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Q:

"Light years" is the unit of _____?

A) Acceleration B) Distance
C) Light Intensity D) Weight
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Distance

Explanation:

A Light-year is a distance that light travels in the vacuum in one Julian year (365.25 days).

The light-year is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances. It is about 9.5 trillion kilometers or 5.9 trillion miles. 

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Q:

Which object, initially called the 'Whirlwind', was invented by Ives McGaffey in 1869 ?

A) Washing machine B) Electric mixer
C) Vacuum cleaner D) Blender
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Vacuum cleaner

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Q:

India's longest cable-bridge inaugurated by PM Modi in which state ?

A) Assam B) Telangana
C) Gujarat D) Karnataka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gujarat

Explanation:

PM Modi Inaugurated India's Longest Cable Bridge in Gujarat, a four-lane bridge over the river Narmada in Bharuch. The bridge is 1344 metres long and 22.8 metres wide. It is built by Larsen and Turbo as a part of the Rs. 379 crore project of the National Highway Authority of India.

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The Mughals ruled India for one and half centuries effectively and gave Political unity to the country. In which of the following fields could they not succeed fully?

A) An efficient system of administration B) Political stability
C) Development of trade and industry D) Establishment of a common culture and unification of all communities to become a homogeneous nation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Establishment of a common culture and unification of all communities to become a homogeneous nation

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Which statement describes the term salary?

A) Salary refers to the fixed amount paid on a daily basis. B) Salary refers to the varying amount paid on a daily basis.
C) Salary refers to the fixed amount paid on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis. D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Salary refers to the fixed amount paid on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis.

Explanation:

A salary is best described as a fixed amount of income that is paid to an individual on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis.

 

A salary can also be described as the annual earnings paid out over a year.

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Pick out the only vector quantity

A) pressure B) impulse
C) gravitational potential D) co-efficient of friction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) impulse

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Q:

Who Invented Elevator Safety Brake ?

A) Alfred Bernhard Nobel B) Elisha Graves Otis
C) Percy LeBaron Spencer D) Garrett Augustus Morgan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Elisha Graves Otis

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Q:

All of the following are true of neurons except that

A) they conduct a nervous impulse B) they are a very specialized form of connective tissue
C) thay are separated from one another by synapses D) When mature, they lose ability to divide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) they are a very specialized form of connective tissue

Explanation:

All of the following are true of neurons except that they are a very specialized form of connective tissue.

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