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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 tribes does not share its name to a mountain peak ?

A) Khasi B) Jaintia
C) Gaaro D) Bheel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bheel

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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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Who won the world’s largest pre-college science competition in the US in the environmental engineering category for his project on biodegradation of pesticides  ?

A) Shanmuga Sundaram B) Prashant Ranganathan
C) Suresh Kumar D) Vijay Ragunathan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Prashant Ranganathan

Explanation:

An Indian boy has won the world’s largest pre-college science competition in the US in the environmental engineering category for his project on biodegradation of pesticides. Prashant Ranganathan, a 12th grader from Jamshedpur, alongwith over 20 high school students from various parts of India, participated in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

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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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Q:

Water soluble vitamin include

A) vitamin C B) niacin
C) riboflavin D) all of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) all of the above

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

 

The manager was highly upset because of (the inordinate delaying).

A) the inordinate delay B) the inordinately delay
C) the inordinately delaying D) no improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the inordinate delay

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Which is Highest Gallantry Award in India ?

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Paramveer Chakra


 

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