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India’s first indigenously built floating dock (FDN-2) has launched on which shipyard  ?

A) Kattupalli Shipyard B) Goa Shipyard
C) Hindustan shipyard Ltd D) Bombay Dockyard
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kattupalli Shipyard

Explanation:

India’s first indigenously built Floating Dock (FDN-2) for the Indian Navy has launched at the L&T Shipbuilding Yard at Kattupalli near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The Floating Dock is 185 metres long and 40 metres wide and will enable docking of all kinds of vessels, including Naval ships and submarines (excepting aircraft carriers and tankers) of up to 8,000 tonnes displacement, with draughts of up to seven metres, during both day and night. FDN-2 was designed and built by Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (L&T) at a cost of Rs 468 crore.

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The process of bones increasing in width is known as

A) appositional growth B) closing of the epiphyseal plate
C) concentric growth D) long bones reaching adult length and width
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) appositional growth

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Which of the following elements is a metalloid?

A) arsenic B) boron
C) antimony D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

A metalloid is any chemical element which has properties in between those of metals and nonmetals, or that has a mixture of them.

The six commonly recognised metalloids are

boron,

silicon,

germanium,

arsenic,

antimony, and

tellurium.

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Among all two-legged creatures, which creature runs the fastest?

Answer

Ostrich

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Which batsman has scored the most Test Hundreds ever?

A) Steve Waugh B) Sachin Tendulkar
C) Rahul Dravid D) Sunil Gavaskar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sachin Tendulkar

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What is the main purpose of state legislatures?

A) to make and pass laws at the state level B) to control the legislation of local governments
C) to provide legislative support for Congress D) to challenge the legality of federal laws
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to make and pass laws at the state level

Explanation:

Each state in the U.S. has a state legislature. The state legislatures main purpose is to make and pass laws at the state level.

 

An integral part to each state government - indeed where the people of each state are best represented - is the state legislature.

 

State legislatures are the respective representative bodies for the people of each state.
The primary responsibility of any state legislature is to design, draft, and vote on bills and laws to govern each state. Bills and laws generally go through several committees prior to being voted on in the entire assembly, through which the bills and laws are changed, amended, or killed altogether.

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Which elements are malleable and good conductors of electricity?

A) tin and silver B) iodine and silver
C) tin and xenon D) iodine and xenon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) tin and silver

Explanation:

Tin and Silver are malleable and good conductors of electricity. The other combinations have a non metal in them which are bad conductors.

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Voice in literary nonfiction refers to

A) description that appeals to the five senses B) the overall presence of a personality behind the text
C) the attitude that the author or narrator has toward the subject or reader D) nonfiction that uses elements and devices common in fictional stories
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) description that appeals to the five senses

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