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Which of the following is true of a scientific theory?

A) It is only accepted after the person who came up with it has died.	B) It is a method or device that applies scientific knowledge for some specific purpose.
C) It generates testable hypotheses, is supported by a large body of evidence, and is broad in scope.	D) It must demonstrate the effect of one variable by testing control groups and experimental groups.

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) It generates testable hypotheses, is supported by a large body of evidence, and is broad in scope.

Explanation:

A scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment. Such fact-supported theories are not "guesses" but reliable accounts of the real world. Scientific theories are not ever proved in the sense of being proved to be 100% correct.

Examples of some scientific theories are ::

Evolution, gravity, atomic theory, the germ theory of disease, relativity, quantum theory, electromagnetic theory, layered Earth theory, etc...

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The international township built near Pondicherry in India in coloration with UNESCO is called

A) Elbaville	B) Auroville
C) Gayaville	D) Broadway

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Auroville

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The world's Greatest traveller of pre-modern times, believed to have put behind him a distance of over 73000 miles and visited territories the eqivalent of about 44 modern countries, is

A) Marco Polo	B) Fahien
C) Ibn Batuta	D) Hiuen Tsang

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Marco Polo

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The intersection of a column and a row

A) Cell	B) Menu
C) Key	D) Field

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cell

Explanation:

The intersection of a column and a row in a spread sheet is called as a cell or a bon.

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A yellow element that stinks when burned

A) Sulphur	B) Chlorine
C) Fluorine	D) Bromine

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sulphur

Explanation:

Sulphur is an yellow element that stinks when burned.

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Palaeobotany is the branch of botany is which we study about

A) Animal fosills	B) Plant fossils
C) Seed of plant	D) Flower

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Plant fossils

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Nuclear energy is a mineral based source, it is derived from

A) Uranium	B) Thorium
C) Plutonium	D) All of these

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of these

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What is "Trend Micro" ?

A) Name of an insect	B) It is an electronic machine
C) It is anti-virus software	D) None

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