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The shadow zone exists because

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The shadow zone is the area of the earth from angular distances of 104 to 140 degrees from a given earthquake that does not receive any direct P waves. The shadow zone results from S waves being stopped entirely by the liquid core and P waves being bent (refracted) by the liquid core.


There are two types of Shadow zones:


one for P waves and


one for S waves.


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P wave shadows between 104-140 degree, both sides; S wave shadow from 105 of one side to 105 of the other.

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MICR stands for

A) Magnetic Ink Code Reader B) Magnetic Ink Case Reader
C) Magnetic Ink Character Reader D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Magnetic Ink Character Reader

Explanation:

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MICR stands for Magnetic Ink Character Reader.

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What command is used to count the total number of lines, words, and characters contained in a file ?

A) wc B) count p
C) wcount D) countw
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) wc

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Q:

Grey Revolution is associated with

A) Cotton B) Fruits
C) Fertilizers D) Oil seeds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Fertilizers

Explanation:

Grey Revolution is associated with Fertilizers.

 

      • Cotton - Silver fiber Revolution

 

      • Fruits - Golden Revolution

 

      • Oil seeds - Yellow Revolution
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The Wettest place in the world is Cherrapunji (Assam). The Hottest place is

A) Azizia (Libya) B) Ramagundam (India)
C) Stwart Island (New Zealand) D) Kandy (Sri lanka)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Azizia (Libya)

Explanation:

Temperature as high as 58.7oC has been recorded at this place

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Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, better known as Frontier Gandhi, organised the Red Shirt Movement in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) for 

A) Countering the communal propaganda of the muslim league B) eatablishing seperate Pakhtoonistan
C) social and religious reforms D) all the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) social and religious reforms

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There are two numbers such that the sum of twice the first number and thrice the second number is 300 and the sum of thrice the first number and twice the second number is 265. Which is the largest number ?

A) 24 B) 39
C) 85 D) 74
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 74

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The number of members included in the Constitution Drafting Committee was

A) Seven B) Nine
C) Eleven D) Thirteen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Seven

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