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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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The UNESCO's ' Prix Jules Verne ' prize has been given to which of the following serials of Doordarshan

A) Eye Witness	B) Surabhi
C) The World of the week	D) Turning point

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Turning point

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Select the synonym of

defuse

A) irritate	B) alleviate
C) agitate	D) incite

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) alleviate

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What is a binary semaphore? What is its use?

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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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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.

While two judges in the majority said the practice was arbitrary and, therefore, unconstitutional, the third judge called it (legally).

A) illegally	B) illegal
C) legality	D) No improvement

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) illegal

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Choose the correctly spelt word

The din caused by the children howling is enough to the dead.

A) Ressurect	B) Resurrect
C) Resurect	D) Resurecct

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Resurrect

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Define latency, transfer and seek time with respect to disk I/O.

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Seek time is the time required to move the disk arm to the required track. Rotational delay or latency is the time it takes for the beginning of the required sector to reach the head. Sum of seek time (if any) and latency is the access time. Time taken to actually transfer a span of data is transfer time.

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What is called the small grasslands on the slopes of Lesser Himalayan range in Jammu and Kashmir?

A) Marg	B) Bugyal
C) Payar	D) Duar

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