Category: General Knowledge Set-21

Which from the following is not a conductor?

A. Aluminum
B. Silicon
C. Graphite
D. All are conductor

Answer

Correct Answer: B. Silicon

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The correct answer is:
B. Silicon
Explanation:
Aluminum is a good conductor of electricity due to the presence of free electrons.
Graphite (a form of carbon) is also a conductor because it has free-moving electrons within its structure.
Silicon is a semiconductor, meaning it does not conduct electricity well under normal conditions but can do so under certain circumstances (e.g., when doped with other elements). Since silicon is not a good conductor like aluminum or graphite, it is the correct answer.

What is the meaning of the world “Tsunami” in Japanese?

A. High wave
B. Destructive waves
C. Harbour wave
D. None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: C. Harbour Wave

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Tsunami is a Japanese word from a double root: tsu, meaning port or harbour, and nami, meaning wave. The word looks innocuous in simple translation, but to those who live on the rim of the Pacific it can spell disaster.

The red and white seed of one of the following plants is used as rati by jewelers?

A. Arachis Hypogea
B. Abrus Precatorious
C. Lathyrus
D. Butea

Answer

Correct Answer: B. Abrus Precatorious

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As abrus precatorius seeds are used as measurement to weight Jewellery and the seeds of this plant have very consistent weight and weight approximately equal to 105 milligrams.

Which of the following is treated as Artificial Currency?

A. ADR
B. SDR
C. GDR
D. None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: B. SDR

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SDR is treated as Artificial Currency. SDR Stands for Special Drawing Rights. it is also Called as Paper Gold. Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) are an asset, though not money in the classic sense because they can’t be used to buy things. The value of an SDR is based on a basket of the world’s five leading currencies – the US dollar, euro, yuan, yen and the UK pound.

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