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A gradual increase in loudness is known as

A) Crescendo B) Timbre
C) Fortissimo D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Crescendo

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Which statement best describes the relationship between science and technology?

A) Technology is a branch of science. B) Advances in science can lead to new technology.
C) Without technology there is no science. D) Technology is not related to science.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Advances in science can lead to new technology.

Explanation:

The aim of science is to get an understanding of the natural world, while the aim of technology is to use that understanding to improve people's lives. 

 

Hence, Advances in science can lead to new technology.

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Q:

Waksman got the noble prize for the discovery of

A) Streptomycin B) Chloromycetin
C) Pencillin D) Neomycin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Streptomycin

Explanation:

In 1952, Waksman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in recognition "for his discovery of streptomycin," the first antibiotic active against tuberculosis.

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What is located at 180 degrees longitude?

A) Fiji B) Russia
C) Antarctica D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

The 180th meridian or antimeridian is the meridian 180° east or west of the Prime Meridian, with which it forms a great circle dividing the earth into the Western and Eastern Hemispheres.

It is common to both east longitude and west longitude.

It is used as the basis for the International Date Line because it mostly passes through the open waters of the Pacific Ocean. However, the meridian passes through Russia and Fiji as well as Antarctica.

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The book Mother India was authored by

A) Annie Besant B) Katherine Mayo
C) Mrinalini Sinha D) Lala Lajpath Rai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Katherine Mayo

Explanation:

The book Mother India (1927) is a polemical book by American historian Katherine Mayo which attacks Indian society, religion and culture.

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Q:

What time of year do squirrels build nests?

A) summer B) winter
C) rainy D) monsoon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) summer

Explanation:

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Squirrels build their nests in summer season as the sticks with what they bulit are dried and are less weight and the nests will be used for the rainy season.

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Which of the following country is known as Kalaallit Nunaat, meaning "Land of the people"?

A) Estonia B) Iceland
C) Panama D) Greenland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Greenland

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Q:

Dysfunctional behaviors are maladaptive which means that they

A) are medicated B) interfere with everyday life
C) cause of stress D) all of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) interfere with everyday life

Explanation:

Dysfunctional behaviors are maladaptive which means that they interfere with everyday life.

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