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Q:

Name the state assembly, which has passed an amendment bill awarding death penalty for convicts involved in the rape of girls below 12 years of age.

A) Rajasthan Assembly B) Uttar Pradesh Assembly
C) Maharashtra Assembly D) Bihar Assembly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rajasthan Assembly

Explanation:

Rajasthan assembly has passed an amendment bill awarding death penalty for convicts involved in

the rape of girls below 12 years of age. State Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria introduced

'The Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, 2018' in the assembly, which was passed in the

House by a voice vote following a debate.

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Q:

Which of the statements given below are correct?

A) Sebastian Vettel won the Formula One 2017 Mexican Grand Prix.

B) In 2017, Per Mertesacker captained the Premier League team Arsenal.

C) Tan Zhongyi won the 2017 Women's World Chess Championship.

 

A) Only C B) Only B
C) Both B and C D) Both A and C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both B and C

Explanation:
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Q:

Which is first city in the world to get its own Microsoft font in 2017 ?

A) India B) Iran
C) Dubai D) Iraq
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dubai

Explanation:

Dubai has become the first city in the world to get its own Microsoft font.

ii. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai's Crown Prince and Chairman of the Executive Council, launched the Dubai Font recently.

iii. The font, available in three styles as 'Dubai', 'Dubai Medium' and 'Dubai Light', can be in italics, underlined and bold.

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Q:

______________ among the following is not an operating system.

 

A) Mozilla Firefox B) Microsoft Windows
C) Linux D) Apple MacOS
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mozilla Firefox

Explanation:
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Q:

Who decides to implement split MOPP?

Answer

The concept of maintaining heightened protective posture only in those areas (or zones) that are contaminated, allowing personnel in uncontaminated areas to continue to operate in a reduced posture. Also called split-MOPP. Airbases or operating locations are divided into sectors allowing MOPP levels and alarm conditions to be adjusted based on the level of threat.


 


The installation commander decides to implement Split MOPP concept when and where ever necessary.

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Q:

What is the function of an antagonist in a story?

Answer

The antagonist is the negative or opposing force in a story.


It could be a human enemy, or it could be non-human, like an animal or something less tangible, like fear.


 


The antagonist plays an important role in story development.

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Q:

Which one of the following pairs of animals is warm blooded?

A) Crocodile and Ostrich B) Hagfish and Dogfish
C) Tortoise and Ostrich D) Peacock and Camel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Peacock and Camel

Explanation:

Warm-blooded creatures, like mammals and birds, try to keep the inside of their bodies at a constant temperature. They do this by generating their own heat when they are in a cooler environment, and by cooling themselves when they are in a hotter environment. To generate heat, warm-blooded animals convert the food that they eat into energy. Peacock and camel are warm blooded animals.

 

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Q:

Electrostatic precipitator is used to control

A) Water pollution B) Noise pollution
C) Air pollution D) Solid waste
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Air pollution

Explanation:

Electrostatic precipitator is used to control Air pollution. An electrostatic precipitator is a filtration device that removes fine particles, like dust and smoke, from a flowing gas using the force of an induced electrostatic charge minimally impeding the flow of gases through the unit.

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