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A piece of ice is floating in water kept in a beaker. When all the ice melts the level of water will

A) first rise and then fall B) fall
C) remain the same D) rise
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) remain the same

Explanation:

The submerged portion of the ice on melting shrinks a little in volume. so the level of water goes down a little.But this is just made up by the water added by the melting of upper portion. Addition is equal to the Shrinkage. Hence level is unchanged.

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Q:

Cutting and peeling of onion brings tears to the eyes because of the presence of _____ ?

A) Amino acid B) Sulfur
C) Carbon D) Fat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sulfur

Explanation:

Cutting and Peeling of onion brings Tears to the eyes because of presence of Sulphur in the cell.

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Q:

What country is often described as being shaped like a boot?

Answer

Italy

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Subject: World Geography

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Where is Panch Mahal situated 

A) Fatehpur Sikri B) Gandhinagar
C) Allahabad D) Varanasi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Fatehpur Sikri

Explanation:

Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh.

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Who had, while fasting in the prision, written to the British governor , "The individual must die so that the nation may live.Today,I must die so that India may win freedom and glory"?

A) Jatin Das B) Lala Lajpat Rai
C) MK Gandhi D) SC Bose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jatin Das

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Q:

Central processing unit is combination of

A) Arithmetic and Control unit B) Control and Output unit
C) Control and Storage unit D) Arithmetic logic and input unit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Arithmetic and Control unit

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Q:

F12 key is known as

A) Company Configuration B) Accounting Features
C) Company Features D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Company Configuration

Explanation:

The F1, F2 to F12 keys that are found on the top row of most computer keyboards are called as Function Keys. Unless you've witnessed the evolution of computers from their early days, you probably don't know why they were invented and for what.
Function keys were used by various computer programs to fulfill various functions.

F12 - It is used by many web browsers to open the developer tools.

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

People are now either exposed to the very best of their inner circle and the world, ________ to the worst — articles that look to shock, to provoke rage and put a lens on everything that is wrong _________ the world. Imperceptibly, it goes unsaid that often __________ pieces of ‘news’ fail to actually provide a constructive solution. The effect of such a disparity _________ to the same effect as news of TV and newspapers — a feeling that what we see does not ____________ our lives.

 


we see does not ____________ our lives.

 

A) reflects B) reflective
C)  reflection D)  reflect
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D)  reflect

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