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A capillary tube is partially dipped vertically in a vessel containing water. Due to capillarity  water rises in the tube. The height of water rise in the tube can be increased by 

A) decreasing the radius of the capillary tube B) increasing the radius of the capillary tube
C) increasing the height of water in the vessel D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) decreasing the radius of the capillary tube

Explanation:

The water rise in a capillary tube dipped in water is such that the weight of water in the tube above the surface of water in the vessel is equal to (balances) the upward force due to surface tension. So it is clear that if the the bore (radius) to the tube is decreased, the height of the water column in it must be greater.  So, (a) is correct.

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Which of the following is not correct concerning nerves?

A) Axons make up a majority of the matter in a nerve. B) Nerves are collection of axons of either sensory or motor neurons but not both.
C) Nerves are covered by an outer sheath called the epineurium D) Nerves consist of parallel bundles of myelinated and nonmyelinated axons.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Axons make up a majority of the matter in a nerve.

Explanation:

Axons make up a majority of the matter in a nerve is the one statement regarding nerves is incorrect.

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Which country has topped the 2017 A.T. Kearney Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) ?

A) China B) Nepal
C) Russia D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) India

Explanation:

India has acquired the top position among 30 developing countries on ease of doing business at the 2017 A.T. Kearney Global Retail Development Index (GRDI). The 2017 GRDI titled “The Age of Focus” ranked China at second place, followed by Malaysia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Vietnam. The 16th edition of GRDI ranked top 30 developing countries for retail investment worldwide and analyzed 25 macroeconomic and retail-specific variables to help retailers devise successful global strategies to identify emerging market investment opportunities.

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During the recent Venus transit (June 2012), the planet appeared as a tiny black circle moving on the Sun. The black colour on the sun is because the planet :

 

A) Is black in colour B) Obstructed all light from the sun
C) Was invisible due to bright rays from the Sun D) Behaved as a black hole during its transit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Behaved as a black hole during its transit

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Q:

Which is not a sediment transporting agent?

A) Stratification B) Windstorms
C) Glacial Ice D) Stream water
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Stratification

Explanation:

Stratification as actually the settling down of sediments with different properties to form layers/strata over years. Stratification especially occurs on the bed of water bodies such as oceans.

 

Stratified sedimentary rocks are used to study the ecological conditions over previous years/eras.  

 

The other choices like Windstorms, Glacial Ice and Stream water are mediums which sediments are transported.

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Q:

The clipboard

A) is a Cache memory B) is a feature that stores user information
C) is used to temporarily store, items that has been cut or copied D) is a feature that saves file temporarily
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) is used to temporarily store, items that has been cut or copied

Explanation:

A clipboard is a temporary storage area for items that the user wants to cut or copy from one place to another.

 

For example, in a word processor application, the user might want to cut text from one part of a document and paste it in another part of the document or somewhere else, it is temporarily stored in clipboard.

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Which batsman has scored two double hundreds in one day cricket (ODI) ?

A) Rohit Sharma B) Chris Gayle
C) Sachin Tendulkar D) Martin Guptill
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rohit Sharma

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In a bisexual flower if androcium and gynoecium mature at different time the phenomeon is known as _________

A) Dichogamy B) Herpogamy
C) Haterogamy monogamy D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dichogamy

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