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The Length of the Day is determined in

A) length of the hours B) length of the year
C) astronomical units D) solar terms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) astronomical units

Explanation:

The Length of the Day is determined in Astronomical Units.

The length of a day corresponds to the time the Earth takes to turn around on its axis, which is approximately 24 hours. But it's not exactly 24 hours. 

This phenomenon is due to tides raised by the Moon which slow Earth's rotation. Because of the way the second is defined, the mean length of a day is now about 86 400.002 seconds, and is increasing by about 1.7 milliseconds per century.

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Q:

Irresistible craving for alcoholic drinks

A) Pyromania B) Kleptomania
C) Dipsomania D) Megalomania
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dipsomania

Explanation:

Dipsomania is one word substitute for Irresistible craving for alcoholic drinks.

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Q:

How can you get/set an environment variable from a program?

Answer

Getting the value of an environment variable is done by using `getenv()’. Setting the value of an environment variable is done by using `putenv()’

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Q:

Which is Largest library in the world ?

Answer

United State Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

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Which of these national parks has the world's largest population of the Indian one horned Rhino ?

A) Mrugavani national park B) Kajiranga national park
C) Manas national park D) Gir national park
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kajiranga national park

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Q:

DNA is made of repeating units called

A) Nucleotides B) Ribozomes
C) Peptides D) Aminoacids
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nucleotides

Explanation:

DNA is a very long chain polymer made up of thousands of repeating units called nucleotides.

 

Nucleotide Unit is composed of a phosphate group, a pentose sugar, and a nitrogenous base.

 

The sides of the DNA ladder are made up of alternating deoxyribose sugar -- phosphate group units.

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Q:

One who is fond of fighting

A) Militant B) Aggressive
C) Bellicose D) Belligerent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bellicose

Explanation:

The person one who is fond of fighting is known as Bellicose.

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Q:

In War weapons, AK-47, K stands for?

A) Krushchev B) Karpov
C) Kasparov D) Kalashnakov
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kalashnakov

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