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Earlist thermometerr was developed by

A) Celsius B) Fahrenheit
C) Kelvin D) Galileo
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Galileo

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getppid() system call is used to bias the existing priority of a process 

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

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It is used to get parent process identifier

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' The Nacked Face ', a very popular book is written by

A) John Milton B) Dominique Lapierre
C) Juan Benet D) Sidney Sheldon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sidney Sheldon

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Between which one of the following pairs of ports does Panama Canal shorten the distance to the maximum?

A) Liverpool and Shanghai B) New York and Honolulu
C) Liverpool and Sydney D) New York and San Francisco
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) New York and San Francisco

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When is the longest day observed?

A) December 22 B) June 21
C) August 21 D) September 22
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) June 21

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Longest day is observed on June 21

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The coding or scrambling of data so that humans cannot read them, is known as _____.

A) Compression B) Encryption
C) Ergonomics D) Biometrics
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Encryption

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The coding or scrambling of data so that humans cannot read them is known as encryption.

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Which of the following is the headquarters of UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)?

A) The Hague B) New York
C) Nairobi D) Vienna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nairobi

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Who was the founder of Mahakali Pathshala in Calcutta?

A) Her Holiness Mataji Maharani Tapaswini B) Sister Nivedita
C) Madamee Blavatsky D) Sarojini Naidu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Her Holiness Mataji Maharani Tapaswini

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Mataji Maharani Tapaswini was one of the strongest proponents of female education in India. Her greatest contribution came in the form of the Mahakali Pathshala which she set up in Kolkata in 1893.

The school was a completely indigenous affair which did not rely on either foreign aid or assistance. The education of girls was carried out on a strictly national basis in the hopes that they would be able to revive and regenerate Hindu society.

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