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Name the person who has become the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete the historic Boston Marathon.

A) Shankar Alam B) Sagar Baheti
C) Saumya Vashishtha D) Naval Kulkarni
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sagar Baheti

Explanation:

Bangalore-based Sagar Baheti has become the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete the historic Boston Marathon, the world's oldest and the hardest marathon to qualify for.

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Where is the sheet number on a map found?

Answer

The sheet number on the map is found in bold print in both the upper right and lower left areas of the margin.

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Who is the first woman in space ?

A) Sunitha Williams B) Valentina Tereshkova
C) Masida namisha D) Tamara Press
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Valentina Tereshkova

Explanation:

Valentina Tereshkova is the first woman to have flown into space

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Which of the following is true of VoIP?

A) It uses the public switched telephone network. B) Skype is an example of VoIP software.
C) It uses a slow speed dial-up connection. D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Skype is an example of VoIP software.

Explanation:

VOIP is an acronym for Voice Over Internet Protocol, or in more common terms phone service over the Internet.

 

Voice over Internet Protocol is a category of hardware and software that enables people to use the Internet as the transmission medium for telephone calls by sending voice data in packets using IP rather than by traditional circuit transmissions of the PSTN.

 

Here in the given options, Skype is the only voice service that enables us to talk over internet.

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Which is faster Light or Sound?

A) Light B) Sound
C) Both are same D) Can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Light

Explanation:

Light travels Faster than Sound.

 

Light :

1. Light doesn't require a medium to travel.

2. It travels in the vaccum with the speed of 1,86,000 miles per second.

 

Sound:

1. Sound rquire a medium.

2. It travels in the Air with the speed of 340 meters per second.

3. It travels Faster in Water than in Air.

4. It travels Faster in Steel than in Water. 

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Q:

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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Daydreaming, Meditation, Intoxication, Sleep and Hypnosis are all types of

A) waking consciousness B) self-absorption
C) altered states of consciousness D) self-awareness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) altered states of consciousness

Explanation:

Consciousness is the state or quality of awareness, or, of being aware of an external object or something within oneself.

  

Day dreaming, Meditation, Intoxication, Sleep and Hypnosis are all types of altered states of consciousness . In al these states, a person's state of conscious is altered but he has consciousness.

 

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Which feature do Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells share

A) Nucleus B) DNA
C) Nuclear membrane D) Membrane bound Organelles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) DNA

Explanation:

Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells do share a feature of DNA.

Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have structures in common.

All cells have a plasma membrane, ribosomes, cytoplasm, and DNA.

Prokaryotic cells are primitive cells which have no true nucleus and membrane bound organelles, while Eukaryotic cells are cells that have true nucleus, membrane bound organelles and well defined structures and layouts.

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