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Q:

If people sleep in closed rooms where charcoal fire is burning , they die due to 

A) carbon monoxide B) carbon dioxide
C) methane D) phosgene
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) carbon monoxide

Explanation:

A closed room is aplace where charcoal is burnt in limited supply of air. There is every chance for the formation of the deadly poisonous carbon monoxide, which when inhaled, reacts with the iron in haemoglobin of blood and prevents the supply of oxygen. It is said to be treacherous as there can be no previous warning of its presence because it is an odourless and colourless gas.

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What is the unique about the film ' Adi Shankaracharya '

A) It is the first Sanskrit Film B) It has no female actress
C) It is the first film of the director G.V.Iyer D) It has won the National Award
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) It is the first Sanskrit Film

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Q:

State funding of elections takes place in

A) France and Italy B) USA and Canada
C) Germany and Austria D) Britain and Switzerland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Germany and Austria

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Q:

The coldest planet in the solar system is ?

A) Venus B) Jupiter
C) Uranus D) Pluto
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Uranus

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Q:

The process that takes place in the atom bomb is

A) nuclear fusion B) nuclear fission
C) radioactive disintegration D) chemical decomposition
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) nuclear fission

Explanation:

In the atom bomb, isotopes of uranium are  disintegrated with the release of a large amount of energy. Hence, the process is nuclear fission.

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State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) unveiled its mobile wallet in partnership with _______ to enable one-tap bill payment for its over 100 million subscribers.

A) Free Charge B) MobiWik
C) Paytm D) Ezetap
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) MobiWik

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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:

In what country would you find the city of Limerick?

Answer

Ireland

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