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A stone floor feels cold to the bare feet but a carpet on the same floor feels warm. This is because 

A) the floor and carpet are at different temperatures B) the stone conveys the heat away from the feet more rapidly than the carpet
C) the carpet is a better conductor of heat than the stone D) the human body maintains a constant temperature
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the stone conveys the heat away from the feet more rapidly than the carpet

Explanation:

Both the floor and the carpet have the same temperature as both are exposed to the same atmosphere. But the former conducts away the heat from the feet better than the carpet as the latter is a non-conductor. So the feet losing more heat, the floor appears cooler to the feet.

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What do the functions atoi(), itoa() and gcvt () do? Show how would you use them in a program.

Answer

atoi()         Converts a string to an integer.


itoa()         Convert an integer to a string


gcvt()        Converts a floating-point number to a string


 


#include "stdlib.h"


main()


{


      char s[] = "12345";


      char buffer [15], string[20];


      int i;


      


      i = atoi (s);


      printf("\n%d",i);


 


       gcvt (20.141672, 4, buffer);


       printf ("\n%s", buffer);


 


       itoa(15, string,2);


        printf ("\n%s", string);


}

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Q:

Which of the following features may occur when lava cool at the surface

A) Basalt plateau B) Still
C) Batholith D) Dyke
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Basalt plateau

Explanation:
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Q:

India's first amphibious bus project has been launched by which state government ?

A) Telangana B) Assam
C) Punjab D) Gujarat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Punjab

Explanation:
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Q:

Light year is a unit of

A) time B) speed of light
C) distance D) mass
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) distance

Explanation:
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Q:

Which is the first country in the world to use drones for national mail service?

A) Russia B) France
C) Sweden D) China
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) France

Explanation:

France became the first country in the world to use drones for national mail service.

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Which type of entity is related to two or more associated entities that each contain specialized attributes that apply to some but not all of the instances of the entity?

A) Supertype entity B) Subtype entity
C) Archetype entity D) Instance entity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Supertype entity

Explanation:
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Q:

Which sport is played on the largest pitch?

A) Golf B) Cricket
C) Polo D) Football
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Polo

Explanation:

Polo is the sport which is played in the largest pitch.

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