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What is busy waiting?

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The repeated execution of a loop of code while waiting for an event to occur is called busy-waiting. The CPU is not engaged in any real productive activity during this period, and the process does not progress toward completion.

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Select the antonym of

jaunt

A) halt	B) excursion
C) stroll	D) ramble

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) halt

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The Constitution of India was adopted on

A) 26th January, 1950	B) 26th January, 1949
C) 26th January, 1949	D) 15th August, 1947

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 26th January, 1949

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Name the first e-commerce company that will become the member of Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)?

A) Amazon	B) Snapdeal
C) Paytm	D) Flipkart

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Paytm

Explanation:

The country’s fast-growing e-commerce industry will finally mark its presence at the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), with Paytm set to become a member of the self-regulatory voluntary organisation next month i.e April 2017.

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Baking soda is used ______.

I. for making baking powder

II. in soda-acid fire extinguishers

III. to neutralize excess acid in the stomach

A) Only I and II	B) Only I and III
C) Only II and III	D) All I, II and III

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All I, II and III

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The cricket match proved to be a big draw. (Idioms & Phrases)

A) a huge attraction	B) a game without any result
C) a keen contest	D) a lovely spectacle

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a huge attraction

Explanation:

Here it is an idiom that says The cricket match proved to be a big draw means it stands as a huge attraction.

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Computer software can be defined as

A) the interaction between the computer and its database	B) an interface between the computer and the network
C) the computer and its associated equipment	D) the instructions that tell the computer what to do

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the instructions that tell the computer what to do

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Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order.

Hit hard by austerity measures

P-government, they lead
Q-of the Conservative
R-lives embedded in anxiety

A) RPQ	B) QRP
C) QPR	D) PRQ

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