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What is an endothermic reaction?

A) Reaction in which heat is released. B) Reaction in which heat is absorbed.
C) Reaction in which neither heat is released nor absorbed. D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Reaction in which heat is absorbed.

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The headquarters of ‘Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific’ is located at

A) Singapore B) Manila  
C) Bangkok D) Hong Kong
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Singapore

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The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP or ESCAP), located in the United Nations Building in Rajadamnern Nok Avenue in Bangkok, Thailand, is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, under theadministrative direction of the United Nations.

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Who discovered Electron?

A) Niels Bohr B) J.J. Thomson
C) Abert Einstein D) Ernest Rutherford
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) J.J. Thomson

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

It is necessary, then, to keep our ____________ acts under some surveillance of attention, to pass them in review for inspection every now and _________, that we may discover possible modifications which will make them more serviceable. We need to be __________, constantly to find out better ways of doing things. Habit takes care of our standing, walking, sitting; but how many of us could _________ improve his poise and carriage if he would? Our speech has become largely automatic, but no doubt all of us might remove _____________ of enunciation, pronunciation or stress from our speaking.

 

many of us could _________ improve his poise

 

A) no   B) none  
C) nor   D) not
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) not

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Q:

The name of the space shuttle, which carried the Indian born Kalpana Chawla into space was

A) Columia B) Challenger
C) Atlantis D) Endeavour
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Columia

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The World Heritage Site Bhimbetka in MP is famous for

A) Forests B) Mountain ranges
C) Rock shelters D) Waterfalls
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rock shelters

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What will be the value of the kinetic energy (Ek) of a moving body with mass m, if its speed is doubled from v to 2v?

A) 1/2 Ek B) 4 Ek
C) There will be no change in Ek D) 2 Ek
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 4 Ek

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Who is the author of the book ­ "The daughter of the east"?

A) Taslima Nasreen B) Benazir Bhutto
C) Chandrika Bhutani D) Sharmila Tagore
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Benazir Bhutto

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