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Rajasthan receives very little rain because

A) It is too hot	B) there is no water available and thus the winds remain dry
C) the mansoons fail to reach this area	D) the winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds

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Missing letters puzzle

Answer

Answer: V

Explanation: Starting at the top left, and moving anti-clockwise around the figure, letters advance through the alphabet 5 letters at a time.

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Two cubes have their volumes in the ratio 1 : 27. Find the ratio of their surface areas.

A) 2:9	B) 3:9
C) 1:9	D) 4:9

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1:9

Explanation:

Let their edges be a and b. Then,

a3/b3 = 1/27 (or) (a/b)3 = (1/3)3 (or) (a/b) = (1/3).

\Ratio of their surface area = 6a2/6b2 = a2/b2 = (a/b)2 = 1/9, i.e. 1:9.

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The nitrogen atom has 7 protons and 7 electrons,The nitride ion will have

A) 10 protons and 7 electrons	B) 7 protons and 10 electrons
C) 4 protons and 7 electrons	D) 4 protons and 10 electrons

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7 protons and 10 electrons

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The program that is responsible for loading the operating system into RAM is the _______.

A) BIOS	B) Bootstrap Program
C) Drive- Driver	D) Supervisor Program

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bootstrap Program

Explanation:

The program that is responsible for loading the operating system into RAM is the bootstrap Loader program.

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Pieces of camphor placed on water move about rapidly. This is because of

A) diffusion	B) viscosity
C) surface tension	D) capillarity

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) surface tension

Explanation:

The Camphor slowly dissolves in the water lowering the latter's surface tension in the immediate neighbourhood. The stronger pull exerted by the uncontaminated portion of water brings about a movement of the surface and the camphor particles are carried along with it. When after sometime the whole surface settles for the reduced tension, the movement of the camphor too short.

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Manipur has common boundaries with the group of states of

A) Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura	B) Nagaland, Mizoram and Meghalaya
C) Nagaland, Assam and Mizoram	D) Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Nagaland, Assam and Mizoram

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Q:

Civil equality implies

A) Equality before law	B) Equality of opportunity
C) Equal distribution of wealth	D) Equal right to participate in the affairs of the State

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