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What is the saddest fruit?

A) Blackberries B) Strawberries
C) Blueberries D) Pineapples
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Blueberries

Explanation:

Blueberries are the saddest fruits.

 

Reason ::

In English some colors are associated with feelings. Blue is associated with sadness. When you "feel blue" it means that you are feeling sad.

 

Hence, as blueberries has blue in its name it indicates that that is the saddest fruit in logic.

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A bucket of water is hung from a spring balance. A piece of iron is suspended in the water without touching the sides or touching the bottom of the bucket. The reading of the spring balance

A) will increase B) will decrease
C) does not change D) varies with the increase of depth of the immersion of the iron piece
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) will increase

Explanation:

When the piece of iron is lowered into the water, the water level in the bucket increases. And so the pressure at the bottom of bucket also increases. Thus the total thrust at the botto also increases. Therefore the spring balance reading increases.

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Q:

Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

We (has finished) our lunch half an hour ago.

A) finished B) will have finished
C) had finished D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) finished

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Q:

Select the antonym of

loiter

A) lag B) hasten
C) amble D) loll
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) hasten

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Q:

The UNESCO's ' Prix Jules Verne ' prize has been given to which of the following serials of Doordarshan

A) Eye Witness B) Surabhi
C) The World of the week D) Turning point
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Turning point

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Q:

Select the antonym of

pejorative

A) rude B) complimentary
C) derisive D) cheeky
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) complimentary

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Q:

Vivipary is defined as germination

A) during storage B) within the fruit
C) with cotyledons coming out of soil D) with cotyledons remaining inside the soil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) within the fruit

Explanation:

Vivipary means germination even when attached to the mother plant. Usually the saline marsh plants (Halophytes) have their seeds growing even when they are inside the fruits attached to the tree.

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Which one of the following statements about Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) is not correct?

 

A) It is a marketable security. B) It experiences price changes throughout the day.
C) It typically has lower daily liquidity and higher fees than mutual fund shares. D) An ETF does not have its net asset value calculated once at the end of every day.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) It typically has lower daily liquidity and higher fees than mutual fund shares.

Explanation:

An ETF, or exchange-traded fund, is a marketable security that tracks an index, a commodity, bonds, or a basket of assets like an index fund.

•Unlike mutual funds, an ETF trades like a common stock on a stock exchange.

•ETFs experience price changes throughout the day as they are bought and sold.

•ETFs typically have higher daily liquidity and lower fees than mutual fund shares, making them an attractive alternative for individual investors.

 

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