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Sun appears red in colour at sunrise and sunset due to

A) the fact that sun emits only red colour at that time	B) red light having longer wave length scatters away
C) that sun comes out of the mountains	D) that all other colours scatter away except red

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) that all other colours scatter away except red

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Sunspots appear dark because they are

A) hotter than the rest of the Sun's surface.	B) more magnetic than the rest of the Sun's surface.
C) cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface.	D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface.

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Sunspots are a magnetic phenomenon on the Sun.

The reason a sunspot appears dark is that they are cooler than the rest of the Sun's surface and also the gas inside the spot where the magnetic field is strongest is only emitting about 1/4 as much light as from the rest of the solar surface.

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The instrument used to determine the rotation speed of a shaft is called

A) Speedometer	B) Tachometer
C) Anemometer	D) Chronometer

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Tachometer

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The Secretariat of SAARC is set up at ____________

A) Washington	B) Kathmandu
C) Hague	D) New Delhi

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kathmandu

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'The World Outside My Window' is written by which author?

A) Emily Bronte	B) Ruskin Bond
C) I. Jan Austen	D) Henry Fielding

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ruskin Bond

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Who proposed five kingdom classification?

A) Ernst Mayr	B) R. H. Whittaker
C) M. W. Beijerinck	D) 4) D. I. Ivanovsky

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) R. H. Whittaker

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$∆ DEF$ is right angled at E. If tanD = 4/3, then what is the value of tanF ?

A) 3/4	B) 5/3
C) 4/5	D) 4/3

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3/4

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The side BC of the ΔABC is extended to the point D. If ∠ ACD = 112° and ∠B = 3/4 ∠A, then the value of ∠B is

A) 64°	B) 48°
C) 46°	D) 50°

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