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Q:

Laterite soils contain high amounts of

A) Calcium carbonate B) Silicates
C) Calcites D) Iron oxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Iron oxide

Explanation:

Laterite soils are a tropical soil and possess a great amount of iron and aluminum. Due to its high iron oxide content they look like rusty-red coloration.

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Q:

The disease that has been eradicated from the world is

A) small pox B) poliomyelitis
C) leprosy D) seizures
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) small pox

Explanation:

The disease that has been eradicated from the world is small pox. Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by one of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977 and the World Health Organization (WHO) certified the global eradication of the disease in 1980.

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Q:

Speeding is a factor in _% of all fatal accidents?

A) 10 B) 22
C) 30 D) 55
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 30

Explanation:

In all the fatal accidents, 30% of them are with speeding factor.

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Q:

Free-floating anxiety refers to anxiety that is

A) unrelated to any realistic, known source B) related to a specific event
C) related to a realistic source D) related to a specific object
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) unrelated to any realistic, known source

Explanation:

Free floating anxiety is also known as Generalised Anxiety Disorder in which the individual may be unable to identify specific triggers for the anxiety.

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Q:

The longest bone in the human body is

A) femur B) stapes
C) fibula D) tibia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) femur

Explanation:

The femur is the longest bone in the human body. It is also called as thigh bone. Stapes in the shortest bone in the body that is present in the middle ear.

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Q:

Through which microscope were cells first observed?

A) Compound B) Simple
C) Electron D) Tunneling
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Compound

Explanation:

A microscope is an instrument that magnifies objects. Cells that were first observed by Robert Hooke in the year 1665 in the compound microscope.

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Q:

The goals of psychology are to

A) describe the behavior B) control the behavior
C) predict the behavior D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

The main goals of psychology are four. They are::

 

1. To describe,

2. To explain,

3. To predict (and)

4. To control the behavior and mental processes of others.

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Q:

The term just noticeable difference is synonymous with

A) difference threshold B) separation threshold
C) change threshold D) response threshold
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) difference threshold

Explanation:

The term just noticeable difference is synonymous with difference threshold and refers
to the detection of change.

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