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What animal has the shortest gestation period?

A) Elephant B) Meadows
C) Mouse D) Opossum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Opossum

Explanation:

The shortest gestation period known is 12 to 13 days, shared by three marsupials: the American or Virginian opossum (Didelphis marsupialis); the rare water opossum, or yapok (Chironectes minimus) of central and northern South America; and the eastern native cat (Dasyurus viverrinus) of Australia.

Gestation is the period of time between fertilization and birth in oviparous animals.

The elephant has the longest gestation period of about 23 months of any land animal.

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Q:

Galton’s whistle is most commonly associated with

A) Shark B) Horses
C) Elephants D) Dogs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Dogs

Explanation:

Galton's whistle is also called as Dogs whistle or silent whistle, is a type of whistle that emits sound in the ultrasonic range, which people cannot hear but some other animals can, including dogs and domestic cats, and is used in their training.

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What is buying forward?

Answer

It is an investment strategy that involves the buying of money market instruments or currencies in anticipation of a price rise or a future increase in demand. Buying forward allows an investor to take advantage of future and potential profits by buying now at alower price, and selling when prices rise.

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The occasional development of warm ocean surface waters along the coast of Ecuador and Peru is known as 

A) EI Nino and La Nina B) EI Nino
C) La Nina D) Southern Oscillation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) EI Nino

Explanation:
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Q:

In a compound, chemical energy is contained in the

A) bonds B) movement of the electrons
C) unbonded electrons D) nuclei of the atoms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) bonds

Explanation:

chemical energy is contained in the chemical bonds between the reactants in the chemical compounds.

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Q:

Which is an example of Phototropism?

A) roots of a plant following water B) plant bending toward the light
C) roots growing into the soil D) a venus flytrap capturing a fly
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) plant bending toward the light

Explanation:

Phototropism is the ability of a photosynthesizing organism, to grow directionally in response to a light source. It is very common in plants, but can also occur in other organisms such as fungi.

Example :: Sunflower

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Q:

From April 1, 2017 Interest rates on small savings deposits including PPF cut by

A) 0.5% B) 0.4%
C) 0.2% D) 0.1%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 0.1%

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Q:

The average weight of a blue whale is

Answer

1,20,000 kg.

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