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What kind of fermented juice, made of spirits, sugar and hot water takes its name from the Hindustani word palm tree?

Answer

Toddy

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Government launches NEW INDIA initiative with which company ?

A) IBM B) BSNL
C) GOOGLE D) Microsoft
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) GOOGLE

Explanation:

In keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a 'New India', Google India and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) announced a set of initiatives aimed at empowering citizens and creating abundant oppurtunities for all.

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Q:

In which year Bartholomew Diaz reached Cape of Good Hope ?

A) 1480 B) 1487
C) 1495 D) 1500
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1487

Explanation:

Bartholomew Diaz reached the point in 1487, which the Portuguese named Cape of Good Hope (the southern most point of Africa).

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Q:

I make things short but I am pretty long myself.

WHAT AM I?

Answer

I am ABBREVIATION.


Yes, i make things short and asks the full form of that thing.


 


Ex : FCI - Food Corporation of India


IAS - Indian Administrative Service.

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What is Throughput, Turnaround time, waiting time and Response time?

Answer

Throughput : number of processes that complete their execution per time unit.

Turnaround time : amount of time to execute a particular process.

Waiting time : amount of time a process has been waiting in the ready queue.

Response time : amount of time it takes from when a request was submitted until the firstresponse is produced, not output (for time-sharing environment).

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Q:

A Step-Up Transformer Increases

A) Power B) Current
C) Frequency D) Voltage
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Voltage

Explanation:

A transformer that increases voltage from primary to secondary (more secondary winding turns than primary winding turns) is called a Step-Up Transformer.

Conversely, a transformer designed to do just the opposite is called a Step-Down Transformer. 

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Who has been appointed as the first woman Secretary General of the Lok Sabha?

A) Rama Devi B) Sumitra Mahajan
C) Anupama Kare D) Snehlata Shrivastava
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Snehlata Shrivastava

Explanation:

Snehlata Shrivastava, appointed as the first woman Secretary General of the Lok Sabha. The appointment was made by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. Ms. Shrivastava will replace Anoop Mishra, who retired on November 30, 2017. 

Ms. Shrivastava, a senior civil servant with 35 years of rich and varied administrative experience is a 1982 batch IAS officer from the Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Rama Devi holds the distinction of the being the first woman secretary general of the Rajya Sabha.

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What word in the English language is always spelled incorrectly?

A) Schezwan B) Yorker
C) Incorrectly D) Psycologically
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Incorrectly

Explanation:

INCORRECTLY is the only English word which is always spelled incorrectly.

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