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The first computer introduced in Nepal was

 

A) IBM 1401 B) ENIAC
C) IBM 1402 D) ICL/2950
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) IBM 1401

Explanation:

                        

 

IBM 1401 is the first computer brought by the Nepal Government in the year 1959 for lease.

 

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I am an English word with five letters. If you remove my last four I am still pronounced the same. What am I?

Answer

An English word with five letters in which if you remove the last four letters, still pronounced the same is QUEUE.

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Consider the  following statements  about the Second Five-Year Plan :

1.It  was  drafted  under  the  leadership  of K. N. Raj

2.It    proposed    that    industries    like electricity,  railways,  steel,  machineries and communication could be developed in the public sector.

3.The  drafters  found  balancing  industry and agriculture very difficult.

4.The  drafters  found  balancing  industry and agriculture really easy.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A) 1 only B) 1 and 2
C) 2 and 3 D) 3 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2 and 3

Explanation:

The   Second   Five-year   plan   was drafted  under  the  leadership  of  P. C.   Mahalanobis. It   focused   on heavy    industries    and    followed socialist  pattern  of  society  as  its goal.Since savings and investment were growing in this period, a bulk of  these  industries  like  electricity railways,   steel, machineries   and communication could be developed in the public sector. However it had its   problems   as   well,because industry attracted more investment than  agriculture,  the  possibility  of food shortage became adverse.So, the    planners    found    balancing industry    and    agriculture    really difficult;  while  K.  N.  Raj  drafted sections  of  India’s  first  Five-Year Plan

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Q:

Which crop was first cultivated in Sri Lanka under plantation agriculture?

 

A) Coffee B) Tea
C) Rubber D) Coconut
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Coffee

Explanation:
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This statesman,politican,scholar,inventor,and one of early presidents of USA invented the swivel chair,the spherical sundial,the moldboard plow,and the cipher wheel.

A) George Washington B) Alexander Hamilton
C) John Adams D) Thomas Jefferson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Thomas Jefferson

Explanation:

 Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801-1809) and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776).

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Skating on ice is possible because 

A) the surface of ice is smooth B) ice is cold
C) the pressure on the ice due to skate melts the ice by lowering its melting point forming a thin film of water D) the pressure on the ice due to skate raises its melting point
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the pressure on the ice due to skate melts the ice by lowering its melting point forming a thin film of water

Explanation:

Here is a case of  lowering of melting point of ice with increase of pressure

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Ultrasonic waves are used for stirring liquid solutions because they 

A) do not produce noise during the operation B) are easy to produce
C) can produce perfectly homogeneous solutions D) do not produce chemical reactions in the solution
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) can produce perfectly homogeneous solutions

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Q:

Which High Court for the first time in India declared "Bandh" as illegal

A) Allahabad High Court B) Gujarat High Court
C) Kerala High Court D) Rajasthan High Coutrt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Kerala High Court

Explanation:
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