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Which city has been designated as the UNESCO World Book Capital 2019  ?

A) Warsaw B) Sharjah
C) Pune D) Kochi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sharjah

Explanation:

Sharjah, the city of United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been designated as the UNESCO World Book Capital 2019 by Irina Bokova, the Director-General of UNESCO, at the Headquarters of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) at La Haye. The honour is in recognition of the Emirate’s pioneering role in supporting and expanding the local and regional publishing industries, promoting reading to become an intrinsic cultural practice, as well as embracing inter-cultural, knowledge-based dialogue. Sharjah was the first emirate in UAE to establish a formal school and a library. It was also the first emirate to house many cultural institutions like the Emirates Publishers Association and the Emirates’ writers Union. Sharjah is the 19th city to become World Book Capital. It is preceded by Conakry in 2017 and Athens in 2018.

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President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the biggest river festival of India in 2017, Namami Brahmaputra, in which of the following states ?

A) Arunachal Pradesh B) Assam
C) Orissa D) Tripura
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Assam

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Q:

Census of population in India is done after

A) 2 years B) 5 years
C) 7 years D) 10 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 10 years

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Which statement describes the acid found in vinegar acetic acid ?

A) It feels slippery B) It reacts with Mg to produce H2
C) It tastes bitter D) It releases OH- in a solution
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) It reacts with Mg to produce H2

Explanation:

Acid which is present in vinegar is approximately 5 % of acetic acid. This can be confirmed by testing the vinegar with magnesium which gives out hydrogen as a gas.

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Which of the following elements has the lowest electronegativity

A) Bromine B) Fluorine
C) Carbon D) Lithium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lithium

Explanation:

Electronegativity is the tendency for an atom to attract electrons. There are general trends on the periodic table which you can use to determine the relative electronegativity for different elements, but otherwise you can also look at their valence shell and effective nuclear charge to determine their relative electronegativity.

 

Here from the given options, Lithium has least tendency to attract electrons and thus has a lower electronegativity.

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Which of the following would cause gene flow?

A) Individuals moving into population B) Genetic drift
C) Mutation D) Artificial selection
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Individuals moving into population

Explanation:

Gene flow means migration of genes from one to another. This gene flow is caused by individuals moving into population.

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What are the sub-components of I/O manager in Windows NT?

Answer

- Network redirector/ Server


- Cache manager.


- File systems


- Network driver


- Device driver

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Which country won the World cup in 1999

A) Australia B) South Africa
C) Pakistan D) England
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Australia

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