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Plants are green because they

A) Refract green light B) Absorbs green light
C) Reflects green light D) Do not absorb ultra violet light
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Reflects green light

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One light year is approximately equal to

A) 10^12 mts B) 10^16 mts
C) 10^11 mts D) 10^13 mts
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10^16 mts

Explanation:

Light year is the unit of to express astronomical distances, that light can travel in one year. Light moves at a velocity of about 300,000 kilometers (km) each second. So in one year, it can travel about 10 trillion km. More precisely, one light-year is equal to 9,500,000,000,000 kilometers.

 

Approximately, 1 light year = 10^16 mts.

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When was the Opium war held between Britain and China ?

A) 1853 B) 1857
C) 1837 D) 1839
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1839

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The earth revolves around the Sun in an elliptical path and the sun is located at one focus of the ellipse. Imagine a situation in which the earth goes around the Sun on a circular path. Which one among the following would result in under that situation ?

A) It would not make any difference B) Difference between seasons will be reduced
C) The earth would become very hot D) The earth would become very cold
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Difference between seasons will be reduced

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Select the correct statement about the pharynx.

A) The auditory tube drains into the nasopharynx B) The laryngopharynx blends posteriorly into the nasopharynx
C) The palatine tonsils are embedded in the lateral walls of the nasopharynx D) The pharyngeal tonsil is located in the laryngopharynx
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The auditory tube drains into the nasopharynx

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90% of people fail to solve this math puzzle?

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A) 45 B) -20
C) 35 D) -60
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) -60

Explanation:

A - A - A = 20
B - B - B = 15
C - C - C = 25

A = -20
B = -15
C = -25

=> A + B + C = (-20)+(-15)+(-25) = -20 - 15 - 25 = -60.

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Which best describes how air moves during convection?

A) cool air falls down B) warm air falls down
C) cool air is replaced by warm air D) air always falls down
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) cool air falls down

Explanation:

During convection, cool and dense air falls through the warmer and less dense air. The warm air having less mass is being displaced by the cooler which is much heavy. Convection always involves the air rising through the atmosphere.

 

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Lakes formed due to marine deposits are

A) crater lakes B) cirque lakes
C) ox-bow-lakes D) lagoons
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) lagoons

Explanation:

Lagoons are formed along the coasts by the action of winds and waves. They are commonly found off the deltas of large rivers such as the Nile and Ganges.

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