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The difference between the diameter of the Earth at the poles and at equator is

A) 27 miles B) 36 miles
C) 48 miles D) 57 miles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 27 miles

Explanation:

This difference proves that the earth is flattened at the poles and is thus, not a perfect sphere. The shape is reffered to as "geoid"

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How does the Sun get its energy

A) From gravitational pressure B) From nuclear fission
C) From nuclear fusion D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) From nuclear fusion

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Words that sound the same but are spelled different

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A) Homonyms B) Homographs
C) Heteronyms D) Homophones
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Homophones

Explanation:

Words that sound the same but are spelled different are called homophones. Homophones are a type of homonyms.

Some of the Examples of homophones are ::

One - Won

Son - Sun

Hole - Whole

Loan - Lone

Steal - Steel

Which - Witch

What - Watt

Sea - See

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The articles of the Constitution of India which deal with  Directive Principles of State Policy are ______

A) 26 to 41 B) 30 to 45
C) 36 to 51 D) 40 to 55
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 36 to 51

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What was the name of the irregular army led by Karim Razvi which was finally disbanded by Indian troops on December14, 1948?

Answer

Razakars

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The Length of the Day is determined in

A) length of the hours B) length of the year
C) astronomical units D) solar terms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) astronomical units

Explanation:

The Length of the Day is determined in Astronomical Units.

The length of a day corresponds to the time the Earth takes to turn around on its axis, which is approximately 24 hours. But it's not exactly 24 hours. 

This phenomenon is due to tides raised by the Moon which slow Earth's rotation. Because of the way the second is defined, the mean length of a day is now about 86 400.002 seconds, and is increasing by about 1.7 milliseconds per century.

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What does the Aufbau Principle state

A) Electrons will be added to an atom starting from the lowest possible level or sublevel. B) Electrons will be added to an atom only if the orbitals are different colors.
C) Electrons will be added to an atom in a random order. D) Electrons will be added to an atom in a symmetrical manner.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Electrons will be added to an atom starting from the lowest possible level or sublevel.

Explanation:

The Aufbau Principle states that in the ground state of an atom, an electron enters the orbital with lowest energy first and subsequent electrons are fed in the order of increasing energies.

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What does it mean VISION VISION?

Answer

Double Vision

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