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Which bond has the greatest ionic character?

A) H-F B) H-Cl
C) H-N D) H-O
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) H-F

Explanation:

Ionic character depends on the electronegativity difference between the bonding elements. The greatest the elctronegativity diffference the greatest the ionic character.

Here in the given options, H-F has has the greatest ionic character. The electronegativity of Hydrogen is 2.1 and that of Fluorine is 4. Now the electronegativity difference is 4 - 2.1 = 1.9.

 

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What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?

A) Soap B) Towel
C) Clothes D) Sponge
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Towel

Explanation:

Towel gets wetter and wetter the more it dries because we use that towel which is dried after used.

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Puzzle : Bridge Crossing

Jim, Jeanne, Louis and Anne wants to cross the bridge at night. They have only one torch light with them. Only two can cross the bridge at a time. They need torch light to cross the bridge. Each of them walks at a different speed. Jim needs 1 minute, Jeanne needs 2 minutes, Louis needs 5 minutes and Anne needs 10 minutes. A pair must walk together at the rate of the slower person. How these people can cross the bridge within 17 minutes?

Answer

First Jim and Jeanne walks across the bridge, it takes 2 minutes. 


Jim walks back with the torch light, which takes 1 minute. 


Then Louis and Anne walk on the bridge, which takes 10 minutes.


Jeanne comes back with the torch light, it takes 2 minutes.


Finally Jim and Jeanne walks across the bridge, which takes 2 minutes.


Total = 2 + 1 + 10 + 2 + 2 = 17 minutes

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At the Curie temperature, the ferromagnetic materials get converted into

A) Diamagnetic materials B) Non-magnetic materials
C) Paramagnetic materials D) None of the others
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Paramagnetic materials

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Which of the following acts both as oxidising and reducing agent?

A) nitric acid B) ammonia
C) nitrous acid D) nitrogen peroxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) nitrous acid

Explanation:

Nitrous acid act as an oxidising agent because it oxidises potassium iodide to iodine. It is also a reducing agent because it decolourises acidified potassium permanganate solution.

Nitric acid acts only as an oxidising agent

Ammonia acts only as a reducing agent

Nitrogen peroxide acts only as an oxidising agent.

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During Kargil War, Who was the Indian Army chief of staff ?

A) Ved Prakash Malik B) Sankar Roy Chowdary
C) Nirmal chandar Vij D) Sundar rajan Padmanabhan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ved Prakash Malik

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Which statement about the Supreme Court is true?

A) The court hears all cases for which two or more justices agree that the case has merit. B) The court decides which cases it will hear. In deciding cases, the chief justice’s vote counts as two votes.
C) Every case appealed to the Supreme Court is ruled upon by the court. D) The court can hear only cases that have worked their way up from local courts.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The court decides which cases it will hear. In deciding cases, the chief justice’s vote counts as two votes.

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To conduct detailed study into disease causing organism in livestock,Biosafety Laboratory has been setup in India at

 

A) Ludhiana B) Bengaluru
C) Anand D) Allahabad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Allahabad

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