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The Rain Shadow Effect is associated with

A) Convectional rainfall B) Frontal rainfall
C) Cyclonic rainfall D) Orographic rainfall
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Orographic rainfall

Explanation:

Orographic precipitation or Rain produced when moist air is lifted as it moves over a mountain range. As the air rises and cools, orographic clouds form and serve as the source of the precipitation, most of which falls upwind of the mountain ridge.

 

Some also falls a short distance downwind of the ridge and is sometimes called spillover. On the lee side of the mountain range, rainfall is usually low, and the area is said to be in a Rain Shadow

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Which Indian doctor has been selected for the 2017 Ophthalmology Hall of Fame?

A) C P Thakur B) Gullapalli N. Rao
C) Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar D) Aroup Chatterjee
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gullapalli N. Rao

Explanation:

Dr. Gullapalli N. Rao, the founder and chair of the LV Prasad Eye Institute (Hyderabad), has been selected to the 2017 Ophthalmology Hall of Fame instituted by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). He will be honoured at the induction ceremony in Los Angeles on May 6, 2017 at the annual meeting of the ASCRS.

 

Currently, Rao is the President of the prestigious Academia Ophthalmologica International (AOI), a group of 80 eminent academicians in ophthalmology in the world and is a past Chair of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB).

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Q:

What has 3 feet but cannot walk?

Answer

We know that 1 yard = 3 feet. 


 


A yardstick which is used for measurement has 3 feet long but it cannot walk.


 

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What is Demat Account? what is the use of it?

Answer

Demat means Dematerialisation of share, in simple it is an account with which a person can trade in security market without which a person cannot buy or sell any share in security market. 

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Q:

The time at Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwhich. Hence, it is located at 

A) 30 degrees W longitude B) 30 degrees E longitude
C) 28 degrees E longitude D) 28 degrees W longitude
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 30 degrees E longitude

Explanation:
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Q:

Explain soundex() and metaphone() ?

Answer

soundex()
The soundex() function calculates the soundex key of a string. A soundex key is a four character long alphanumeric string that represent English pronunciation of a word. he soundex() function can be used for spelling applications.
< ?php
$str = "hello";
echo soundex($str);
? >


metaphone()
The metaphone() function calculates the metaphone key of a string. A metaphone key represents how a string sounds if said by an English speaking person. The metaphone() function can be used for spelling applications.
< ?php
echo metaphone("world");
? >

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Q:

GDP can be calculated by summing

A) Consumption, investment, government purchases, and net exports B) Consumption, investment, government spending, and imports
C) Consumption, investment, government purchases, and imports D) Consumption, investment, wages, and rent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Consumption, investment, government purchases, and net exports

Explanation:

Gross domestic product (GDP) is the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period.

Simply, GDP is a broad measurement of a nation’s overall economic activity. 

It is calculated by summation of Consumption, investment, government purchases, and net exports.

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Q:

What are the most important values and ethics you demonstrate as a leader? Give me an example of these in practice.

Answer

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Integrity-being honest and believability and conviction- is one of concrete leadership abilities. The value and morals in personal behavior are the necessaries with an excellent leader and these values and morals need to be brought into organizational training and activities. A successful leader is the one who uses his/her conviction most efficiently. Leaders do not loose confidences or expose potentially dangerous information if they are close with their employees and they are the honest symbols.

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