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Q:

Heat transfer horizontally within the atmosphere is called

A) Convection B) Advection
C) Conduction D) Absorption
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Advection

Explanation:
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The edge of three cubes of metal is 3 m, 4 m and 5 m. They are melted and formed into a single cube. Find the edge of the new cube  ?

A) 15 m B) 4 m
C) 6 m D) 9 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6 m

Explanation:

The edge of the new cube is = 33+43+53 = a3 => a = 6 m.

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What is the value of 4 in 475?

A) 4 B) 400
C) 475 D) 40
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 400

Explanation:

The value of 4 in 475 means the place value of 4 in 475 and not its face value. Face value means the digit itself though it is at any place in the given number. But place value means the value of digit in its place in the given number.

 

Here the place value of 4 in 475 can be determined by as 4 is in 100's place in 475.

Hence, the place value of 4 in 475 is 4x100 = 400.

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A man is facing towards the east. He turns 270 degrees clockwise and then takes a right turn. Finally, he turns 90 degrees anticlockwise. Which direction is he facing now?

A) West B) South
C) North D) East
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) North

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Q:

Contour bunding is a method of soil conservation used in

A) Scrublands, liable to spread of weed growth B) Hilly and Slopy or mountain areas
C) Low flat plains, close to stream courses, liable to flooding D) Desert margins, liable to strong wind action
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hilly and Slopy or mountain areas

Explanation:

Contour bunding is a proven sustainable land management practice for mountainous areas, marginal, sloping, and hilly land where the soil productivity is very low.

 

It is widely adopted by the ethnic minorities of Nepal who practice the shifting cultivation system of farming.

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Q:

A Roman walks into a bar. He holds up two fingers and says 'five beers, please'.

How it is possible?

Answer

The shape of two fingers shown up will be in 'V' and it represents in Roman letters, a number 5.


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Q:

What was part of the agenda of southern democrats?

A) Using fear for political gain B) Cutting taxes for landowners
C) Using violence for political gain D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

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Southern Democrats are members of the U.S. Democratic Party who reside in the South. All the above given were the part of agenda of southern democrats.

 

 

Using fear and violence for political gain is the part of the agenda of southern democrats most directly affected African American.

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Q:

Consider 5 independent Bernoulli’s trials each with probability of success p. If the probability of at least one failure is greater than or equal to 31/32 , then p lies in the interval ?

A) [1, 32] B) (0, 1)
C) [1, 1/2] D) (1, 1/2]
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) [1, 1/2]

Explanation:

Probability of atleast one failure
= 1 - no failure > 31/32
= 1 - P5 > 31/32
=  P5<1/32
= p < 1/2
Also p > 0
Hence p lies in [0,1/2].

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