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Q:

Which startup acquired Google's satellite imaging business in 2017 ?

A) NovaWurks B) PlanetiQ
C) Planet Labs D) UrtheCast
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Planet Labs

Explanation:

American startup Planet Labs, that launches small satellites into orbit and sells the imagery, has announced its acquisition of Google's 'Terra Bella' satellite business. As part of the agreement, 60 Google employees will join the startup founded by ex-NASA scientists. Terra Bella, was acquired by Google in 2014 for $500 million and that time it was known as Skybox Imaging.

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Q:

The Indira Gandhi Zoological Park is located in which state?

A) Sikkim B) Manipur
C) Andhra Pradesh D) Mizoram
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Andhra Pradesh

Explanation:

The Indira Gandhi Zoological Park is located in Vishakapatnam (Vizag) in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

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Q:

The oldest news agency in the world is

A) Associated Press B) Agence France-Presse
C) Reuters D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Associated Press

Explanation:

Associated Press (AP) is world's oldest news agency followed by Reuters and Agence France - Presse.

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Q:

Yakshagana, a dance drama is popular in

A) Karnataka B) Tamil Nadu
C) Kerala D) Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Karnataka

Explanation:

Yakshagana is a traditional Indian dance drama form developed in Karnataka state of India.

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Q:

A command economy tends to exist under a

A) Representative government that provides no regulation. B) Socialist government that provides a lot of regulation.
C) Communist government that provides little regulation. D) Democratic government that provides some regulation.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Socialist government that provides a lot of regulation.

Explanation:

A command economy types of government decide which goods would be produced without any interference of the public.


Command economy ran in Germany during the rule of Adolf Hitler. 

 

A command economy tends to exist under a socialist government that provides a lot of regulation.

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Q:

Tubes that bifurcate from the windpipe

A) Bronchi B) pleura
C) Apex D) Adenoids
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bronchi

Explanation:

Tubes that bifurcate from the windpipe are called Bronchi.

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Q:

What is the first step in Photosynthesis?

A) Formation of ATP B) Joining of 3-carbon atom to form glucose
C) Ionization of water D) Excitement of an electron of chlorophyll photon of light
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Excitement of an electron of chlorophyll photon of light

Explanation:

The first step in Photosynthesis is Excitement of an electron of chlorophyll photon of light.

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Q:

What was one outcome of laissez faire economic policies?

A) Poverty traps that cannot be escaped through free choice B) Monopoly power that emerges naturally in the market and allows businesses to exploit consumers
C) Businesses pay workers low D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Laissez-faire is simply a way to describe a government's hands-off approach to economic policies. This approach was particularly prevalent in the United States at the turn of the 20th century, which led to numerous issues within American manufacturing.

 

There are many outcomes of laissez-faire economic policies. Some of the outcomes of laissez-faire economics were:

* Businesses pay workers low.

* Pollution of air and water.

* Poverty traps that cannot be escaped through free choice. 

* General glut that results from overproduction or underconsumption

* Monopoly power that emerges naturally in the market and allows businesses to exploit consumers. 

* Exploitation of the working class that pushes wages down to subsistence and compels laborers to work in harsh and unsafe conditions. 

* External economies that generate situations where desirable goods are underproduced on the market, and undesirable goods are overproduced on the market. 

* Public goods that are not supplied by the market due to free-rider problems.

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