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What do lines of latitude measure?

A) east-west position between the poles B) north-south position between the poles
C) north-east position between the poles D) south-west position between the poles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) north-south position between the poles

Explanation:

Lines of latitude measure north-south position between the poles.

 

Lines of latitude are imaginary reference lines that describe how far north or south a location on the Earth is from the Equator. The equator is defined as 0 degrees, the North Pole is 90 degrees north, and the South Pole is 90 degrees south. Lines of latitude are all parallel to each other, thus they are often referred to as parallels.

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Which of the following country has re-elected as the member of the UNESCO's executive board?

A) Pakistan B) India
C) Myanmar D) Nepal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) India

Explanation:

India was re-elected as member of executive board of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Executive board is UNESCO's top decision-making body. The election was held at 39th session of General Conference of UNESCO in Paris, France

 

UNESCO is UN association that helps safeguard historical and cultural sites around the world. It is special multi-nation organization, framed in 1945 and situated in France. It promotes literacy and sex education as well as improving gender equality in countries around world. The General Conference determines policies and main lines of work of organisation. Its duty is to set programmes and budget of UNESCO. It also elects members of executive board and appoints, every four years, director-general.

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Q:

Is Windows NT a full blown object oriented operating system? Give reasons.

Answer

No Windows NT is not so, because its not implemented in object oriented language and the data structures reside within one executive component and are not represented as objects and it does not support object oriented capabilities.

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What is the difference between Thermal Energy and Heat Energy?

Answer

Energy tranfer takes place either by means of Heat or Work only in Thermodynamics.


Heat :: Heat Energy is defined as Energy that can be transferred due to temperature change.


Whereas


Thermal Energy :: Thermal Energy is the Internal Energy stored in the system maintained at a certain Temperature.

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Branch of science which deal with the study of causative agent of disease is __________

A) Ecology B) Etiology
C) Eugenics D) Euthenics
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Etiology

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Q:

How many years can a cat live up to?

A) 12 B) 20
C) 35 D) 87
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 20

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How many such digits are there in the number 84315269 each of which is as far away from the beginning of the number as when the digits are rearranged in ascending order?

A) None B) one
C) two D) three
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) three

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The Africa fund is for

A) helping the African States to control famine B) helping African sportsman
C) helping the front line states in their fights against apartheid D) controlling population growth in Africa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) helping the front line states in their fights against apartheid

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