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In which year Bartholomew Diaz reached Cape of Good Hope ?

A) 1480 B) 1487
C) 1495 D) 1500
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1487

Explanation:

Bartholomew Diaz reached the point in 1487, which the Portuguese named Cape of Good Hope (the southern most point of Africa).

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Q:

Which line is an example of the poetic technique metonymy?

A) I’m martyr to a motion not my own B) These old bones live to learn her wanton ways
C) Let seed be grass, and grass turn into hay D) I swear she cast a shadow white as stone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) These old bones live to learn her wanton ways

Explanation:

Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept. Hence it occurs when a word is replaced by a word that has an obvious relation to itself.

 

In the given example of the text, the bones refer to the human being.

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Q:

In which of the following activities silicon carbide is used

A) Disinfecting water of ponds B) Making casts for statues
C) Making cement and glass D) Cutting very hard substances
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cutting very hard substances

Explanation:

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Silicon carbide is used in Cutting very hard substances.

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Q:

The quotation ' Some of born great , Some achieve greatness, and some have greatness, thrust upon them ' is atributed to

A) Bertrand Russell B) Abraham Lincoln
C) William Shakeshpare D) George Orwell
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) William Shakeshpare

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Q:

In a confederal system of government, power is

A) with States B) with Central
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) with States

Explanation:

Government can be classified in three manners:

(1) who participates,

(2) geographic distribution of power, and

(3) legislative/executive relationship.

 

Who can participate is generally broken down into two forms of government,

democracy or dictatorship

 

While the legislative/executive relationship is broken down into

presidential or parliamentary

 

The geographic distribution of power is broken down into unitary, federal, and confederation (confederal).


Confederal System of Government ::

A system of government where power is located with the independent states and there is little power in the central government.

 

Today, no nation follows a confederal system. Organizations, like the European Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States, are based on the ideas of a confederal system. Several nations make up these organizations, but they still retain the majority of their independence.

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Brainstorming is an example of

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A) Computer language B) Problem solving technique
C) Lightening effect D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Problem solving technique

Explanation:

Brainstorming is an example of a problem solving technique of severe thinking.

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Q:

Who among the following is a famous American thriller and mystery fiction writer?

A) Dan Brown B) Rupert Brooke
C) John Brown D) Charlotte Bronte
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dan Brown

Explanation:
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Q:

What has 6 faces, but does not wear makeup, and 21 eyes but cannot see?

Answer

Dice has 6 faces with 1 - 6 number of dots one on each side.


So in total 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 21 dots resembles as eyes.


 


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