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Volcanoes occur at tectonic plate boundaries that are

A) Convergent B) Divergent
C) Both A & B D) Destructive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

Tectonic plates are pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere. These plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates.

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The seven major plates are the African plate, Antarctic plate, Eurasian plate, Indo-Australian plate, North American plate, Pacific plate and South American plate.

Volcanoes usually form along plate boundaries , where tectonic plates are either moving towards or away from one another. They may be convergent or divergent.

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Light travels in a straight line (rectilinear propagation of light). This statement does hold if the medium of travel for light is

A) of variable refractive index B) made up of slabs of different refractive indices
C) homogeneous and transparent D) inhomogeneous and transparent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) homogeneous and transparent

Explanation:

In vacuum and in homogeneous, transparent media, such as air, water, and glass, light moves in a straight line. When light encounters a boundary between two different transparent media, some light is reflected and some moves from the first into the second medium.

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When was Zoroastrianism founded?

A) 4th century BCE B) 6th century BCE
C) 8th century BCE D) 10th century BCE
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 6th century BCE

Explanation:

Zoroastrianism is one of the world's oldest extant religions. It is the ancient pre-Islamic religion of Iran that survives there in isolated areas and, more prosperously, in India, where the descendants of Zoroastrian Iranian (Persian) immigrants are known as Parsis, or Parsees.

 

The Iranian prophet and religious reformer Zarathustra flourished before the 6th century BCE more widely known outside Iran as Zoroaster is traditionally regarded as the founder of the religion.

 

Zoroastrianism contains both monotheistic and dualistic features. It likely influenced the other major Western religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

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Q:

How many Regional Commissions are established by the UN Economic and Social Council

A) 2 B) 3
C) 5 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5

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Project Integration Management - Processes

Describe the Inputs, Tools and Techniques, Outputs of Develop project management plan phase?

Answer

I. Inputs



  • Preliminary project scope statement

  • Project management processes

  • Enterprise environmental factors

  • Organizational process assets


II. Tools and Techniques



  • Project management methodology

  • Project management information system

  • Expert Judgment


III. Outputs



  • Project management plan

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The Ajanta Cave Paintings are a testimony to the golden age of ____ in India.

A) Buddhism B) Shaivism
C) Jainism D) Vaishnavism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Buddhism

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Which Governor General abolished the 'Sati System' in India?

A) Lord Canning B) Lord Ripon
C) Lord Wiliam Bentinck D) Lord Dalhousie
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lord Wiliam Bentinck

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Q:

Agronomy is a branch of agriculture that deals with

A) Study of crops B) Study of soil
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

Agronomy is a branch of agriculture that deals with the study of crops and the soils in which they are produced.

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