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"Light years" is the unit of _____?

A) Acceleration B) Distance
C) Light Intensity D) Weight
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Distance

Explanation:

A Light-year is a distance that light travels in the vacuum in one Julian year (365.25 days).

The light-year is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances. It is about 9.5 trillion kilometers or 5.9 trillion miles. 

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The process of encoding refers to

A) getting information into memory. B) the recall of information previously learned.
C) a clear memory of an emotionally significant event. D) the persistence of learning over time.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) getting information into memory.

Explanation:

Encoding refers to the getting information into memory.

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Not including the sun, the closest stars to earth are

A) 4300 light-years away B) 430 light-years away
C) 43 light-years away D) 4.3 light-years away
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4.3 light-years away

Explanation:

The nearest stars to Earth are in the Alpha Centauri triple-star system, about 4.37 light-years away. One of these stars, Proxima Centauri, is slightly closer, at 4.26 light-years.

 

Of all the stars closer than 15 light-years, only two are spectral type G, similar to our sun: Alpha Centauri A and Tau Ceti. The majority are M-type red dwarf stars.

 

Only nine of the stars in this area is bright enough to be seen by the naked human eye from Earth. These brightest stars include Alpha Centauri A and B, Sirius A, Epsilon Eridani, Procyon, 61 Cygni A and B, Epsilon Indi A and Tau Ceti.

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Govt launched 'PowerTex India' in April 2017 - a scheme for _____?

A) Electricity Consumption B) Income Tax sector
C) Powerloom sector D) Water Grid sector
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Powerloom sector

Explanation:

The Government has launched PowerTex India, a comprehensive scheme for powerloom sector development, simultaneously at over 45 locations in the country.

 

Launching the scheme in Bhiwandi, Thane district, Maharashtra, the Union Textiles Minister, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani said that Bhiwandi will be known for resurgence in Powerloom sector. Recalling that the powerloom sector alone employs over 44 lakh people, the Minister said that the scheme will especially benefit small powerloom weavers.

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What is the measurement at remote distances by means of a radio -link from the object to the ground called?

Answer

Telemetry

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Localized area of pus formation in the lungs is

A) Pulmonary embolism B) Pulmonary abscess
C) Pleurisy D) Pulmonary edema
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pulmonary abscess

Explanation:

Pulmonary abscess is a type of liquefactive necrosis of the lung tissue. 

 

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Hence, Localized area of pus formation in the lungs is Pulmonary abscess.

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Which of the following describes a relational database?

A) It retrieves data related to its queries B) It provides a relationship between floats
C) It provides a relationship between integers D) It consists of separate tables or related data
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) It consists of separate tables or related data

Explanation:

A relational database is a digital database based on the relational model of data, a database structured to recognize relations between stored items of information. A software system used to maintain relational databases is a relational database management system.

 

Computer database in which all data is stored in Relations which (to the user) are tables with rows and columns. Each table is composed of records (called Tuples) and each record is identified by a field (attribute) containing a unique value. Every table shares at least one field with another table in 'one to one,' 'one to many,' or 'many to many' relationships. These relationships allow the database user to access the data in almost an unlimited number of ways, and to combine the tables as building blocks to create complex and very large databases.

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Which of the following is the scheme for which entire premium of the assured person is paid by the Central Government

A) Jawahar Bhima Yojana B) Shiksha Sahyog Yojana
C) Swarnajayanti Shahari Rozagar Yojana D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Shiksha Sahyog Yojana

Explanation:
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