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What was the city of Timbuktu best known for?

A) Trade B) Gold
C) Diamonds D) Tea
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Trade

Explanation:

The great Sahara Desert created an opportunity for wealth by trading to peoples who live in and around the region. The city of Timbuktu was built as a result of this trade.

 

Hundreds of years ago, salt was a very valuable commodity. It was valued for its taste as well as its ability to preserve food. One of the most productive areas for producing salt was the Sahara Desert, and the city of Timbuktu was built to capitalize upon this trade.

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Select the antonym of
to remand

A) to filibuster B) to tarry
C) to expedite D) to adjourn
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) to expedite

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
Neha was (surprised by) her result.

A) surprised to B) surprised from
C) surprised at D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) surprised at

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Select the antonym of
generosity

A) altruism B) general
C) largesse D) malevolence
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) malevolence

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Mediterranean  climate is ideal for growing

A) wheat and barley B) tea and coffee
C) Surgarcane and beet D) orange and lemons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) orange and lemons

Explanation:

The hot dry summers and cool wet winters are especially suited for citrus fruits and therefore these lands are some times reffered to as the 'world's orchard land' .

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Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
Frog : Amphibian : : Cobra : ?

A) Insect B) Protozoa
C) Parasite D) Reptiles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Reptiles

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The law of demand implies that

A) the higher the price of a good, the lesser the quantity demanded B) the higher the price of a good, the higher the quantity demanded
C) the higher the quantity demanded, the higher the price of a good D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the higher the price of a good, the lesser the quantity demanded

Explanation:

The law of demand implies that "The higher the price of a good, the lesser the quantity demanded".

 

 

For example:

If the rate of a mobile phone increased, the quantity demanded by the customers is decreased.

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Deficiency of fluoride leads to Which one of the following health problems?

A) Tooth caries B) Mottling of tooth
C) Bending of bones D) Stiffening of joints
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tooth caries

Explanation:

Fluoride deficiency is a disorder which may cause increased dental caries due to a lack of fluoride in the diet. Dental caries or tooth decay is the breakdown of dental tissues by the acidic products released by the "bacterial fermentation of dietary carbohydrates”

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