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Q:

How long can a beaver hold its breath?

A) 15 min B) 25 min
C) 35 min D) 55 min
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 15 min

Explanation:

Beavers Can Hold Their Breath for 15 Minutes Underwater.

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The behavior of beavers means that they need to be able to remain underwater for several minutes at a time.

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Q:

The closest algal relatives of land plants are

A) charophytes B) chrysophytes
C) rhodophytes D) bacillariophytes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) charophytes

Explanation:

The charophytes are the extant group of green algae that are most closely related to modern land plants.

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Q:

Which lenses should be used to correct the defect of astigmatism?

A) Convex lens B) Bifocal lens
C) Concave lens D) Cylindrical lens
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cylindrical lens

Explanation:

Astigmatism is a common vision condition that causes blurred vision. It occurs when the cornea is irregularly shaped or sometimes because of the curvature of the lens inside the eye.

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Q:

Which sentence contains a misplaced modifier?

A) Covered in fluffiness, the couple played with the kitten. B) While playing, Lancaster jumped on the feathers.
C) While eating a croissant, Latha waved to the crowd. D) Having eaten lunch, the girl turned on the laptop.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Covered in fluffiness, the couple played with the kitten.

Explanation:

When modifiers are misplaced or put in the wrong place, things can get quite confusing. A modifier adds detail or limits or changes the meaning of another word or phrase. 

 

Here Option A) "Covered in fluffiness, the couple played with the kitten" is the ony sentence contains a misplaced modifier. In the sentence, it gives the meaning that the couple are fluffy not the kitten.

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Q:

Which warship has become the India’s first warship to install solar panels on board ?

A) INS Sindhudurg B) INS Sarvekshak
C) NS Vindhyagiri D) INS Godavari
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) INS Sarvekshak

Explanation:

Indian Navy’s survey vessel INS Sarvekshak has become the India’s first warship to install solar power system on board. The solar power system works on sunlight and hence is 100% per cent reliable for power source that can be used for communication equipment, battery charging and general lightings onboard round the clock with battery outputs during night. The system is maintenance free.

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Q:

Translator program used in assembly language

A) Assembler B) Interpreter
C) Compiler D) Operating system
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Assembler

Explanation:

Assemblers are used to translate a program written in a low-level assembly language into a machine code (object code) file so it can be used and executed by the computer.

 

Hence, Assembler is the translator program used in assembly language.

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Q:

Which of the statements given below are correct?

 

A) Valentino Rossi won the Motorcycle race 2017 Dutch TT MotoGP.

B) Germany hosted the 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships.

C) In 2017 Pro Kabaddi League, Surjeet Singh played for Bengal Warriors.

 

A) Only C B) Both A and C
C) A, B and C D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A, B and C

Explanation:
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Q:

Which Arab scientist could be given the credit of christening the mathematical discipline of algorithm?

A) Al-Khwarizmi B) Ibn al -Haytham
C) Ibn Rushd D) Ibn Sina
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Al-Khwarizmi

Explanation:

Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī, formerly Latinized as Algorithmi,was a Persianscholar who produced works in mathematics, astronomy, and geography under the patronage of the Caliph Al-Ma'mun of the Abbasid Caliphate.

He also developed the concept of the algorithm in mathematics, which is why some have called him the "grandfather of computer science".

His name gave rise to the terms algorism and algorithm.

 

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