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Who invented Bifocal Lens?

A) John Adams B) Benjamin Franklin
C) James Madison D) Thomas Jefferson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Benjamin Franklin

Explanation:

Benjamin Franklin has long been credited with the invention of bifocal lenses and he was the first to wear bifocal lenses. He did not produce them himself but instead had some optician in London or France make them for him to overcome Presbyopia, a condition that Franklin suffered. He was tired switching between lenses for far and near sightedness. And that resulted in inventing Bifocal Lenses.

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Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of the population of a developed country

A) Low birth rate and low death rate B) High birth and high death rate
C) high proportion of urban population D) low growth rate of population
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) High birth and high death rate

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Q:

The oldest known organic compound is

A) Urea B) Methane
C) Acetic acid D) Benzene
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Acetic acid

Explanation:

In the form of vinegar, acetic acid is known from very early times. It is got by oxidation of fermented liquors (10-15%, alcohol) by air under the influence of a bacteria called 'mycoderma acetic'

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In India, during the last decade the total cultivated land for which one of the following crops has remained more or less stagnant?

A) Rice B) Oil Seeds
C) Pulses D) Sugarcane
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pulses

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Q:

Identified with modern Tamluk in Bengal, Which was the main port on the east coast of india for sailing to South East Asia in the first millennium?

Answer

Tamralipti

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Q:

Study of the sun is called

A) Coronagraphy B) Seismography
C) Helioseismology D) Heliography
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Helioseismology

Explanation:

Helioseismology is the study of the solar interior using observations of waves on the Sun's surface. It has done much to improve our understanding of the interior of the Sun, testing the physical inputs used to model stellar interiors and providing a detailed map of the Sun's structure and internal rotation.

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Which is the highest Plateu?

A) Deccan B) Pamir
C) Colorado D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pamir

Explanation:

Pamir is the highest of all the platues.It is located in Tibet

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Q:

Can ROM be used as stack?

Answer

ROM cannot be used as stack because it is not possible to write to ROM.

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