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Q:

Which scientist established the Law of Octaves?

A) John Newlands B) Antoine Lavoisier
C) Alfred Nobel D) Marie Curie
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) John Newlands

Explanation:

Law of Octaves states that "If the chemical elements are arranged according to increasing atomic weight, those with similar physical and chemical properties occur after each interval of seven elements." That is every 8th element have the same physical and chemical properties. This was established by the British scientist John Newlands in the year 1865.

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Q:

What is the term used in tennis when the score is 40-40?

A) Ace B) Led
C) Deuce D) Tie
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Deuce

Explanation:

When both sides have won the same number of points then: when each side has won one, or two, points, the score is described as "15-all" and "30-all" (or "15-up" and "30-up"), respectively.

However, if each player has won three points, the score is called as "deuce", not "40–all". From that point on in the game, whenever the score is tied, it is described as "deuce", regardless of how many points have been played.

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A boy is swinging a ball attached to a string in a horizotal circle. If the string snaps 

A) the ball will travel towards the center of the circle and fall down B) it will continue to travel along a tangent to the circle at the point the ball was at the time of snapping and finally fall down
C) it will fall down at the same place where the string breaks D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) it will continue to travel along a tangent to the circle at the point the ball was at the time of snapping and finally fall down

Explanation:

The centripetal force having been removed the body cannot  execute the curved path

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Q:

Which statement is true about blood alcohol concentration?

A) The higher the blood alcohol concentration, the more severe the hangover will be. B) Drinking coffee and exercising will lower your blood alcohol concentration.
C) Blood alcohol concentration is affected by factors such as body size and gender. D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Blood alcohol concentration is affected by factors such as body size and gender.

Explanation:

Blood alcohol concentration is affected by factors such as body size and gender. Women are usually smaller than men, and that they turn out less of the enzyme that breaks down alcohol.

 

For those reasons, most girls can have a higher BAC than the typical male if they each drink an identical quantity of alcohol.

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Q:

Technically, tempera is paint in which the vehicle is in

A) an emulsion B) a pigment
C) an impasto D) a ground
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) an emulsion

Explanation:
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Q:

The folk dance of which state is Kargam?

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

Explanation:

Kargam is the folk dance of Tamil Nadu state.

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Q:

Which Indian state shares the most borders with other states?

A) Uttarakhand B) Rajasthan
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Uttar Pradesh

Explanation:

Uttar Pradesh is the Indian state which share the most borders with 9 different states.

 

Neighbouring States of Uttar Pradesh –

Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh in northwest,

Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan in west,

Madhya Pradesh in south,

Chhattisgarh in southeast,

Bihar and Jharkhand in east.

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Q:

Which of the following programmes was launched in 2005-06 for creating infrastucture and basic amenities in rural parts of our Country

A) Janani Surksha Yojana B) Sarva Siksha Abhiyan
C) Swarnajayanti Shahari Rozagar Yojana D) Bharat Nirman Programme
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bharat Nirman Programme

Explanation:
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