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Who discovered the solar system

A) Copernicus B) Kepler
C) Aryabhatta D) Newton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Copernicus

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Logical puzzle

Two fathers took their sons to a fruit stall. Each man and son bought an apple, But when they returned home, they had only 3 apples. They did not eat, lost, or thrown. How could this be possible?

Answer

There were only three people. Son, his father and his grandfather.

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Unsolicited e-mail is called a ______

A) Newsgroup B) Usenet
C) Backbane D) Spam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Spam

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Which city's name means 'The Town of Boiled Beans' ?

A) Boston B) Bosnia
C) Bangalore D) Bareilly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Boston

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 A transitive dependency is which of the following?

A) A functional dependency between two or more key attributes. B) A functional dependency between two or more nonkey attributes.
C) A relation that is in first normal form. D) A relation that is in second normal form.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) A functional dependency between two or more nonkey attributes.

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Which of the following is an example of a simile?

A) Clouds of vanilla cotton candy floated in the sky. B) His stomach rumbled like an approaching train.
C) She was drowning in a sea of grief. D) He was a hurricane in her heart.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) His stomach rumbled like an approaching train.

Explanation:

In the given options, "His stomach rumbled like an approaching train" is an example of Simile.

All the other options are examples of metaphors. 

 

Simile and Metaphor are both figure of speeches in English which are used for comparing things but the only difference is Simile uses LIKE or AS words in comparing and metaphor directly compares without using any words.

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Main function of white blood corpuscles is _______

A) Transport of carbon dioxide B) Transport of oxygen
C) To produce immune system of body D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To produce immune system of body

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In case of a heart attack, a hormone is injected as an emergency measure, Which one is it?

A) Thyroxine B) Adrenaline
C) Heparin D) Insulin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Adrenaline

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Heparin is a hormone secreted by the liver. This is anticoagulant in its property. It prevents cloting of blood inside the heart and blood vessels. Heart attack is the result of a block in the blood vessels supplying blood to the walls of the heart.

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