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Sunspots appear dark because they are

A) hotter than the rest of the Sun's surface. B) more magnetic than the rest of the Sun's surface. 
C) cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface. D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface.

Explanation:

Sunspots are a magnetic phenomenon on the Sun.

The reason a sunspot appears dark is that they are cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface and also the gas inside the spot where the magnetic field is strongest is only emitting about 1/4 as much light as from the rest of the solar surface. 

 

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Nautical miles to km formula

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km ÷ 1.852 = nautical miles


Hence, 1 nmi = 1.852 km.

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An incident ray strikes a plane mirror at an angle of 20 deg with the mirror. The angle between the incident ray and reflected ray is ____.

 

A) 140 deg B) 40 deg
C) 50 deg D) 20 deg
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 140 deg

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If a cone of radius 10.5 cm and height 12 cm is melted and constructed into a cylinder of the same radius, what will be the height of this cylinder?

A) 8 cm B) 6 cm
C) 4 cm D) 2 cm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4 cm

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Which of the following was the winner of the Grammy Awards 2016 "Album of the Year"?

A) Sound & Color B) 2050
C) 1989 D) Beauty Behind the Madness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Beauty Behind the Madness

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The decision to effect the Partition of Bengal was announced in 1905 by?

A) Lord William Bentinck B) Lord Mountbatten
C) Warren Hastings D) Lord Curzon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lord Curzon

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A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as shown in the given two matrices. The columns and rows of Matrix-I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix-II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, for example 'K' can be represented by 01, 34, etc... and 'P' can be represented by 65, 99, etc... Similarly, you have to identify the set for the word "BLAND".

A) 10, 14, 00, 68, 79 B) 31, 41, 33, 96, 86
C) 44, 20, 42, 88, 59 D) 23, 32, 24, 55, 66
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 23, 32, 24, 55, 66

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Who was the first Indian Badminton player to win the men's singles title at the All England Championship in 1980?

A) Prakash Padukone B) Pullela Gopichand
C) Syed Modi D) Chetan Anand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Prakash Padukone

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