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'Roaring Forties' are 

A) waterfalls in canada B) cyclonic winds
C) the turbulent years in world History from 1940 to 1944 D) westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40 degrees and 60 degrees south
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40 degrees and 60 degrees south

Explanation:

The absence of a landmass within these latitudes in the southern hemisphere eliminate friction and lends force to these winds and hence derives the name

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Which Airport ranked first in Customer Satisfaction Index Survey in India ?

A) Udaipur Airport B) Raipur Airport
C) Amritsar Airport D) Dehradun Airport
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Raipur Airport

Explanation:

Raipur’s Swami Vivekananda Airport was ranked first in Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) Survey among 49 airports in the country. It has achieved 4.84 score on a five point scale index. It was followed by Udaipur (2nd), Amritsar (3rd) and Dehradun (4th) airports which have scored 4.75, 4.74 and 4.73 respectively. This is third consecutive time in the past two years, Raipur airport has received this recognition.

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Solids have definite shapes.This is because

A) the forces of cohesion of the molecules within are very much less in them B) the forces of cohesion are very large
C) the forces of adhesion are large D) the forces of adhesion are less
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the forces of cohesion are very large

Explanation:

Cohesion refers to attraction between molecules of the same kind while adhesion refers to attraction between different kinds of molecules

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Q:

What always works with something in its eye?

Answer

A Needle works when it has thread in its eye that is in its tiny hole.

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A boy sitting in a train moving with a uniform velocity drops a coin outside. A man standing outside the train will find the trajectory of the coin to be

A) a parabola B) a circle
C) a horizontal straight line D) a vertical straight line
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a parabola

Explanation:

Parabola, because when the coin is dropped at a particular point, it has the same velocity as the running train. So by Newton's first law, it continues its motion horizontally with that velocity. But then, it is also pulled down by earth's gravity continuously. In this situation its horizontal motion gives way to the parabolic motion until it reaches the ground.

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How do you display current date and time in MS Excel ?

A) Time () B) Now ()
C) Date () D) Today ()
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Now ()

Explanation:

To display current date and time in MS Excel, we use Now() method. 

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Rohan said, "Where shall I be this time next month"

A) Rohan contemplated where shall he be that time the following month. B) Rohan asked that where should be that time next month.
C) Rohan wondered where he should be that time the next month. D) Rohan wondered where he would be that time the following month.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rohan wondered where he would be that time the following month.

Explanation:
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What has a mouth but never smiles?

Answer

A bottle has a mouth from which we used to drink water or any juice. But it cannot smile.

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