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The 'P' in DPT stands for

A) Pulmonary B) Pneumonia
C) Pneumothorax D) Pertussis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pertussis

Explanation:

DPT refers to a class of combination vaccines against three infectious diseases in humans: diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus.

 

Pertussis refers to whooping cough.

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Who holds the power to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court?

A) Prime Minister B) President
C) Parliament D) Ministry of Law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Parliament

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What animal has the shortest gestation period?

A) Elephant B) Meadows
C) Mouse D) Opossum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Opossum

Explanation:

The shortest gestation period known is 12 to 13 days, shared by three marsupials: the American or Virginian opossum (Didelphis marsupialis); the rare water opossum, or yapok (Chironectes minimus) of central and northern South America; and the eastern native cat (Dasyurus viverrinus) of Australia.

Gestation is the period of time between fertilization and birth in oviparous animals.

The elephant has the longest gestation period of about 23 months of any land animal.

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What is pre-emptive and non-preemptive scheduling?

Answer

Preemptive scheduling: The preemptive scheduling is prioritized. The highest priority process should always be the process that is currently utilized.


Non-Preemptive scheduling: When a process enters the state of running, the state of that process is not deleted from the scheduler until it finishes its service time.

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What is the main purpose of state legislatures?

A) to make and pass laws at the state level B) to control the legislation of local governments
C) to provide legislative support for Congress D) to challenge the legality of federal laws
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to make and pass laws at the state level

Explanation:

Each state in the U.S. has a state legislature. The state legislatures main purpose is to make and pass laws at the state level.

 

An integral part to each state government - indeed where the people of each state are best represented - is the state legislature.

 

State legislatures are the respective representative bodies for the people of each state.
The primary responsibility of any state legislature is to design, draft, and vote on bills and laws to govern each state. Bills and laws generally go through several committees prior to being voted on in the entire assembly, through which the bills and laws are changed, amended, or killed altogether.

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Q:

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched

A) West Bengal - Highest density of population B) Himachal Pradesh - Highest sex ratio
C) Uttar Pradesh - Highest percentage of Scheduled Castes population D) Nagaland - Highest percentage of Scheduled Tribes population
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) West Bengal - Highest density of population

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Q:

Multiple users can share a local temporary table

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) FALSE

Explanation:

Multiple users can't share a local temporary table

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What provides electrons for the light reactions?

A) Water B) Oxygen
C) Carbon dioxide D) Light
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Water

Explanation:

Electrons are stripped from water in the light reactions of photosynthesis. Light provides the energy to excite electrons.

 

ATP and NADPH are both products of the light reactions and are used to power the Calvin cycle.

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