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'Roaring Forties' are 

A) waterfalls in canada B) cyclonic winds
C) the turbulent years in world History from 1940 to 1944 D) westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40 degrees and 60 degrees south
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40 degrees and 60 degrees south

Explanation:

The absence of a landmass within these latitudes in the southern hemisphere eliminate friction and lends force to these winds and hence derives the name

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Q:

The comparative form of adjectives compares

A) more than two things or people. B) the past to the present.
C) two things or people. D) at least a dozen different times.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) two things or people.

Explanation:

A comparative compares a person or thing with another person or thing. A superlative compares a person or thing with the whole group of which that person or thing is a member

Comparative adjectives compare one person or thing with another and enable us to say whether a person or thing has more or less of a particular quality.

Example :: I’m more interested in music than studies, Arun is taller than Karthik.

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Q:

What has a mouth but never smiles?

Answer

A bottle has a mouth from which we used to drink water or any juice. But it cannot smile.

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Who was named as " Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World " for 2016 ?

A) M S Dhoni B) Musharaf Ali
C) Virat Kohli D) Ashwin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Virat Kohli

Explanation:

i. India’s Virat Kohli was named Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World for 2016.

ii. Kohli had also won the prestigious ‘Polly Umrigar award’ presented to the ‘International Cricketer of the Year’ at the BCCI Annual Awards.

iii. Kohli was additionally declared Wisden India Almanack’s Cricketer of the Year for the second time in its 2017 edition.

 

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Subject matters experts (SMEs) are resources that are imperative to the succes of a project. Many times, project managers are not experts in the areas they are managing and frequently must rely upon other's expertise. In which scope - management process are SMEs first used?

A) Scope planning B) Scope definition
C) Initiation D) Scope verification
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Initiation

Explanation:

Initiation is the first step in the scope management process, and expert judgment is one of the techniques routinely utilized. Answers A, B, and D are incorrect because they would come after the initiation process.

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Which process allows water to enter the atmosphere?

A) Transpiration B) Respiration
C) Condensation D) Evaporation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Evaporation

Explanation:

Evaporation is the process that allows water to enter into the atmosphere.

Sunlight turns liquid water into water vapor which then rises higher into the atmosphere and forms into clouds.

 

Plants, too, help water get into the atmosphere through a process called transpiration.

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Q:

India's International bank is the tag line of which bank ?

A) ICICI Bank B) SBI
C) Canara Bank D) Bank of Baroda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bank of Baroda

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Wavelength of which of the following colours of the visible spectrum of light are maximally  absorbed by green plants________

A) Green and Yellow B) Red and Blue
C) Green and Red D) Blue and Yellow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Red and Blue

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