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Sunspots appear dark because they are

A) hotter than the rest of the Sun's surface.	B) more magnetic than the rest of the Sun's surface.
C) cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface.	D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface.

Explanation:

Sunspots are a magnetic phenomenon on the Sun.

The reason a sunspot appears dark is that they are cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface and also the gas inside the spot where the magnetic field is strongest is only emitting about 1/4 as much light as from the rest of the solar surface.

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Consider a hypothetical planet whose mass and radius are both half that of Earth. If g is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of Earth, the acceleration due to gravity on the planet will be

A) g/4	B) g
C) 2g	D) g/2

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2g

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Who was the winner of 2017 Australian Grand Prix?

A) Sebastian Vettel	B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Valtteri Bottas	D) Kimi Raikkonen

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sebastian Vettel

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Who invented the hot air balloon?

A) Montgolfier brothers	B) Wright brothers
C) Lisitsyn brothers	D) Walton brothers

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Montgolfier brothers

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Wayne Rooney, the famous footballer, hails from which country?

A) Italy	B) Brazil
C) Argentina	D) England

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) England

Explanation:

Wayne Rooney was born on October 24, 1985, in Croxteth, Liverpool, England.

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The angles of depression of two ships from the top of a light house are 60° and 45° towards east. If the ships are 300 m apart, the height of the light house is

A) 200(3+√3) meter	B) 250(3+√3) meter
C) 150(3+√3) meter	D) 160(3+√3) meter

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 150(3+√3) meter

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How many triangles are there in the given figure?

A) 24	B) 26
C) 36	D) 32

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 36

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Who among the following was the court physician of Kanishka?

A) Vasumitra	B) Nagarjuna
C) Charaka	D) Patanjali

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