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The Contingency Fund of India has been placed at the disposal of the 

A) Prime Minister B) President
C) Comptroller and Auditor-General D) Home Ministry
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) President

Explanation:

The Contingency Fund of India was constituted in 1950, by an act of parliament (Article 267). The Fund has been placed at the disposal of the president, who can make advances out of the Fund to meet unforeseen expenditure. The expenses must be subsequently authorised by Union Parliament (Articles 115, 116) and recovered through additional, supplementary or excess grants.

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Select the antonym of

antique

 

A) obsolote B) superannuated
C) current D) ancient
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) current

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Which of the following is the most stable carbocation?

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A) 4 B) 3
C) 2 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 2

Explanation:

Here the most stable carbocation is the option (2).

 

Carbocations are always hungry for electrons. The stability of carbocations increases from primary to secondary to tertiary. Here, option (c) shows the most stable carbocation because it can easily withdraw electrons from two other carbon atoms and the more electronegative oxygen atom.

 

Carbocation stability depends on hyperconjugation. The tertiary carbocation is stabilized by electron releasing inductive effect.

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Which of the following is a property of an acid?

 

A) Acids reacts with metals B) Acids taste sour
C) Acids turn blue litmus paper red D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

The general properties of acids are as follows :-

1.They are sour to taste.

2.They turn blue litmus paper red but the red litmus paper have no effect of acids and it remains unaffected.

3.They release hydrogen ions H+ in the solution medium, making the conditions acidic.

 

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Q:

Michael Jackson was a distinguished personality in which of the following fields

A) Journalism B) Acting
C) Pop Music D) Sports
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pop Music

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which of the following physical quantity is dimensionless

A) angle B) strain
C) specific gravity D) all of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) all of these

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Q:

Which of the following could be digital input devices for computers?

A) Digital camcorder B) Microphone
C) Scanner D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

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India is the seventh largest country in the world and it covers a total area of approximately________

A) 2700000 sq.km B) 3000000 sq.km
C) 3200000 sq.km D) 3600000 sq.km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3200000 sq.km

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