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Q:

In general, which is the cause of a land breeze?

A) Pressure B) Heat
C) Temperature D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Temperature

Explanation:

The land breeze is a coastal breeze at night blowing from the land to the ocean. It is caused by the difference in the rates of cooling of the land and of the ocean. Once again, the bigger the difference in temperature between the two, the stronger the wind.

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Q:

Plants developing in dry conditions are

A) lithophytes B) hydrophytes
C) mesophytes D) xerophytes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) xerophytes

Explanation:

Plants developing in dry conditions are called as xerophytes.

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Q:

In oil painting, linseed oil acts as

A) Binder B) Primer
C) Wet plaster D) Pasting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Binder

Explanation:
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Q:

Who was an early proponent of functionalism?

A) Darwin B) Charles
C) William James D) Wyndt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) William James

Explanation:

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William James was an early proponent of functionalism.

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Q:

Which subatomic particle has no charge?

A) electron B) neutron
C) proton D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) neutron

Explanation:

An atom is composed of three subatomic particles. They are ::

 

1) Electron (-vely charged particle)

2) Proton (+vely charged particle)

3) Neutron (No charge particle)

 

Hence, Neutron is the subatomic particle which has no charge.

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Q:

The headquater of UNESCOis at

A) Rome B) Geneva
C) Paris D) New York
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Paris

Explanation:
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Q:

Who took charge as new MD & CEO of IDBI Bank 2018?

A) B. Sriram B) Nikitha Haley
C) Rakesh Sharma D) Shivasamudram
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rakesh Sharma

Explanation:

Government appointed former Canara Bank MD & CEO Rakesh Sharma as the new MD & CEO of IDBI Bank for the tenure of six months. Prior to him B. SRiram was the MD & CEO of IDBI Bank and he retired on September 30, 2018.

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Q:

What is true about economic resources?

A) Economic resources are limited. B) Economic resources are always controlled by the government.
C) Economic resources include only money. D) Economic resources exist only at the individual level.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Economic resources are limited.

Explanation:

Economic resources are those goods and services that can be converted into valuable products for individual and business purposes.

There are four major types of economic resources:

1. land,

2. labor,

3. capital and

4. entrepreneurship.

 

Land and labor are natural and human resources, while capital means physical resources or money.

Entrepreneurship converts these resources into usable goods.

 

However, resources have finite values, and proper utilization depends on economic systems and economic decisions.

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