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Which of the statements about the Supreme Court are true

A) a state law may be overturned by the Supreme Court B) the Supreme Court can determine if the actions of the President are legal
C) the Surpreme Court detemrines the Constiutionality of all laws passed by Congress D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:
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A king of the Roman Empire, in 37 B.C, became the most powerful and ruled for 44 years.Who was that king?

A) Octavian B) Julius Caesar
C) Lapidus D) Mark Antony
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Octavian

Explanation:

In 37 BC, Octavian became the most powerful man in the Roman Empire for 44 years under the titles of Augustus, which meant 'holy' and imperator, meaning 'Victorious general'. He also called himself Princeps, 'first citizen of the state'. The period of Roman history beginning with his rule upto A.D 284 is called the principate. His rule and the period following it were  peaceful and  are known in history as 'Pax Romana' which means 'Roman Peace'

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Which among the following forms of precipitation is different from the rest?

A) dew B) fog
C) mist D) hail
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) hail

Explanation:

While dew , fog and mist are formed due to condensation of vapour into water drops, hail falls from the clouds in the form of hard pellets of ice.

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$32000 is invested at 10% for 2 years.Find the interest compounded Yearly

A) 4720 B) 5720
C) 6720 D) 7720
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6720

Explanation:

M=P(1+i)^n

 

I=M-P

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Who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharoshthi scripts?

A) Piyadassi B) Colin Mackenzie
C) Alexander Cunningham D) James Prinsep
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) James Prinsep

Explanation:

The inscriptions of Asoka were first deciphered by James Princep in 1837. They are written in Pali language and in some places Prakrit was used. The Brahmi script was employed for writing.In the northwestern India Asokan inscriptions were found in Karoshti script.

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Air is said to be saturated when

A) its pressure is minimum B) it contains the maximum content of water vapour
C) its thickness is maximum D) it blows over the barren land
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) it contains the maximum content of water vapour

Explanation:

Air is said to be saturated when it contains the maximum content of water vapour.

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Which memory is nonvolatile?

A) Floppy discs B) Magnetic tape
C) ROM D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

A computer has two types of memory.

1. Non-volatile and

2. Volatile.

 

Volatile memory is computer memory that requires power to maintain the stored information.

* It is a temporary memeory which cannot contain information permanently.

Example :: RAM or Random Access Memory

 

Non-volatile memory is computer memory that can retain the stored information even when not powered.

* It is a permanent memory in which data is stored in permanently.

Examples :: Hard disc, ROM, Floppy discs, Magnetic tape,...

 

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Which of the following is an example of polygenic inheritance?

A) Skin pigmentation in humans B) Huntingtonʹs disease in humans
C) White and purple flower color in peas D) The ABO blood groups in humans
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Skin pigmentation in humans

Explanation:

Polygenic inheritance involves the determination of a particular phenotypic characteristic by many genes, called polygenes(group of genes influencing a quantitative characteristic), each having a small effect individually.

Height and skin colour in humans are examples of Polygenic characters.

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