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Which  one  of  the  following  was  the  earlier name of Tokyo?

A) Osaka B) Kyoto
C) Samurai D) Edo
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Edo

Explanation:

Tokyo officially became the Japanese capital after Emperor Meiji moved his seat to the city from the old capital of Kyoto in 1868; at that time Edo was renamed Tokyo.

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The slope of the line passing through the points (-5,1) and (x,-4) is -5/8. Find x.

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

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Who invented the Band-aid?

A) Earle Dickson B) Alan Gant
C) Louis Pasteur D) Frank Epperson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Earle Dickson

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Who of the following is a world famous flute player?

A) Pandit Ravi Shankar B) Shivkumar Sharma
C) Zakir Hussain D) Hariprasad Chaurasia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Hariprasad Chaurasia

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Who among the following has scored 2 triple hundreds in test matches?

A) Ricky Ponting B) Jacques Kallis
C) Sachin Tendulkar D) Brian Lara
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Brian Lara

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The number of parliamentary seats (Lok Sabha) of Chandigarh is

A) 1 B) 6
C) 11 D) 15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

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The apparent weight of a person in a lift which is moving down with uniform acceleration is _______.

A) greater than the weight when the person is stationary B) twice the weight when the person is stationary
C) less than the weight when the person is stationary D) same as the weight when the person is stationary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) less than the weight when the person is stationary

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The attenuation in optical fibre is mainly due to

A) Scattering B) Absorption
C) Both (a) and (b) D) Neither absorption nor scattering
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Scattering

Explanation:

The reason for transmitting data over optical fibers, is because the speed of data transmission through optical wires are equal to the speed of light. The intense speed of data transfer speed, has lead to the use of optical fibers. The optical fiber uses the technology of transferring light beams, from one end to the other end of optical cables. The attenuation in optical fiber is due to Scattering. The reason why scattering is caused, due to the folding, in the wire.

 

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