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Q: Callous is the opposite of 2200 0

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    emotionally hardened
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    insensitive
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    sympathetic
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    Unkind
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Answer : 3. "sympathetic"
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Answer: C) sympathetic Explanation: A callous person is insensitive or emotionally hardened.   Hence, Callous is the opposite of Sympathetic, kind hearted, sensitive, nice,...

Q: Water is an example of? 2199 0

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    Element
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    Molecule
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    Compound
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    Both B & C
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Answer : 4. "Both B & C"
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Answer: D) Both B & C Explanation: Why Water Is Not an Element : An element is a substance consisting of only one type of atom. Water consists of two types of atoms: hydrogen and oxygen.   water is both a molecule and a compound : A compound forms whenever two or more atoms form chemical bonds with each other. The chemical formula for water is H2O, which means each molecule of water consists of one oxygen atom chemically bonded to two hydrogen atoms. Thus, water is a compound.   It's also a molecule, which is any chemical species formed by two or more atoms chemically bonded to each other. The terms molecule and compound mean the same thing and can be used interchangeably.   Hence, water is both a molecule and a compound.

Q: Solve the Riddle? 2197 0

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    79 hrs
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    72 hrs
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    52 hrs
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    18 hrs
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Answer : 4. "18 hrs"
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Answer: D) 18 hrs Explanation: From the given data, 18 snakes can eat 18 bananas in 18 hrs. => 1 snake can eat 1 banana in 18 hrs => 79 snakes can eat 79 bananas in 18 hrs.   Hence, 18 hrs.

Q: How many seconds in 10 years? 2197 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: One girl can eat 112 chocolates in half a minute, and her boy friend can eat half as many in twice the length of time. How many chocolates can both boy and girl eat in 12 seconds ? 2197 0

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    44
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    32
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    56
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    49
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Answer : 3. "56"
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Answer: C) 56 Explanation: Girl eats 112 chocolates in 30 sec so she can eat in 12 sec is 12 x 112/30 = 44.8 chocolates.   Her boy friend can eat one-half of 112 in twice of 30 sec so he can eat 56 in 60 sec Then he can eat in 12 sec is 56 x 12/60 = 11.2 chocolates.   Hence, together they can eat = 44.8 + 11.2 =56 chocolates in 12 seconds.

Q: A fair six-sided die is rolled twice. What is the probability of getting 4 on the first roll and not getting 6 on the second roll ? 2192 0

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    1/36
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    5/36
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    1/12
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    1/9
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Answer : 2. "5/36"
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Answer: B) 5/36 Explanation: The two events mentioned are independent. The first roll of the die is independent of the second roll. Therefore the probabilities can be directly multiplied. P(getting first 4) = 1/6 P(no second 6) = 5/6 Therefore P(getting first 4 and no second 6) = 1/6 x 5/6 = 5/36

Q: DNA can be found in what Organelles? 2191 0

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    Chloroplasts and Mitichondria
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    Nucleus and Ribosomes
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    Ribosomes and Mitochondria
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    Endoplasmic Reticulum and Nucleus
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Answer : 1. "Chloroplasts and Mitichondria"
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Answer: A) Chloroplasts and Mitichondria Explanation: DNA can be found in 3 Organelles namely Nucleus, Mitochondria in animals and Chloroplasts in plants.

Q: A house owner wants to get his house painted. He is told that this would require 45 kg of paint allowing 6% wasting. And if the paint is available in 4 kg tins only, the number of tins required for painting the house is ? 2190 0

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    12
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    13
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    11
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    10
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Answer : 1. "12"
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Answer: A) 12 Explanation: Given 45 kg for painting  And 6% 0f 45 for wasting => 6x45/100 = 2.7 kg Now total paint required = 45+2.7 = 47.7 kgs But tins are available in only 4kgs Then, no. of tins req = 47.7/4 = 11.4 => 12 tins

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