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Q:

At what temperature do the Fahrenheit and celcius scales give the same reading?

A) 212 degrees B) 32 degreees
C) -40 degreees D) 0 degreees
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) -40 degreees

Explanation:

We want the temperature when F=C.

We know that, F = C x 95 + 32

So substituting C For F, we have C = -40o

Therefore,  C = -40. 

Thus when C = -40, we have C = F

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Q:

Who has won the Nobel prize in "Physics" for the year 2017 ?

A) Barry Barish B) Kip Thorne
C) Rainer Weiss D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Rainer Weiss, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Kip Thorne and Barry Barish, both of the California Institute of Technology, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves, which were predicted by Albert Einstein a century ago but had never been directly seen.

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Q:

Who was the first englishman to sail around the world?

A) Magellan B) Sir Francis Drake
C) Juan Sebastian Elcano D) Henry Hudson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sir Francis Drake

Explanation:

Sir Francis Drake was the first Englishman to sail around the world.

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Q:

One paper is equally folded 35 times, then what is the new thickness of the paper ?

A) T(2^50) B) 50T
C) 2 x 50 T D) T/50
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) T(2^50)

Explanation:

Let initial thickness of the paper be 'T'
after first fold it will be '2T' = 21T
after second fold it will be '4T' = 22T 
after 50th fold it will be T x (250T)

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Q:

Which year did India hosted and participated in Asian games for the first time ?

A) 1930 B) 1933
C) 1948 D) 1951
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1951

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Q:

A man pointing to a lady says, “Her brother is the father of my only son's sister.” How is that lady related to the man ?

A) Daughter-in-law B) Sister
C) Niece D) Daughter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sister

Explanation:

My only son's sister is my daughter
father of my daughter is me only
her brother means she is my 'sister'.

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Q:

Cup is to coffee as Bowl is to

A) Rice B) Food
C) Spoon D) Dish
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rice

Explanation:

As coffee can be holded in cup, similarly rice can be holded in a bowl.

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Q:

A definition of formal poetry is verse that

A) is written in blank verse. B) sticks to certain traditional patterns.
C) uses figurative language. D) has no rhyme scheme.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) sticks to certain traditional patterns.

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