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Which of the following carbon compounds is used as a fire- extinguisher?

A) Carbon disulphide B) Chloroform
C) Carbon tetrachloride D) Methyl ene chloride
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Carbon tetrachloride

Explanation:

Vapour of carbon tetra chloride ccl4 is non-inflammable and is heavier than air. Hence it is used as a fire extinguisher under the trade name of pyrene.

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Who said 'Supply creates its own demand' ?

A) Marshall B) Ricardo
C) Adam Smith D) J. B. Say
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) J. B. Say

Explanation:
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Which of the following is a function of money?

 

A) medium of exchange B) store of value
C) unit of accounting D) All options are correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All options are correct

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Q:

Which bird can turn head around to look backward?

Answer

Owl

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Controlling marketing activities :

What does monitoring and controlling marketing activities entail?

Answer

All those activities which have been planned out by the marketing department must be tried out in the market several times in order to be able to conclude if such activities are worthwhile or not. Such activities may be repeated several times over a period say six months or a year in order to be able to decide whether to stick to them or replace them with other better alternatives. Monitoring and controlling the marketing activities entails keeping proper records of the various activities and tracking them time and again particularly when it comes to the media, when to promote the product, cost factor, reach or the number of persons towards whom the promotions have been targeted, responses generated, sales generation and return on sales

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Who among the following has been called the 'Napoleon of India'?

A) Samudragupta B) Harshavardhana
C) Chandragupta Maurya D) Ashoka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Samudragupta

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Formation of shadows can be explained by 

A) rectilinear propagation of light B) reflection
C) refraction D) total internal reflection
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) rectilinear propagation of light

Explanation:

In this position, the head light will be at the principal focus so that the rays of light falling on the cancave mirror will be rendered parallel

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France joined the Triple Entente because 

A) it needed protection from Germany B) its leaders wanted to take over land in the Balkans
C) its leaders wanted to protect French colonies in Africa D) it had a long history of friendship with Great Britain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) it needed protection from Germany

Explanation:

France joined the Triple Entente because it needed protection from Germany.

 

France felt very heavily the aggression from Germany (a country which it shared a border with), especially over the tension Alsace and Lorraine and the constant switching over of these two counties.

It was also worried about the rapid military advancement in Germany and France wanted to ally itself with Russia and Great Britain.

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