Description : River Damodar is called 'Sorrow of Bengal' because it : [CPO SI 2003] (a) gets flooded often causing havoc (b) causes maximum soil erosion (c) forms number of dangerous waterfalls (d) is not a perennial river
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : River Damodar is called 'Sorrow of Bengal' because it – (1) gets flooded often causing havoc (2) causes maximum soil erosion (3) forms number of dangerous waterfalls (4) is not a perennial river
Last Answer : (1) gets flooded often causing havoc Explanation: Damodar River is a river flowing across the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. Rich in mineral resources, the valley is home to ... Bengal, the Damodar and its tributaries have somewhat been tamed with the construction of several dams.
Description : As the thermal energy of matter increases, its particles usually spread out, causing?
Last Answer : thermal expansion.
Description : What science will global warming deniers move on to denying when Earth's climate is very obviously ruined and causing massive disasters?
Last Answer : answer:I imagine the next step is to deny the benefits of water sanitation. We'll hear all about wastewater treatment turning us into zombies, water fluoridation being a Communist plot, and how this ... water supply. Then, of course, gravity will be replaced by a new theory of intelligent falling.
Description : Can you tell me the difference between a blackhole and a wormhole?
Last Answer : A black hole is an area where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape it, not even light. Blackholes are the remnants of supernovas. Wormholes are theoretical, but what they are believed to be is a ... we can't harness yet. So to answer your second question, no they are not the same thing.
Description : Does a blackhole decrease entropy in the universe?
Last Answer : I can't shed too much light on the problem, beyond this one thought: scientists are always discovering new things about how our universe got to where it is and how it continues progressing. ... and theories presented by Stephen Hawking, you may also find some good leads from this Wikipedia article.
Description : What is a Blackhole?
Last Answer : answer:No. There are several theories about what will happen, but more than likely you would get spaghettified . If you haven't already, read through the wikipedia article on black ... this animation discusses some other theories. http://www.thinktechnologies.com/portfolio/demos/Blackhole.html
Description : When food is exposed to air it can lose electrons. This loss of electrons creates reactive molecules that work to destroy the chemical bonds in the food causing it to spoil. what are these reactive molecules called?
Last Answer : Free radicals
Description : How do the western disturbances affect the crops in north India? (a) They cause heavy damage to the standing crops (b) They bring in locusts which destroy the crops (c) They are beneficial to the crops by causing winter rain (d) They help in keeping the plants warm to some extent in winter
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Let's say you had the ability to turn your body temporarily into any of the five states of matter. Would you use this ability? What would you use it for?
Last Answer : Gas. Specifically oxygen. Right now, I just don’t want to be seen.
Description : Are you fed up with cancer wreaking havoc on our lives?
Last Answer : It is an epidemic. I too have wondered what we've seen out of the billions of dollars per year that have gone into cancer research. I appreciate that it is difficult and perhaps unsolvable and that there ... Your efforts and those of others can help it continue, and maybe one day it will be enough.
Description : Does one incident of havoc in the morning ruin your entire day?
Last Answer : Life is too short to let one bad moment scuttle the rest of a good day. Water off a ducks back for me.
Description : Can you "wreak" anything other than havoc?
Last Answer : Yes, you can wreak vengence
Description : In which year a cyclone struck the Coastal Andhra in Krishna Godavari delta and caused havoc? a. 1976 b. 1979 c. 1978 d. 1977
Last Answer : d. 1977
Description : Anyone experienced near miss or escaped a massive accident while traveling too long?
Last Answer : answer:Welcome to ask-public. Well, does ”being in a massive accident and totaling a car, but walking away from it” count? Because I have totally done that.
Description : What will happen to US Nuclear Power Plants when a massive solar flare burns out the entire US electrical power grid?
Last Answer : I think they are supposed to have backup generators, enough to keep cooling fluids circulating, including in spent-fuel pools. Hopefully the control systems of the backup power supply are hardened to solar ... . Just don't send a tsunami through the backup power switching rooms on top of that.
Description : Which of the following represents the accepted method of cleaning dust and foreign particles from electrical equipment while limiting damage to electric components? A. Carefully wiping off the components ... the components. D. Using carbon tetrachloride as a cleaning solvent to clean the components.
