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What are java threads?

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Java is one of the small number of languages that support at the language level for the creation and management of threads. However, because threads are managed by the java virtual machine (JVM), not by a user-level library or kernel, it is difficult to classify Java threads as either user- or kernel-level.

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The Jazz age occurred during which decade

A) 1910 - 1920 B) 1920 - 1930
C) 1930 - 1940 D) 1900 - 1910
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1920 - 1930

Explanation:

Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities in the early 20th century. The Jazz age occurred during 1920 - 1930 i.e, started post-World War 1 movement and ended with the Great Depression in 1929. It was the age in which jazz music and dance emerged.

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Filed Under: World History
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0 2007
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Regulatory policies protect consumers by

A) controlling the supply of money B) providing public assistance programs
C) overseeing and limiting businesses D) deciding how to tax and spend money
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) overseeing and limiting businesses

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Filed Under: Business Awareness
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3 2007
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Blood plasma is filtered in 

A) the renal capsule B) the renal column
C) the renal tubule D) the renal corpuscle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the renal capsule

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Filed Under: Biology
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1 2007
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Choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning to the given word ‘CACOPHONOUS’

A) Tamed B) Harmonious
C) Domestic D) Silent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Harmonious

Explanation:
Cacophonous means loud or noisy
Tamed means make less powerful and easier to control
Harmonious means tuneful, melodious → which is nearly opposite in meaning to Cacophonous
Domestic means relating to the running of a home 
Silent means not making any sound.
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Filed Under: English
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1 2007
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What base is found on RNA but not on DNA?

A) Uracil B) Thymine
C) Adenine D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Uracil

Explanation:

Uracil is present in RNA and binds to adenine whereas thymine is present in DNA and binds to adenine.

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Filed Under: Biology
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5 2006
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Which of the following statements about taxes is false?

A) Some states don’t collect income tax B) Taxes at the local, state and federal level are all equal
C) Taxes are collected at the local, state and federal level D) Some states don’t collect sales tax
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Some states don’t collect income tax

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Filed Under: Indian Economy
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4 2006
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The number of electron levels in a magnesium atom is

A) 3 B) 2
C) 1 D) 0
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3

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Filed Under: Chemistry
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0 2006