Answer: C) Congress grants funds to federal agencies. Explanation: Appropriations are annual decisions made by Congress about how the federal government spends some of its money. In general, the appropriations process addresses the discretionary portion of the budget – spending ranging from national defense to food safety to education to federal employee salaries, but excludes mandatory spending, such as Medicare and Social Security, which is spent automatically according to formulas.   Hence, congress grants funds to federal agencies and programs during the appropriations process.

Silence is what is so delicate that even mentioning it breaks it.

Answer: A) After you eat, insulin stimulates the lowering of blood sugar levels. Explanation: Eating raises blood sugar levels, insulin stimulates the lowering of blood sugar level. In this example the response to the stimulus (increased blood sugar levels) opposes that stimulus (by lowering blood sugar levels).

Answer: A) Spleen Explanation: Endocrine glands are glands of the endocrine system that secrete their products, hormones, directly into the blood rather than through a duct.   The major glands of the endocrine system include the pineal gland, pituitary gland, pancreas, ovaries, testes, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, hypothalamus and adrenal glands.

Answer: B) 8 % Explanation: Let the price of 1 litre of diesel be Rs.x and let Karthik initially buy 'y' litres of diesel. Therefore, he would have spent Rs. xy on diesel. When the price of diesel increases by 25%, the new price per litre of diesel is 1.25x. Karthik intends to increase the amount he spends on diesel by 15%.i.e., he is willing to spend xy + 15% of xy = 1.15xy Let the new quantity of diesel that he can get be 'q'.Then, 1.25x x q = 1.15xyOr q = (1.15/1.25)y = 0.92y. As the new quantity that he can buy is 0.92y, he gets 0.08y lesser than what he used to get earlier. Or a reduction of 8%.

Answer: D) 7.65 sec Explanation: Here total distance = 154 + 101 = 255 mtsGiven speed = 120 kmph = 120x5/18 m/secHence, Time = d/s = 255x18/120x5 = 7.65 sec

Answer: B) Rs. 150 Explanation: Given 30% of 500 = 30100 x 500= 30 x 5= 150   Hence, 30% of Rs. 500 = Rs. 150.

Answer: D) Sliding to Rolling Explanation: Any object rolls when there is no friction. So, Sliding to Rolling is correct.