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Who among the following received the Nobel Prize Twice in different subjects

A) Madam Curie B) Frederic Sanger
C) Pierre Curie D) John Bardeen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Madam Curie

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The weight of the brain in the total weight of the body is about

A) 2% B) 3%
C) 4% D) 5%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2%

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Which physical connection is the fastest?

A) Coaxial cable B) Infrared
C) Microwave D) Fiber-optic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Fiber-optic

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Fiber-optic physical or wired connection is the fastest communication connection.

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Which of the following is an example of a simile?

A) Clouds of vanilla cotton candy floated in the sky. B) His stomach rumbled like an approaching train.
C) She was drowning in a sea of grief. D) He was a hurricane in her heart.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) His stomach rumbled like an approaching train.

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In the given options, "His stomach rumbled like an approaching train" is an example of Simile.

All the other options are examples of metaphors. 

 

Simile and Metaphor are both figure of speeches in English which are used for comparing things but the only difference is Simile uses LIKE or AS words in comparing and metaphor directly compares without using any words.

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Which of the following occurred in the presence of tetrodotoxin?

A) The number of action potentials decreased. B) The size of the action potential increased.
C) The number of action potentials increased. D) The size of the action potential decreased.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The number of action potentials decreased.

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Heat transfer horizontally within the atmosphere is called

A) Convection B) Advection
C) Conduction D) Absorption
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Advection

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Light compensation zone refers to

A) where light is available in plenty B) where light is maximum
C) beyond which light does not penetrate D) where all light is used
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) beyond which light does not penetrate

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Which of the following active volcanoes is known as ' the  light house of the Mediterranean Sea'

A) Volcano B) Stromboli
C) Veoavius D) Ema
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Stromboli

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