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A bucket of water is hung from a spring balance. A piece of iron is suspended in the water without touching the sides or touching the bottom of the bucket. The reading of the spring balance

A) will increase	B) will decrease
C) does not change	D) varies with the increase of depth of the immersion of the iron piece

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) will increase

Explanation:

When the piece of iron is lowered into the water, the water level in the bucket increases. And so the pressure at the bottom of bucket also increases. Thus the total thrust at the botto also increases. Therefore the spring balance reading increases.

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Which is released during the formation of a peptide bond?

A) an amino group	B) a five-carbon sugar
C) both 1 and 2	D) a water molecule

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) a water molecule

Explanation:

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Vivipary is defined as germination

A) during storage	B) within the fruit
C) with cotyledons coming out of soil	D) with cotyledons remaining inside the soil

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) within the fruit

Explanation:

Vivipary means germination even when attached to the mother plant. Usually the saline marsh plants (Halophytes) have their seeds growing even when they are inside the fruits attached to the tree.

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Which of the following is based on the principle of nuclear fusion?

A) Atomic bomb	B) Hydrogen bomb
C) Both Atomic and Hydrogen bomb	D) No option is correct

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hydrogen bomb

Explanation:

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An increase in the money supply will cause interest rates to ___________.

A) rise	B) fall
C) remain unchanged	D) No option is correct.

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) fall

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Filed Under: Indian Economy
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Select the antonym of

impiety

A) blasphemy	B) heresy
C) profanity	D) reverence

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) reverence

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What is a binary semaphore? What is its use?

Answer

A binary semaphore is one, which takes only 0 and 1 as values. They are used to implement mutual exclusion and synchronize concurrent processes.

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Which one is not metal

A) sulpher	B) sugar
C) nitogen	D) all of these

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