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Q:

The sources of state power are specifically outlined in

A) The Tenth Amendment B) The supremacy clause
C) Article l D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The Tenth Amendment

Explanation:

The sources of state power are specifically outlined in the Tenth Amendment of the Bill of Rights.
When the Constitution was first proposed, many people were concerned about the federal government become too powerful. A group known as the anti-federalists pushed for a way to legally set aside certain rights and powers to individual states.

This amendment was added to satisfy the anti-federalists who were concerned that the Constitution would grant the federal government unlimited power.

 

The Tenth Amendment states that all powers that are not specifically given to the federal government are reserved to individual states.

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2 1934
Q:

The common name of sodium bicarbonate is _____.

A) baking soda B) borax
C) bleach D) epsom salt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) baking soda

Explanation:
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3 1932
Q:

Removal of oil and grease from sewage [waste water]

A) Skimming B) Filtration
C) Screening D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Skimming

Explanation:

Skimming is the removal of any material or particles that are floating on the surface. Hence, Removal of oil and grease from sewage - waste water is called as skimming.

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4 1932
Q:

The PCl5 molecule has trigonal bipyramidal structure. Therefore,the hybridization of p orbitals should be

A) sp2 B) sp3
C) dsp2 D) dsp3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) dsp3

Explanation:

The P atom needs five orbitals to form the five P-Cl bonds. It has a 3s and three 3p orbitals, so it must use one of its 3d orbitals to form the fifth bond. These orbitals are hybridized to form five sp3d orbitals that just happen to point in the right directions to form a trigonal bipyramid.

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Q:

Which of the following requires one byte of storage?

A) Character B) Sentence
C) Page D) Paragraph
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Character

Explanation:

A Unicode character requires between one and four bytes of storage, depending on the encoding format used. Hence, a character requires one byte of storage.

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7 1931
Q:

The West Bengal government has rolled out a scheme, in an attempt to combat human trafficking. What is the name of the scheme?

A) Swayangsiddha B) Swablamban
C) Annpurna D) Ayushman Bengal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Swayangsiddha

Explanation:

Swayangsiddha which means self-reliance is the scheme that has been started by the West Bengal police in all districts in an attempt to combat human trafficking.

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2 1931
Q:

Which one among the following stars is nearest to the earth?

A) Proxima Centauri B) Sirius
C) Arcturus D) Spica
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Proxima Centauri

Explanation:

Proxima Centauri is the nearest star to the Earth.

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14 1930
Q:

Which state government to install 221-Metre Bronze Statue Of lordRam In Ayodhya?

A) Uttar Pradesh B) Gujarat
C) Uttarakhand D) Himachal Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Uttar Pradesh

Explanation:

Uttar Pradesh state government to install 221-Metre Bronze Statue Of lordRam In Ayodhya.

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