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Planets do not twinkle because

A) Far distance B) Total internal reflection
C) Refraction D) Near distance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Near distance

Explanation:

Stars twinkle because they’re so far away from Earth that when light from the stars passes through the atmosphere, it is bent countless times due to refraction, making it look like as if they were blinking. The sun and other planets doesn’t twinkle because it’s too close to Earth compared to other stars.

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Q:

Colonial America adopted whose NCO traditions?

A) France B) Britain
C) US D) Korea
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) France

Explanation:

The American noncommissioned officer tradition began with creation of the Continental Army in 1775 at the beginning of the American Revolution. They adopted NCO traditions from French NCO.

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Which of the following is NOT a constitutional body?

A) National Advisory Council B) Law Commission
C) Election Commission D) Finance Commission
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) National Advisory Council

Explanation:

National Advisory Council is NOT a constitutional body.

 

The National Advisory Council (NAC) of India was an advisory body set up by the first United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to advise the Prime Minister of India.

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Excise duty is a tax levied on the

A) Export of goods B) Import of goods
C) sale of goods D) Production of goods
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Production of goods

Explanation:

An excise or excise tax or excise duty is a type of tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country). It is a tax on the production of a good. This tax is now known as the Central Value Added Tax (CENVAT).

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Q:

Which of the following stores data permanently in a computer?

A) ALU B) Cache Memory
C) RAM D) ROM
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) ROM

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Q:

The energy of a photon, whose momentum is 10 MeV/c, where c is the speed of light, is given by

A) 10 MeV B) 100 MeV
C) 1 MeV D) 0.1 MeV
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 10 MeV

Explanation:

A photon’s relativistic momentum is given by the equation,E = pc where p is the momentum.

P = 10 MeV/c

So, E = 10 MeV

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Q:

Which person won seven gold medals in swimming for the U.S. in the 1972 Olyympic

A) Jack Nicklaus B) Mark Spitz
C) Comaneci D) Gymanodhor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mark Spitz

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Q:

Generally speaking, novels have

A) multiple settings B) limited characters
C) no resolutions D) single themes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) multiple settings

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