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : Pick out the wrong statement (A) Low ozone layer thickness in polar regions is due to cold climatic conditions (B) Amount of unburnt hydrocarbons emitted by two stroke petrol engine is more ... can enter the blood stream & the digestive system/ lungs and is responsible for causing Minamata disease
Last Answer : (D) Mercury as a pollutant can enter the blood stream & the digestive system/ lungs and is responsible for causing Minamata disease
Description : As a general rule, isn't it true that, no matter what the INCOME demographics are, throughout the Western-culturally influenced world, large cities are fairly liberal / progressive, and small cities and towns tend to be more conservative?
Last Answer : This is an unworkable over-generalization. Asian countries can be much more conservative in many social ideas in all demographic areas whether large cities or small towns and rural areas. The ... countryside. Scandinavian countries are also liberal across the board. It's best not to generalize.
Description : Absorption with chemical reaction' is involved in the removal of (A) Carbon dioxide from gaseous stream using alkaline solution (B) Benzol from coke oven gas using solar oil/wash oil (C) Ammonia ... gas using refrigerated water (D) Tar from coke oven gas in primary gas coolers using chilled water
Last Answer : (A) Carbon dioxide from gaseous stream using alkaline solution
Description : How much evidence do we need that Polluters and Anti-Environmentalists are funding scientists who will deny human activity is causing global warming?
Last Answer : answer:None. Actually, the way I see it, such arguments could even be considered to be beside the point. Even if global warming continues to be significantly confused to prevent clear action I've ... and independent analysis of conflicts of interest would go a long way in this and other areas.
Description : Suppose Rutherford had not seen any alpha particles deflected back from the gold foil. How would this most likely have affected scientific understanding of the structure of an atom?
Last Answer : It would have taken scientists longer to discover protons. A+
Description : Suppose a teacher has short height. It creates an obstacle in utilizing the black-board in a justifiable manner. Therefore, the students cannot follow the lessons inspite of utmost care taken by ... a complaint with the principal D) Collect donations from his student to reconstruct the black-board
Last Answer : You suggest him to make a temporary platform of bricks with the help of students
Description : Gun-Control jellies! What do you think of civilians carrying less-lethal weapons for their defense? (I suppose that anti-gun-control jellies can chime in, too.)
Last Answer : Fine with me. Just no killing machines on the street.
Description : Would it be possible to convert our assorted cyclotrons, linear accelerators and particle colliders to emit a directable stream of particles?
Last Answer : answer:Hmm, actually converting existing accelerators? That sounds highly impractical. However there are nuke-powered ion-propulsion drives designed to do just that, toss particles out the back end at extreme speeds, ... sails on the same craft I don't think you'll have a net gain of momentum.
Description : Which is not true with respect to cathode rays ? [1] (a) A stream of electrons. (b) Charged particles (c) Move with same speed as that of light. (d) Can be defl ected by magnetic fi eld -Science
Last Answer : Move with speed as that of light is not true with respect to cathode rays.
Description : A horizontal stream of charged particles is accelerated to velocity `3 xx10^(7) m s^(-1)` immediately before being allowed into an electric field betw
Last Answer : A horizontal stream of charged particles is accelerated to velocity `3 xx10^(7) m s^(-1)` ... field between plates = rate of change of potential]
Description : Do the sites that ask you to sign up using your Gmail (let's say) have access to your email?
Last Answer : With NSA nothing is private, so who cares? If you don’t believe it’s all tracked and linked you are mistaken. Just give up thinking you have electronic privacy and roll with it.
Description : According to the Central Pollution Control Board, particles that are responsible for causing great harm to human health are of diameter
Last Answer : According to the Central Pollution Control Board, particles that are responsible for causing great harm to human health ... 2.5 or less D. 5.2-2.5
Description : Data by itself is not useful unless (a) it is massive (b) it is processed to obtain information -Technology
Last Answer : (b) Data is unprocessed and raw facts. It is not useful unless it is processed to obtain information
Description : For taking decisions, data must be (a) very accurate (b) massive (c) processed correctly -Technology
Last Answer : (c) For taking decisions, data must be processed and manipulated correctly.
Description : ACD means (a) Anti collision Devise* (b) Accidents causing death (c) Accidents causing derailment (d) None of the above
Last Answer : (a) Anti collision Devise*
Description : Why do you suppose Martin O'Malley was booed for saying "All lives matter"?
Last Answer : answer:I am only guessing based on what you wrote, since I've not heard of this event, but since this is a Social question My thought is that they may have responded from feeling that O'Malley was detracting, ... dunno. I'm imagining a tiger eating you alive, and I can't say I'd be too concerned.
