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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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One who dies for a noble cause

A) Martyr B) Pilgrim
C) Astronomer D) Pantomath
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Martyr

Explanation:

One who dies for a noble cause is called a martyr. He is a person who dies fighting for what they believe in like advocating religious or other beliefs, refusing to renounce, etc...

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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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Srikakulam was the capital of 

A) Sakas B) Pahlavas
C) Andhras D) Ashoka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Andhras

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Dollu Kunitha is a folk dance from

A) karnataka B) Kerala
C) Bihar D) Tamil Naidu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) karnataka

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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 of the following is not a Jovian planet?

A) Jupiter B) Earth
C) Saturn D) Neptune
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Earth

Explanation:

Earth is not a Jovian Planet as it is a Terrestrial planet.

A planet designated as Jovian is hence a gas giant, composed primarily of hydrogen and helium gas with varying degrees of heavier elements.

 

Within the Solar System, four Jovian planets exist – Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Though these planets vary in terms of size, mass, and composition, they all share certain characteristics that cause them to differ greatly from the terrestrial planets located in the inner Solar System.

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The idea of including the Emergency provisions in the Constitution of india has been borrowed from the_________

A) Constitution of Canada B) Weimar Constitution of Germany
C) Constitution of Ireland D) Constitution of USA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Weimar Constitution of Germany

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