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What is Benchmarking?

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Benchmarking is the process of comparing one's business proceses and performance metrics to industry bests or best practices from other industries. Dimensions typically measured are quality, time and cost.

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Which country is associated with the 'Jesuit School'?

A) Spain B) France
C) Germany D) England
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Spain

Explanation:

In Spain, where there were no protestants, a soldier named lgnatius Loyola started an organisation for clergymen to work wholly as 'soldiers of jensus' in the service of the Church. Its members came to be called jesuits. They went from place to place and won back followers in France and Germany. They established missions in india, china, Africa and the Americas to gain new adherents. The Jesuit Schools which they started to strengthen the Roman Catholic  Church are still in existence in many countries of the world.

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The Waterfall with the greatest meterage in the fall is 

A) The Jog Falls, India B) The Victoria Falls, Africa
C) The Niagara Falls, N America D) The Salto Angel Falls, S America
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The Salto Angel Falls, S America

Explanation:

The greatest single drop of the waterfall, Salto Angel of Venezuela, measures 807m and the width at the base is about 150 m. From top to bottom the Angel falls measures 979 m - almost 1 km.

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cognitive psychology focuses on the study of

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Cognitive psychology is the branch of psychology that studies study internal processes that include perception, attention, language, memory, and thinking.


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Cognitive psychology focuses on the way people process information.

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What was the motto of the organization BSF?

A) Duty unto Death B) Service Before Self
C) Protection & Security D) Service and Loyalty
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Duty unto Death

Explanation:

BSF - Border Security Force

 

The motto of the organization BSF is "Duty unto Death."

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Select the related word from the given alternatives.

Lion : Lioness :: Bull : ?

A) Animal B) Cow
C) Calf D) Dog
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cow

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Which of the following is a major function of chloride?

A) Helps maintain gastric acidity B) Acts as principal intracellular electrolyte
C) Acts as principal intracellular electrolyte D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Helps maintain gastric acidity

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An irregular mode of reproduction resulting in the development of an embryo without fertilization is called

1.Parthenogenesis 2.Apogamy 3.Sporophytic budding

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 only B) 2 only
C) 2 and 3 only D) 1, 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

In animals, parthenogenesis means development of an embryo from an unfertilized egg cell. In plants parthenogenesis is a component process of apomixis.Apogamy is a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophytedevelops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes.Adventitious embryony also called sporophytic budding, is a type of apomixis in which an embryo develops directly from nucellus or integument tissue.So, all three are correct.

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