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Where is the Southern Alps mountain range located?

 

A) Australia B) New Zealand
C) South Africa D) Indonesia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) New Zealand

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What is the theme of 2017 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD)  ?

A) Entrepreneurship for social impact B) Reduce digital divide
C) Promote digital education for social welfare D) Big data for big impact
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Big data for big impact

Explanation:

The World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is observed every year on May 17 to mark the anniversary of the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention (ITC) and the creation of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The purpose of the day is to help raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT) can bring to societies and economies, as well as of ways to bridge the digital divide. The 2017 theme “Big Data for Big Impact” focuses on the power of Big Data for development and aims to explore how to turn imperfect, complex, often unstructured data into actionable information in a development context.

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Puzzle : Clock

Divide the clock's face into three equal parts exactly with two lines. Therefore the sum of the numbers in the three equal parts should be same

Answer

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26 + 26 + 26 = 78

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Q:

A periscope works by the principle of

A) Total internal reflection B) Refraction
C) Diffraction D) Reflection & Refraction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Total internal reflection

Explanation:

A periscope is an optical instrument that uses a system of prisms, lenses, or mirrors to reflect images through a tube.

 

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Light from a distant object strikes the top mirror and is then reflected at an angle of 90 degrees down the periscope tube. At the bottom of the periscope, the light strikes another mirror and is then reflected into the viewer’s eye.

 

Hence, A periscope works by the principle of Total internal reflection.

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Q:

A scientist who studies water is called a

A) Geographer B) Herpetologist
C) Archeologist D) Hydrologist
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Hydrologist

Explanation:

A person or scientist who studies on water is called as Hydrologist. Since the study of water and its properties is known as Hydrology, the persons who deals with this field are known as Hydrologists.

 

Geographer :

A scientist who studies Earth's natural environment and how human society uses the natural environment.

 

Herpetologist :

A person who studies reptiles and amphibians.

 

Archeologist :


Someone who studies people and what they did in the past from the things they left behind.

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Q:

The hormone that helps in Parthenocarpy

A) Abscisic acid B) Gibberellin
C) Ethylene D) Cytokinin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gibberellin

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What is a binary semaphore? What is its use?

Answer

A binary semaphore is one, which takes only 0 and 1 as values. They are used to implement mutual exclusion and synchronize concurrent processes.

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Which of the following names is NOT associated with the insurance business in India?

A) Bajaj Allianz B) LIC
C) GIC D) GE Money
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) GE Money

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