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In very cold countries alcohol is used as a thermometric liquid because 

A) alcohol is a poor conductor of heat B) alcohol can be coloured for its level to be seen easily
C) its freezing point is very low D) it will not stick to the glass tube
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) its freezing point is very low

Explanation:

Alcohol has a freezing point as low as -117oC. So it won't freeze even in very cold countries.

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Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931 because

 

A) Japan wanted to take back lands that belonged to it B) Manchuria had refused to make peace with Japan
C) Manchuria had invaded Japan during World War I D) Japan wanted raw materials and natural resources
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Japan wanted raw materials and natural resources

Explanation:
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The Shortest air route from Moscow to San Francisco is 

A) Over the Atlantic Ocean B) Over the Pacific via Siberia
C) Over the North pole D) Through the latitude which passes through them
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Over the Atlantic Ocean

Explanation:

Moscow 37o and Los Angeles 118oW show a longitude difference of 155o across the Atlantic and of 205o across the Pacific.

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The First Indian Woman who has climbed Mt. Everest twice without the use of Oxygen is _________

Answer

Ang Dorjee

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Where should a boat compass be mounted?

A) near magnet B) near iron
C) away from electrical wiring D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) away from electrical wiring

Explanation:

A compass, which is used to assist in navigation, is an instrument that shows magnetic north. You must apply a correction to determine the direction of true north. The ability to steer a boat by a compass is useful if land is out of sight, visibility is reduced, or the boat operator is disoriented.

 

Mount a boat compass away from iron, magnets, and electrical wiring and equipment.

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Which unit of valuation is known as paper gold?

A) SDR B) Eurodollar
C) GDR D) Petrodollar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) SDR

Explanation:

SDR means Special Drawing Rights.

 

SDRs are a measure of a country's reserve assets with IMF and, whereas not 'money' in the strict sense, have several characteristics of money as interest-bearing assets, store of value, and means of settling indebtedness.

 

International financing instrument created in 1970 by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to coincide with the disfavor of the US dollar as the principal currency of the world trade. Also called paper gold, an SDR is neither paper nor gold but an accounting entry. It is not backed by any currency or precious metal and is used only among governments and IMF for balance Of payments settlements.

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Computer process data into information by working exclusively with

A) numbers B) multimedia
C) characters D) words
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) characters

Explanation:

Computers process data into information by working exclusively with characters.

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Major fructose sources include

A) Fruit juices B) Corn syrup
C) Honey D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Major fructose sources include all fruits and honey.

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