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Which political process is necessary for redistricting?

A) Gerrymandering B) Filibuster
C) Census D) Election
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Census

Explanation:

Redistricting is the process of drawing electoral district boundaries in the United States.

The state legislature has primary responsibility for creating a redistricting plan, in many cases subject to approval by the state governor.

Redistricting has to follow certain criteria to be accepted:

* compactness
* contiguity
* equal population
* preservation of existing political communities
* partisan fairness
* racial fairness

 

The practice of gerrymandering involves the manipulation of district drawing in aims to leave out, or include, specific populations in a legislator's district to ensure his/her reelection.

 

Gerrymandering is the practice of drawing district lines to achieve political gain for legislators.

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Q:

The Constitution of India was adopted on

A) 26th January, 1950 B) 26th January, 1949
C) 26th January, 1949 D) 15th August, 1947
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 26th January, 1949

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Q:

What is busy waiting?

Answer

The repeated execution of a loop of code while waiting for an event to occur is called busy-waiting. The CPU is not engaged in any real productive activity during this period, and the process does not progress toward completion.

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What is process spawning?

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When the OS at the explicit request of another process creates a process, this action is called process spawning.

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Q:

The weight of the brain in the total weight of the body is about

A) 2% B) 3%
C) 4% D) 5%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2%

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Q:

Cancer is caused by

A) Loss of immunity of cells B) Uncontrolled meiosis
C) Uncontrolled mitosis D) Rupturing of cells
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Uncontrolled mitosis

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Q:

Name the first e-commerce company that will become the member of Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)? 

A) Amazon B) Snapdeal
C) Paytm D) Flipkart
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Paytm

Explanation:

The country’s fast-growing e-commerce industry will finally mark its presence at the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), with Paytm set to become a member of the self-regulatory voluntary organisation next month i.e April 2017.

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Q:

What structure separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?

A) Diaphragm B) Liver
C) Lungs D) Heart
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Diaphragm

Explanation:

A Dome-shaped, muscular and membranous structure that separates as a partition of the thoracic and abdominal cavities is Diaphragm. 

 

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Thoracic or chest cavity ::  It is the cavity where the heart and lungs are present. It is the second largest hallow space in the body.It also has vertebral column, ribs, breast bone,...

 

Abdominal cavity :: It is the cavity where the digestive tract, liver, kidneys, the spleen, pancreas,... are located. It is the largest hallow space of the body.

 

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