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Q:

The ages of Sunitha and Pranitha are 40 years and 60 years, respectively. How many years before the ratio of their ages was 3 : 5?

A) 10 years B) 15 years
C) 18 years D) 24 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 10 years

Explanation:

Given the ages of Sunitha and Pranitha are 40 years and 60 years.

Let before 'm' years, their ages be in the ratio of 3 : 5

ATQ,

40-m60-m = 35

=> 200 - 5m = 180 - 3m

=>2m = 20

=> m = 10 years.

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Q:

How many times can you subtract 5 from 25?

Answer

Technically or logically it is possible only once. As if you subtract 5 from 25 at first te result will be 20. Now, you can't subtract 5 from 25 since the left number is 20.


 


But if you go mathematically, it can be done infinite times and only 5 times without going into the negatives.

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Q:

I always run but never walk, often murmur, never talk, have a bed but never sleep, have a mouth but never eat. Who am I?

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A) Forest B) Fire
C) River D) Mountain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) River

Explanation:

River.

It always runs  or flows but never walks.

It will sound like murmuring but never talks.

It has bed but never sleeps.

It has mouth but never eats.

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Q:

Which of the following is a secondary air pollutant?

A) Acid rain B) SO2
C) CO2 D) Dust particles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Acid rain

Explanation:

Secondary pollutants include ozone, which is formed when hydrocarbons (HC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) combine in the presence of sunlight.

 

Whereas Primary pollutant are those pollutants that are directly emitted from their sources, like CO2, CO, SO2 as these gases are directly emitted form burning of fossil fuels.

 

Acid rain, which is formed when sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides react with water, sulfuric acid etc.

 

Hence, Acidrain is a secondary air pollutant.

 

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Q:

Iron rusting, chemical or physical change

A) Chemical B) Physical
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chemical

Explanation:

In rusting the Iron ore make a chemical reaction with the oxygen in the presence of water and environmental or atmospheric moisture to produce an Iron oxide. Iron oxide is otherwise called as rust.


The rusting of iron is a chemical change because it is two substances reacting together to make a new substance.

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Q:

Which of these relationships is true of an uncharged atom?

A) The atomic mass is equal to the atomic number. B) The number of electrons is equal to the number of neutrons.
C) The number of protons is equal to the number of electrons. D) The atomic mass is equal to the number of electrons.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The number of protons is equal to the number of electrons.

Explanation:

The number of protons is equal to the number of electrons. That is the number of positive charges is equal to the number of negative charges.

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Q:

Which of the following animals have teeth in their stomach?

A) Frogs B) Crabs
C) Snakes D) Cockroach
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Crabs

Explanation:
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Q:

What is an error in a program called

A) Power fail B) Crash
C) Virus D) Bug
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bug

Explanation:

In computer technology, a coding error in a computer program is called a bug.

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