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Sun appears red in colour at sunrise and sunset due to

A) the fact that sun emits only red colour at that time	B) red light having longer wave length scatters away
C) that sun comes out of the mountains	D) that all other colours scatter away except red

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) that all other colours scatter away except red

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Statement I :The passing of the Coercive Acts made reconciliation between Britain and her American colonies virtually impossible.

Statement II :The British Parliament, having issued the Stamp Act in 1765, repealed it later.

A) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I	B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false	D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

Explanation:

The Coercive Acts included a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774, including Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act of 1774, which were meant to punish American colonies for throwing a large tea shipment into Boston Harbour, so,the passing of the Coercive Acts made reconciliation between Britain and her American colonies virtually impossible. The Stamp Act of 1765 was passed by Parliament of Great Britain to impose a direct tax on the colonies of British America. It was later repealed on March 18, 1766 after protest.

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Which is not a basic function of a computer

A) Accept input	B) Process data
C) Copy text	D) Store data

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Copy text

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Polio is a disease caused by which of the following?

A) Bacteria	B) Mosquito
C) Virus	D) Cockroach

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Virus

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Which nation has reported the first case of H5N8 virus?

A) China	B) France
C) USA	D) Russia

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Russia

Explanation:

Russian authorities have reported the first known cases of an avian influenza virus called H5N8 passing from poultry to humans.

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

People are now either exposed to the very best of their inner circle and the world, ________ to the worst — articles that look to shock, to provoke rage and put a lens on everything that is wrong _________ the world. Imperceptibly, it goes unsaid that often __________ pieces of ‘news’ fail to actually provide a constructive solution. The effect of such a disparity _________ to the same effect as news of TV and newspapers — a feeling that what we see does not ____________ our lives.

that is wrong _________ the world.

A) at	B) to
C) with	D) into

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) with

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

It is a proverbial ___________, that every one makes his own destiny; and __________ is usually interpreted, that every one, by his wise ______ unwise conduct, preparesgood or evil for himself: but we may also understand it, that whatever it be that he receives _________ the hand of Providence, he may so accommodate __________ toit, that he will find his lot good for him, however much may seem to others to be wanting.

It is a proverbial ___________, that every one makes

A) say	B) said
C) saying	D) says

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) saying

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

Science helps us in ______ at the answer, but the main decision lies with ourselves.

A) arriving	B) deriving
C) concluding	D) finishing

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