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Q:

When was Barb Wire patented

A) 1898 B) 1868
C) 1874 D) 1866
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1874

Explanation:

Joseph F. Glidden - Father of Barbed Wire.

      • Glidden was born in New York in 1812. He invented Barbed Wire in 1873 and was granted the patent on Nov. 24, 1874. After a three year battle over the patent, which he eventually won received a patent for the modern invention in 1874 after he made his own modifications to previous versions.
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Q:

A symbol that represents a speech sound

A) Phonemes B) Grapheme
C) Phonics D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Grapheme

Explanation:
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Q:

A rise in general level of prices may be caused by

A) an increase in the money supply B) an increase in the effective demand
C) a decrease in the aggregate level of output D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

All the three statements lead to either increase in demand of goods and services or decrease in the supply. This leads to increase in general level of prices.

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Q:

Which is the longest railway platform in the world?

A) Mumbai B) Gorakhpur
C) Thane D) Kochi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gorakhpur

Explanation:

Gorakhpur railway platform in Uttar Pradesh is the longest railway platform in the world.

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Q:

Which sentence contains both an adverb and a conjunction?

A) Adam crept silently up the stairs, but couldn't slow his heartbeat. B) The storm caused flooding as predicted.
C) Sneha was a kind person, but she hated people who spread rumors. D) Do you want the shrimp or the crab?
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Adam crept silently up the stairs, but couldn't slow his heartbeat.

Explanation:

The sentence which contains both an adverb and a conjunction is "Adam crept silently up the stairs, but couldn't slow his heartbeat."

 

Here, Adverb - Silently and Conjunction - But.

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Q:

How many periods in National Hockey League?

A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3

Explanation:

National Hockey League game is divide into 3 Periods each of 20 minutes. During the regular season, if the game ends in a tie, a 5 minute, sudden death overtime is played. In the playoffs, the overtime is 20 minutes long.

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Q:

In which country Subhash Chandra Bose organized the Tiger Legion?

A) Germany B) Italy
C) Singapore D) Japan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Germany

Explanation:

Subhash Chandra Bose founded the Tiger Legion in the country Germany in the year 1941.

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Q:

When is the International Firefighters' Day(IFFD) observed every year ?

A) 2 May B) 4 May
C) 3 May D) 6 May
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4 May

Explanation:

International Firefighters' Day (IFFD) is observed on May 4. It was instituted after proposal emailed out across the world on January 4, 1999 due to the deaths of five firefighters in tragic circumstances in a bushfire in Australia.

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