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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:

What is the largest desert?

A) Sahara B) Thar
C) Kalahari D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sahara

Explanation:

Sahara is the largest of sll the desrts .It is located in Africa

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What is insider trading and why is it illegal?

Answer

Undergraduates may get this question as feelers of their business knowledge. Insider trading describes the illegal activity of buying or selling stock based on information that is not public information. This is to prevent those with privileged information (company execs, I-bankers and lawyers) from using this information to make a tremendous amount of money unfairly.

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Q:

The study of the weather is known as

A) Weatherology B) Siesmology
C) Meteorology D) Pulmology
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Meteorology

Explanation:

Meteorology is the study of weather and Earth's atmosphere. Climatology is another term used to describe the study of weather.

 

Studying the weather is not only useful for determining if you'll need an umbrella for the day. While forecasting is an important aspect of studying weather, understanding weather patterns provides valuable information about the status of the planet.

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Q:

Ethernet uses which topology

A) Star B) Bus
C) Twisted pair D) Both B & C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bus

Explanation:

Ethernet uses Bus topology.

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Q:

The United Nation declared 2003-2012 as the International decade for

A) United Nations Literacy Decade B) Bone and Joint Decade
C) Second International Decade for the Eradication of colonialism D) International Decade for Natural Disaster Rreduction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) United Nations Literacy Decade

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Q:

Radian is used to measure

A) Temperature B) Intensity of Flame
C) Angle D) Solid Angle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Angle

Explanation:

Kelvin is used to measure Temperature,

Candela is used to measure Intensity of flame,

Steredian is used to measure Solid Angle.

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Q:

What is the length of each stump in Cricket

A) 28 inches B) 32 inches
C) 2 ft D) 4 ft
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 28 inches

Explanation:
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