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The Length of the Day is determined in

A) length of the hours B) length of the year
C) astronomical units D) solar terms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) astronomical units

Explanation:

The Length of the Day is determined in Astronomical Units.

The length of a day corresponds to the time the Earth takes to turn around on its axis, which is approximately 24 hours. But it's not exactly 24 hours. 

This phenomenon is due to tides raised by the Moon which slow Earth's rotation. Because of the way the second is defined, the mean length of a day is now about 86 400.002 seconds, and is increasing by about 1.7 milliseconds per century.

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Q:

Habeas Corpus Act was passed in ___?

A) 1679 B) 1683
C) 1691 D) 1697
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1679

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Q:

Which colony was farthest north?

A) Massachusetts B) Virginia
C) Georgia D) New Hampshire
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Massachusetts

Explanation:

There are 13 colonies and are ruled by England.

 

The farthest north colony - Massachusetts

The farthest south colony - Georgia

The oldest colony - Virginia

The colony between the 2 parts of Massachusetts - New Hampshire

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Who is the author of the book ' Naked Tringle '

A) R.K.Narayan B) Khushwant singh
C) Balwant Gargi D) Amrita Pritam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Balwant Gargi

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Q:

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

A) We had gone to the party last night B) I have seen him yesterday
C) The hen has laid 10 eggs D) She is sleeping for 2 hours
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The hen has laid 10 eggs

Explanation:

In the above given sentences, only option C) The hen has laid 10 eggs is gramatically correct.

 

A) Not correct - We had gone to the party last night

Correct - We went to the party last night

 

B) Not correct - I have seen him yesterday

Correct - I saw him yesterday (We do not use the present perfect tense with past time expressions.)

 

D) Not correct - She is sleeping for 2 hours

Correct - She has been sleeping for two hours. (We use the present perfect continuous tense to show duration.)

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Q:

Rickets is caused due to the deficiency of

A) Carotene B) Cyanocobalamine
C) Thiamine D) Calciferol
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Calciferol

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Who has been described as the "destroyer of the Sakas, the Yavanas and the Pallavas"?

A) Skanda Gupta B) Gautamiputra Satakarni
C) Simuka D) Satakarni I
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gautamiputra Satakarni

Explanation:

Gautamiputra Satakarni has been described as the "destroyer of the Sakas, the Yavanas and the Pallavas".

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Q:

Which writer had a coat of arms with these words on it, "Non sans droict" or "Not without right"?

Answer

Shakespeare

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