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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.


Modern civilisation is completely dependent on energy, which has therefore to be abundant and also economical. About 85% of the world's energy is supplied by oil, coal and natural gas while nuclear, hydro, wind and solar power and biomass supply the rest. Coal, nuclear and hydro are used primarily to generate electricity while natural gas is widely used for heating. Biomass is used both for heating and cooking. The wind and solar power is the future's hope as they are sustainable energy sources. Oil powers almost all machines that move and that makes oil uniquely versatile. Oil powered airplanes carry 500 people across the widest oceans at nearly the speed of sound. Oil powered machines produce and transport food. Oil powered machines are ubiquitous. Clearly, we live in the age of oil but it is drawing to a close. According to data available if oil production remains constant until it's gone, there is enough to last 42 years. Oil wells will produce less as they become depleted, which will make it impossible to keep production constant. Similarly natural gas and coal will last another 61 years and 133 years respectively. Naturally, as they become scarce, they become expensive, leading to a worldwide energy crisis. If we are to survive on this planet, we have to make a transition to sustainable energy sources. The transition may be willy-nilly or planned - the choice is ours.

The dawning era of limited and expensive energy will be very difficult for everyone on earth but will be even more difficult if it is not anticipated. It is of utmost importance that the public and policymakers understand the global energy crisis and act in tandem to ensure that the species 'homo sapiens' does not become extinct.

The survival of mankind will depend on

A) maximum use of available energy resources B) transition to sustainable energy resources
C) regulation placed on energy consumers D) keeping the level of energy production constant
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) transition to sustainable energy resources

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The first Olympiad was held in Greece in the year

Answer

776 BC

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Demand side market failures occur when

A) supply curves do not reflect the full cost of producing a good or services B) demand curves do not reflect consumer’s full willingness to pay for goods or services
C) government imposes tax on a good or a service D) a good or service is not produced because no one demands it
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) demand curves do not reflect consumer’s full willingness to pay for goods or services

Explanation:

Market failure arises because it is not possible for the market to correctly weight cost and benefits in a situation in which some of the cost is completely unaccounted.

Demand-side market failures happen when demand curves do not reflect consumer’s full willingness to pay for goods or services.

Supply-side market failures occur when supply curves do not reflect the full cost of producing a good or services.

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Project Quality Management - Processes

Describe the Inputs, Tools and Techniques , Outputs included in the Perform Quality Assurance?

Answer

I. Inputs



  • Quality management plan

  • Quality metrics

  • Process improvement plan 

  • Work performance information 

  • Approved change requests

  • Quality control measurements 

  • Implemented change requests

  • Implemented corrective actions 

  • Implemented defect repair

  • Implemented preventive actions 


II. Tools and Techniques



  • Quality planning tools and techniques

  • Quality audits

  • Process analysis 

  • Quality control tools and techniques


III. Outputs



  • Requested changes

  • Recommended corrective actions

  • Organizational process assets (updates)

  • Project management plan (updates)

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Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.

A) Many Japanese cities had extensive tram systems until the 1960s, when increased motorization started to make some lines disappear. B) Increased motorization started to make some lines disappear after the1960s until when many Japanese cities had extensive tram systems.
C) When increased motorization started to make lines disappear, many Japanese cities have extensive tram systems until the 1960s. D) Until the 1960s, when increased motorization started to make some lines disappear, many Japanese cities had extensive tram systems.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) When increased motorization started to make lines disappear, many Japanese cities have extensive tram systems until the 1960s.

Explanation:

‘has’ is incorrectly used since the sentence is in past tense. Moreover, the subject is cities, which is plural.

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Magnesium (Mg) + Oxygen (O2) = ?

A) Mg2O B) MgO4
C) O2Mg D) MgO
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) MgO

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.
Kick the bucket

A) Loose temper B) To delay a little longer
C) To die D) To meet with an accident
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To die

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A person who grows crops

A) Sharecropper B) Freedman
C) Farmer D) Slave
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Farmer

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