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Explain fork() system call?

Answer

The `fork()’ used to create a new process from an existing process. The new process is called the child process, and the existing process is called the parent. We can tell which is which by checking the return value from `fork()’. The parent gets the child’s pid returned to him, but the child gets 0 returned to him.

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What drink was invented by Charles Leiper Grigg in 1929?

A) 7-Up B) Yoo-Hoo
C) Pepsi D) Hawaiian Punch
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 7-Up

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Which union minister has launched a mobile app “Celebrating Yoga” for scientific healthy living ?

A) Narendra Modi B) Arun Jaitley
C) M. Venkaiah Naidu D) Harsh Vardhan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Harsh Vardhan

Explanation:

The Union Minister for Science & Technology Dr. Harsh Vardhan has launched a mobile app “Celebrating Yoga” in New Delhi to connect people through Yoga for scientific healthy living. The mobile app has been developed by Department of Science & Technology on the occasion of International Yoga Day (IYD) 2017. The aim of the app is to popularize Yoga and encourage people to practice yoga for a scientifically healthy living.

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The first Indian who was choosen as the secretary general of commonwealth is

A) Krishnamurthy B) Kamalesh Sharma
C) Rakesh Verma D) Gopalaswamy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kamalesh Sharma

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In which city is India's oldest European church?

 

A) Cochin B) Goa
C) Chennai D) Kolkata
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cochin

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The sampling distribution of a statistic is

 

 

A) A normal curve, for which probabilities are obtained by standardizing.  B) A distribution of all possible summary statistics from a single random sample, from the same population.
C) A distribution of all parameters from the population that is to be randomly sampled. D) The mechanism that determines whether the random sampling was effective. 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A normal curve, for which probabilities are obtained by standardizing. 

Explanation:

The sampling distribution of a statistic is the distribution of the statistic for all possible samples from the same population of a given size.

 

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____ was the first female Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

 

A) Ranasinghe Premadasa B) Dingiri Banda Wijetunge
C) Sirimavo Bandaranaike D) Chandrika Kumaratunga
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sirimavo Bandaranaike

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The Mohiniyattam dance form was developed in which state

Answer

Kerala

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