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D.D.T. was invented by

A) Paul Muller B) John Dalton
C) Rudolf D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Paul Muller

Explanation:

Swiss chemist Paul Hermann Muller discovered DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) noted its effectiveness as a pesticide during World War II to control malaria and typhus among civilians and troops, a discovery that earned him a Nobel Prize in 1948.

 

It was first synthesized in the year 1874.

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Which among the famous danseuses is not an exponent of the Odissi dance style

A) Sanjukta Panigrahi B) Sonal Man singh
C) Madhavi Mudgal D) Yamini Krishnamurthy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Yamini Krishnamurthy

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C, BASIC, COBOL, and Java are examples of ............language

A) low-level B) programming
C) computer D) high-level
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) high-level

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Name the Scientist who stated that matter can be converted into energy

A) Boyle B) Lavoisier
C) Avogadro D) Einstein
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Einstein

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When was the "Boxer Rebellion" happened in China?

 

A) 1895   B) 1900  
C) 1905   D) 1909
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1900  

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Q:

Where does Friday come before Thursday?

Answer

In the dictionary, we get Friday before Thursday. Since, in the dictionary all the words are in alphabetical order, and according to it F comes first than T.

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The ___________ has emerged as a convenient means of global communication, information sharing and services.

 

A) e-books B) Internet
C) Satellites D) Public telephone booths
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Internet

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What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM ) makes it useful?

A) ROM informationcan be easily updated B) Data in ROM is non volatile, that is, it remains there even without electrical power
C) ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive data storage D) ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Data in ROM is non volatile, that is, it remains there even without electrical power

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