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What is a shell?

Answer

A shell is an interactive user interface to an operating system services that allows an user to enter commands as character strings or through a graphical user interface. The shell converts them to system calls to the OS or forks off a process to execute the command. System call results and other information from the OS are presented to the user through an interactive interface. Commonly used shells are sh,csh,ks etc.

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Income taxes are allocated to

A) discontinued operations B) prior period adjustments
C) extraordinary items D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

Income taxes are allocated to extraordinary items, discontinued operations and prior period adjustments.

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The House of Representatives has the special power to

A) conduct a trial of impeachment if approved by the Senate. B) impeach a government official who has been found guilty by the Senate.
C) vote to impeach a government official. D) impeach members of the Senate, but not the House.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) vote to impeach a government official.

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

A place of shelter for ships

A) Harbour B) Helipad
C) Port D) Barrack
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Harbour

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In which country the hormone gibberellin was discovered?

A) India B) Japan
C) China D) Russia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Japan

Explanation:

The hormone gibberellin was discovered in the country Japan.

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Q:

What is the disadvantage of microprocessor?

Answer

1.Limitations on the size of data. 


2.Most Microprocessors does not support floating-point operations. 


3.Over heating physically


4. Not bit addressable

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
The government plans to (take up) the construction project soon.

A) Take on B) Take off
C) Take in D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No improvement

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best
expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Rohit said, "I take a bath daily with cold water."

A) Rohit says that he were taking a bath daily with cold water. B) Rohit said that he has had been taking a bath daily with cold water.
C) Rohit said that he is taking a bath daily with cold water. D) Rohit said that he took a bath daily with cold water.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rohit said that he took a bath daily with cold water.

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