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"Light years" is the unit of _____?

A) Acceleration B) Distance
C) Light Intensity D) Weight
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Distance

Explanation:

A Light-year is a distance that light travels in the vacuum in one Julian year (365.25 days).

The light-year is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances. It is about 9.5 trillion kilometers or 5.9 trillion miles. 

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Q:

Not including the sun, the closest stars to earth are

A) 4300 light-years away B) 430 light-years away
C) 43 light-years away D) 4.3 light-years away
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4.3 light-years away

Explanation:

The nearest stars to Earth are in the Alpha Centauri triple-star system, about 4.37 light-years away. One of these stars, Proxima Centauri, is slightly closer, at 4.26 light-years.

 

Of all the stars closer than 15 light-years, only two are spectral type G, similar to our sun: Alpha Centauri A and Tau Ceti. The majority are M-type red dwarf stars.

 

Only nine of the stars in this area is bright enough to be seen by the naked human eye from Earth. These brightest stars include Alpha Centauri A and B, Sirius A, Epsilon Eridani, Procyon, 61 Cygni A and B, Epsilon Indi A and Tau Ceti.

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Q:

India is not a member of:

A) G-20 B) G-8
C) SAARC D) U.N
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) G-8

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Q:

What is the capital of Greece?

A) Roseau B) Malabo
C) Athens D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Athens

Explanation:

Athens is the capital of Greece

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Q:

Naresh Goyal who was honoured with "Man of the year Award" is closely associated with which of the following businesses?

A) Banking B) Textile Industry
C) Aviation D) Film Production
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Aviation

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Q:

Govt launched 'PowerTex India' in April 2017 - a scheme for _____?

A) Electricity Consumption B) Income Tax sector
C) Powerloom sector D) Water Grid sector
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Powerloom sector

Explanation:

The Government has launched PowerTex India, a comprehensive scheme for powerloom sector development, simultaneously at over 45 locations in the country.

 

Launching the scheme in Bhiwandi, Thane district, Maharashtra, the Union Textiles Minister, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani said that Bhiwandi will be known for resurgence in Powerloom sector. Recalling that the powerloom sector alone employs over 44 lakh people, the Minister said that the scheme will especially benefit small powerloom weavers.

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Q:

What is harder to catch the faster you run?

A) Breathe B) Fire
C) Water D) Time
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Breathe

Explanation:

It is very hard to catch breathe when you run fast.

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Q:

You can crack me. You can make me. You can tell me. You can play me. What am I?

Answer

A Joke is what you can crack, make, play and tell.

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