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Standing on your toes as in ballet, is an example of

A) plantar extension B) plantar flexion
C) adduction D) dorsiflexion
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) plantar flexion

Explanation:
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Which of the following does NOT describe a musical motive?

A) A melodic or rhythmic fragment. B) The reason for playing softly.
C) A short musical idea. D) The basis for development in a musical piece.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The reason for playing softly.

Explanation:

"The reason for playing softly" is not a motive. Motives are the building blocks for large forms composed during the common practice period and, for some, beyond. Composers who used motives would include Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Brahms.

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What is the HELLO protocol used for?

Answer

The HELLO protocol uses time instead of distance to determine optimal routing. It is an alternative to the Routing


Information Protocol.

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Plants grow in size because of 

A) addition of cells B) increase in size of cells
C) enlargement of cells D) elongation of cells
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) addition of cells

Explanation:

Plants grow in size both in height and in grith. Enlargement  of cells already present cannot contribute much to the growth. Only addition of more and more cells could increase the size of the plant considerably.

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Who is the First Indian Woman to reach the summit of Mt. Everest?

Answer

Bachendri Pal, an employee of Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd at Jamshedpur, became the first Indian and the fifth woman in the world to reach the summit of Mt. Everest on May 23, 1984.

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Which is the best definition of Federalism?

A) Federalism encourages the practice of direct democracy at the state level rather than the national level. B) The quality of federal supremacy in government.
C) A happy combination of mixed government. D) Federalism enables the state and the national government to share power.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Federalism enables the state and the national government to share power.

Explanation:

Federalism ::

Federalism is a system based upon democratic rules and institutions in which the power to govern is shared between national and provincial/state governments, creating what is often called a federation.

 

Federalism is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together with a governing representative head. 

Federalism enables the state and the national government to share power.

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Q:

The sources of state power are specifically outlined in

A) The Tenth Amendment B) The supremacy clause
C) Article l D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The Tenth Amendment

Explanation:

The sources of state power are specifically outlined in the Tenth Amendment of the Bill of Rights.
When the Constitution was first proposed, many people were concerned about the federal government become too powerful. A group known as the anti-federalists pushed for a way to legally set aside certain rights and powers to individual states.

This amendment was added to satisfy the anti-federalists who were concerned that the Constitution would grant the federal government unlimited power.

 

The Tenth Amendment states that all powers that are not specifically given to the federal government are reserved to individual states.

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Sugar is a component of which of the following?

A) Lipids B) Nucleic acids
C) Carbohydrates D) Both B & C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Carbohydrates

Explanation:

Sugar is a component of Carbohydrates.

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