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Tetraethyl lead is used as

A) Fire extinguisher B) Gasoline additive
C) Mosquito repellent D) Pain killer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gasoline additive

Explanation:

Tetraethyl lead is a highly toxic compound used as a gasoline additive.

Tetraethyl lead abbreviated as TEL, is an organo lead compound with the formula (CH3CH2)4Pb. It is a petro-fuel additive which in turn caused increased vehicle performance. This is also used as an antiknock agent in gasoline and jet fuels. Tetraethyl lead is absorbed rapidly by the skin, the lungs, and the gastrointestinal tract. It is converted to triethyl lead, which might be responsible for its toxicity.

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Q:

Differentiate between RAM & ROM?

Answer

RAM: Read / Write memory, High Speed, Volatile Memory.


ROM: Read only memory, low speed, non volite memory.

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What are the most reliable industrial shares on a stock exchange called?

Answer

Blue chip

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Q:

The Largest country of the World by Geographical Area is

A) China B) United States of America
C) Russia D) Australia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Russia

Explanation:

Russia is the Largest country of the World by Geographical Area.

 

Top 10 largest countries of the World :

1. Russia

2. Canada

3. United States of America

4. China

5. Brazil

6. Australia

7. India

8. Argentina

9. Kazakhstan

10. Algeria

 

When all 10 of the world's largest countries are taken together, they total 49% of the earth's entire 149 million square kilometres of land.

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Q:

Extrusive volcanoes are not found in which one of the following mountains?

A) Alaska B) Rocky
C) Andes D) Himalayas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Himalayas

Explanation:

Volcanic mountains are very common along the destructive plate boundaries i.e. Oceanic-continental plate boundaries which are yet uncovered in the rock folded mountains formed due to continental –to continental plate collision.The Himalayas are also a plate-to-plate collision tectonic boundary. In this case, the Indian Plate [of the Indian Subcontinent] is colliding head-on with the Eurasian Plate. Both plates are comprised of continental lithospheric crust, so there is no appreciable distinction in density.

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Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India has provision for the President to proclaim emergency

A) Article 348 B) Article 352
C) Article 356 D) Article 360
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Article 352

Explanation:
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In general, which is the cause of a sea breeze?

A) Pressure B) Specific heat
C) Heat D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Specific heat

Explanation:

The usual cause of sea breeze is the difference in specific heat capacity between land and water Land heats and cools more quickly than water.

 

What is the cause of a sea breeze?

The air over the land is warmed and rises, to a greater temperature than that over the sea. This produces a convection current, with cooler air flowing in from over the sea to replace that rising from the land. At night the land cools more than the sea, so the action reverses to produce a land-breeze, blowing off the land.

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Q:

Which of these fields was the lost generation associated with?

A) Movies B) Literature
C) Science D) Music
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Literature

Explanation:

Lost Generation definition, the generation of men and women who came of age during or immediately following World War I.

"Literature" was the one field among the following choices given in the question that was associated with the "Lost Generation".

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