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Q: Where do the greenhouse gases come from? 2443 0

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    Agriculture
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    Land-use change
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    Fosssil fuels
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    All the above
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Answer : 4. "All the above"
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Answer: D) All the above Explanation: Most of the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) come primarily from burning fossil fuels (coal, hydrocarbon gas liquids, natural gas, and petroleum) for energy use and the major greenhouse gas is of course carbon dioxide (CO2) which comes from burning fossil fuels and land-use change. But methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), which mostly come from agriculture and waste, are also significant GHGs and shouldn't be discounted.

Q: Which is a characteristic of a Mixture? 2443 0

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    a pure substance
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    chemically comined
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    they can be mixed in some fixed ratio
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    it is either homogenous or heterogenous
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Answer : 4. "it is either homogenous or heterogenous"
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Answer: D) it is either homogenous or heterogenous Explanation: A mixture is the blending of two or more dissimilar substances.   Characteristics of a Mixture: 1. It has No formula. 2. It is an impure sustance 3. They can be mixed in any ratio. 4. The properties of the mixture are the properties of its constituents. 5. Constituents can e easily seperated by physical methods.eg: Heating, Drying, Crystallization, Distillation etc... 6. It is either homogenous or heterogenous.   A major characteristic of mixtures is that the materials do not chemically combine. Mixtures can be divided into those that are evenly distributed (homogeneous) and those that aren't (heterogeneous).

Q: Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer? 2442 0

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    Troposphere
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    Stratosphere
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    Thermosphere
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    Mesosphere
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Answer : 2. "Stratosphere"
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Answer: B) Stratosphere Explanation: The ozone layer is a region of Earth's Stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation. It contains high concentrations of ozone (O3) in relation to other parts of the atmosphere, although still small in relation to other gases in the stratosphere.   The Atmosphere is divided into 4 layers according to major changes in temperature. They are : 1. Troposphere, 2. Stratosphere, 3. Mesosphere  and 4. Thermosphere. The farther away from earth, the thinner the atmosphere gets.

Q: The primary Economic function of the Financial system is to 2442 0

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    Providing experts advice to investors and savers
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    Match one person's savings with another person's investment
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    Keeping interest rates low
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    Match one person's consumpion expenditure with another person's capital expenditure
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Answer : 2. "Match one person's savings with another person's investment"
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Answer: B) Match one person's savings with another person's investment Explanation: The primary Economic function of the Financial system is to match one person's savings with another person's investment. As a key component of the financial system, banks allocate funds from savers to borrowers in an efficient manner. They provide specialized financial services, which reduce the cost of obtaining information about both savings and borrowing opportunities. These financial services help to make the overall economy more efficient.

Q: Which of the following rivers have almost the same point of emerging ? 2441 1

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    Tapi and Beas
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    Brahmaputra and Ganga
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    Indus and Ganga
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    Brahmaputra and Indus
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Answer : 4. "Brahmaputra and Indus"
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Answer: D) Brahmaputra and Indus Explanation:

Q: How many seconds in 10 years? 2440 0

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    31523500 sec
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    315360000 sec
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    315423000 sec
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    315354000 sec
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Answer : 2. "315360000 sec"
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Answer: B) 315360000 sec Explanation: We know that, 1 year = 365 days 1 day = 24 hours 1 hour = 60 minutes 1 minute = 60 seconds.   Then, 1 year = 365 x 24 x 60 x 60 seconds. = 8760 x 3600 1 year = 31536000 seconds.   Hence, 10 years = 31536000 x 10 = 315360000 seconds.

Q: Total 100 members are writing exam. In that 48 members are writing first exam, 45 members are writing second exam and 38 members are writing third exam. 5 members are writing all the three exams. How many members are writing 2 exams ? 2439 0

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    26
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    23
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    27
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    21
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Answer : 4. "21"
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Answer: D) 21 Explanation: Total number of exams written by 100 students = 48 + 45 + 38 = 131Now let us say x members are writing only 1 exam, y members are writing only 2 exams, z members are writing only 3 exams.Therefore, x + 2y + 3z = 131 also x + y + z = 100.Given that z = 5. So x + 2y = 116 and x + y = 95.Solving we get y = 21.So 21 members are writing exactly 2 exams.

Q: What part of a check is the least important? 2438 0

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    Memo line
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    The check number
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    Routing number
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    Signature line
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Answer : 1. "Memo line"
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Answer: A) Memo line Explanation: The parts of a check are :   1. Name & Address 2. Date 3. Pay to the order of 4. Written amount 5. Numeric amount box 6. For or Memo line  7. Signature line 8. Check number 9. Account number 10. Bank name etc...    Hence, the Memo line which describes the purpose of the check is of least important in all the parts of a check.

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