses. He did not produce them himself but instead had some optician in London or France make them for him to overcome Presbyopia, a condition that Franklin suffered. He was tired switching between lenses for far and near sightedness. And that resulted in inventing Bifocal Lenses.

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Q:

Name the person who has become the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete the historic Boston Marathon.

A) Shankar Alam B) Sagar Baheti
C) Saumya Vashishtha D) Naval Kulkarni
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sagar Baheti

Explanation:

Bangalore-based Sagar Baheti has become the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete the historic Boston Marathon, the world's oldest and the hardest marathon to qualify for.

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Q:

Which of the following countries has recently withdrawn as the host of the 2019 Asian Games?

A) China B) Vietnam
C) Russia D) Abu Dhabi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vietnam

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Q:

Entrepreneurship as a theory of business was propounded by

A) Thomas A. Coleman B) Joseph A. Schumpeter
C) Adam Smith D) Douglas McGregor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Joseph A. Schumpeter

Explanation:

Entrepreneurship as a theory of business was propounded by Joseph. A. Schumpeter.

 

Schumpeter’s Innovation Theory of Profit :


Definition:  The Innovation Theory of Profit was proposed by Joseph. A. Schumpeter, who believed that an entrepreneur can earn economic profits by introducing successful innovations.

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Q:

Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary is in the state of :

A) Assam B) Tamil Nadu
C) Bihar D) Kerala
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Assam

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Q:

Which among the following is the most electronegative element?

A) Flourine B) Bromine
C) Iodine D) Oxygen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Flourine

Explanation:

Flourine is the most electro negative element due to its small atomic radius .It also has the tendency to accept an electron to complete octet configuration

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Q:

Heat transfer by radiation mainly depends upon

A) Kind and extent of its surface B) Its temperature
C) Nature of the body D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Heat transfer through radiation takes place in form of electromagnetic waves mainly in the infrared region. It depends on nature of the body, its temperature and kind & extent of its surface.

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Q:

Of the following, the town which does not come within the National Capital Region is?

A) Panipat B) Rohtak
C) Mathura D) Khurja
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mathura

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