Description : My dress is tranquil when I tread the earth, or dwell at home, or drift on the water. Sometimes my wings and this wide sky lift me over the dwellings of men, and then strong clouds carry me over ... , Illustriously sing when I am not near the earth and stream, a sailing spirit.What am I? -Riddles
Last Answer : A swan.
Description : Let’s say there is an apocalyptic event. If you can’t send stuff into space, how would you signal the future intelligent beings that may inhabit the earth that we used to occupy it?
Last Answer : (Could be anything. Preserving our discoveries, ourselves, inventions etc.)
Description : Let's say we are flying over a large, flat part of Africa. Half of the area is hotter than the other half. The surface pressure is 1000 hPa everywhere. If we fly over at an elevation ... reads the same pressure everywhere. (d) The gauge varies with the latitude and the temperature of the surface.
Last Answer : (a) The cold part.
Description : What is causing white powder on walls and walls near air purifier's and humidifier and is it a health issue?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : The Servlet Response interface enables a servlet to formulate a response for a client using the method ............... (A) void log(Exception e, String s) (B) void destroy() (C) int getServerPort() (D) void setContextType(String Type)
Last Answer : (D) void setContextType(String Type)
Description : What state of matter is a stream?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Biological oxygen demand (BOD) is a characteristic and not a constituent of water (B) BOD is a measure of the amount of oxygen which will be demanded & used in 5 days ... BOD is expressed in mg/litre (typically, BOD=2.5 mg/litre for potable water) (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : Which of the following statement is false? a.The potential energy of a particle has the form Ep = k2x. The force acting on the particle is constant (k is a constant) b.The linear velocity of ... zag path while ascending a steep hill e.The density of milk decreases when cream is taken out of milk
Last Answer : e. The density of milk decreases when cream is taken out of milk
Description : Did God say He will destroy the world with fire?
Last Answer : If Peter's words are to be taken literally and the planet Earthis to be consumed by real fire, then the literal heavens-the starsand the other heavenly bodies-are also to be destroyed by fire. ... and Psalm 37:29: "The righteousthemselves will possess the earth, and they will reside foreverupon it."
Description : Let’s say that a test accurately indicates participants’ scores on a future criterion (e.g., the PSAT is used to indicate high-school GPA scores). This test would clearly have which of the following? a. Face validity b. Concurrent validity c. Predictive validity d. Content validity
Last Answer : c. Predictive validity
Description : Presence of carbonaceous matter in the sewage (A) Causes reduction in its dissolved oxygen content thereby endangering the life of aquatic creatures (B) Reduces sulphate ions to sulphides causing obnoxious ... quantity of chlorine used for its purification (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : In The War of the Worlds Martian attack represents the fear that invaders will A.live like parasites off humans. B.use unknown weapons and technology. C.destroy people's ability to think for themse?
Last Answer : answer is B just did it on apex
Description : ___is defined as clumping of particles that have antigen on their surface and is brought about by anti-bodies. a) Agglutination b) Hemolysis c) Reaction
Last Answer : a) Agglutination is defined as clumping of particles that have antigen on their surface and is brought about by antibodies. Agglutination is a phenomenon that occurs when there are particles with antigens on ... reactions. In this context, it's not specific enough to be an answer to the question.
Description : (2) Exclusion Principle of Pauli Explanation: The Pauli exclusion principle is the quantum mechanical principle that no two identical fermions (particles with half-integer spin) may occupy the same ... function for two identical fermions is anti-symmetric with respect to exchange of the particles.
Last Answer : The three elements most needed in common fertilizers are – (1) Sulphur, Phosphorous and Sodium (2) Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Sodium (3) Phosphorous, Sodium and Nitrogen (4) Calcium, Phosphorous and Potassium
Description : The role of borax in cold creams is (A) anti-microbial agent (B) to provide fine particles to polish skin (C) in-situ emulsifier (D) antioxidant
Last Answer : (A) anti-microbial agent
Description : One of the particles expected to be discovered at the Superconducting Super Collider is the: w) Higg's boson. x) tau meson. y) tachyon. z) anti-proton.
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- HIGG'S BOSON.
Description : Why are we stuck on the earth instead of the sun that is more massive?
Last Answer : The Earth is big enough to make its own gravity, so we get stuckto it when we are born. The Sun's gravity pulls on the Earth, butEarth is in a stable orbit, so it goes around the sun instead ... but it is less strong, soit doesn't pull us up... it only creates the tides, affecting thewater.