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Q:

Plants that make their own food are called

A) Autotrophs B) Hydrophylls
C) Decomposers D) Heterotrophs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Autotrophs

Explanation:

Plants make their own food through the process of photosynthesis. Plants are self-sufficient. Green plants have the ability to prepare their own food and this is the reason why they are called autotrophs.

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They make their own food through the process of photosynthesis using light energy to make sugars from carbon dioxide (C02) and water (H20). The chlorophyll which is present in the leaves is the main reason for the production of food in the plants and it is the reason for the greenery of the leaves too.

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Q:

Which animal exclusively eat only eucalyptus leaves and nothing else?

A) Koala B) Arctic tern
C) Catfish D) Tropical cockroach
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Koala

Explanation:

Koala is a animal that exclusively eat only eucalyptus leaves and nothing else.

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Q:

The velocity required to place a vehicle in orbit round the moon is _______ that required to place it in orbit round the earth 

A) less than B) Greater than
C) equal to D) greater than or equal to
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) less than

Explanation:

This orbital velocity at the moon is less because orbital velocity = rg

 

where 'r ' is the orbital radius. i.e the distance of the body from the center of the earth and 'g' is the acceleration due to gravity on the body in question. In the case of the moon, both r and g are less than in the case of the earth.

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Q:

Who was apointed as ICAI ( Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) president in 2017 ?

A) Naveen N D Gupta B) Nilesh Shivji Vikamsey
C) Rajesh Kakkar D) Bhavraj Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nilesh Shivji Vikamsey

Explanation:

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) elected Nilesh Shivji Vikamsey as president and Naveen N D Gupta as vice-president. They have been elected for the year 2017-18. Vikamsey, who served as vice-president, has been a member of the ICAI since 1985. Gupta has been a chartered accountant for more than 20 years.

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Q:

I am a box that holds keys without locks, yet they can unlock your soul. What am I?

A) Keyboard B) Keypad
C) Piano D) Key holder
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Piano

Explanation:
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Q:

Who is the richest person in the world 2018?

A) Jeff Bezos B) Bill Gates
C) Warren Buffets D) Mark Zuckerberg
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jeff Bezos

Explanation:

Jeff Bezos is the richest person in modern history. The Amazon.com Inc. founder’s net worth broke $150 billion in New York on 16th July 2018 morning, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

 

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That’s about $55 billion more than Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates, the world’s second-richest person.

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Q:

Hard Drive capacity is measured in

A) Newton B) GB
C) THz D) Gwallior
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) GB

Explanation:

Hard drive or disc is used to store the users information and its capacity is measured in Giga Bytes (GB) and Tera Bytes (TB).

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Q:

Who has won the orange cap for scoring the most runs in IPL 2018?

A) Rishabh Pant (Delhi Daredevils) B) Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
C) Ambati Rayudu (Chennai Super Kings) D) Kane Williamson (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kane Williamson (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

Explanation:

Kane Williamson, the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad team has won orange cup for scoring the most runs in IPL 2018.

The orange cap is presented annually in the Indian Premier League to the highest run scorer.

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