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Who has topped the Forbes Magazine’s list of the world’s highest paid actors 2017 ?

A) Vin Diesel B) Jacky Chan
C) Dwayne Johnson D) Mark Wahlberg
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mark Wahlberg

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Which among following first generation of computers ?

A) Integrated Circuits B) Magnetic Tape and Transistors
C) Vaccum Tubes and Magnetic Drum D) All of above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Vaccum Tubes and Magnetic Drum

Explanation:

First Generation  Vacuum Tubes (1940-1956)

The first computer systems used vacuum tubes for circuitry and magnetic drums for memory

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The Study of Universe is called

A) Universology B) Cosmetology
C) Petology D) Cosmology
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cosmology

Explanation:

Cosmology is the scientific study of the large scale properties of the universe as a whole. It endeavors to use the scientific method to understand the origin, evolution and ultimate fate of the entire Universe.

Depending on the outcome of the observations, the theories will need to be abandoned, revised or extended to accommodate the data. The prevailing theory about the origin and evolution of our Universe is the so-called Big Bang theory.

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The cover of a solar coker is made of glass because 

A) it absorbs sun's rays B) it reflects sun's rays
C) it retains the heat inside by the green house effect D) it rediates heat better than metals
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) it retains the heat inside by the green house effect

Explanation:

As the inside of the cooker is painted black, heat absorption is more producing heat waves of longer wavelength which cannot escape through glass and hence are trapped inside. Thus the food is cooked.

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Who has won the Nobel prize in "Physics" for the year 2017 ?

A) Barry Barish B) Kip Thorne
C) Rainer Weiss D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Rainer Weiss, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Kip Thorne and Barry Barish, both of the California Institute of Technology, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves, which were predicted by Albert Einstein a century ago but had never been directly seen.

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Q:

What does GUI stand for?

Answer

 


Graphical User Interface

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Q:

When is a door not a door?

Answer

A door is not a door when it is a jar.


 


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Q:

Human Heart is made up of

A) nervous tissue B) cardiac muscle
C) nonstriated muscle D) connective tissue
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) cardiac muscle

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