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A stone floor feels cold to the bare feet but a carpet on the same floor feels warm. This is because

A) the floor and carpet are at different temperatures	B) the stone conveys the heat away from the feet more rapidly than the carpet
C) the carpet is a better conductor of heat than the stone	D) the human body maintains a constant temperature

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the stone conveys the heat away from the feet more rapidly than the carpet

Explanation:

Both the floor and the carpet have the same temperature as both are exposed to the same atmosphere. But the former conducts away the heat from the feet better than the carpet as the latter is a non-conductor. So the feet losing more heat, the floor appears cooler to the feet.

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Which of the following is correctly matched?

A) Hariprasad Chaurasia - Flute	B) Bismillah Khan - Sarod
C) Amjad AliKhan - Tabla	D) Zakir Hussain - Shehnai

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hariprasad Chaurasia - Flute

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The State having the highest density of population is

A) Kerala	B) Tamil Nadu
C) West Bengal	D) Uttar Pradesh

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) West Bengal

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Srikakulam was the capital of

A) Sakas	B) Pahlavas
C) Andhras	D) Ashoka

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Andhras

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Nuclear energy is a mineral based source, it is derived from

A) Uranium	B) Thorium
C) Plutonium	D) All of these

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of these

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The headquarters of the Indian Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd is located in

A) Gurgaon	B) Hyderabad
C) Pune	D) Kolkata

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Gurgaon

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Discovery of the nucleus of an atom was due to the experiment carried out by

A) Bohr	B) Rutherford
C) Moseley	D) Thomson

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rutherford

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Which port is situated on the southern tip of the Suez Canal?

A) Port Suez	B) Port Said
C) Ismailia	D) Port Ibrahim

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