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Q:

Magnetic field lines about a current-carrying wire

A) circle the wire in closed loops B) extend radially from the wire
C) both of these D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) circle the wire in closed loops

Explanation:

Electric current produces a magnetic field. This magnetic field can be visualized as a pattern of circular field lines surrounding a wire.

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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:

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:

India changed over to the decimal system of coinage in

A) 1947 April B) 1957 April
C) 1956 April D) 1949 April
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1957 April

Explanation:

India switched from the rupee, pie system to decimal currency on 1 April 1957. The decimalisation of currencies is the process of converting each country's currency from its previous non-decimal denominations to a decimal system, with one basic unit of currency and one or more sub-units, such that the number of sub-units in one basic unit is a power of 10, most commonly 100).


In India, Pakistan, and other places where a system of 1 rupee = 16 annas = 64 paise = 192 pies was used, the decimalisation process defines 1 naya paisa = ​1⁄100 rupee.

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13 1936
Q:

Who is known as Architect of Modern India?

A) Vallabhai Patel B) Subhash Chandra Bose
C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jawaharlal Nehru

Explanation:

Jawaharlal Nehru is known as Architect of Modern India.

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Q:

Which is a characteristic of a Mixture?

A) a pure substance B) chemically comined
C) they can be mixed in some fixed ratio D) it is either homogenous or heterogenous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) it is either homogenous or heterogenous

Explanation:

A mixture is the blending of two or more dissimilar substances.

 

Characteristics of a Mixture:

1. It has No formula.

2. It is an impure sustance

3. They can be mixed in any ratio.

4. The properties of the mixture are the properties of its constituents.

5. Constituents can e easily seperated by physical methods.
eg: Heating, Drying, Crystallization, Distillation etc...

6. It is either homogenous or heterogenous.

 

A major characteristic of mixtures is that the materials do not chemically combine. Mixtures can be divided into those that are evenly distributed (homogeneous) and those that aren't (heterogeneous).

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1 1935
Q:

Which Indian state recently approved Bill to reserve 75% private jobs for locals?

 

A) Telangana B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Haryana D) Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Haryana

Explanation:
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Q:

Which of the following is not a subatomic particle?

A) neutron B) ion
C) electron D) proton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) ion

Explanation:

The particles which makes upon an atom are called subatomic particles. Electrons, protons and Neutrons that makes an atom are called subatomic particles.

Whereas,

An ion is an atom or group of atoms in which the number of electrons is different from the number of protons.

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