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Q: Which best describes the practice of outsourcing? 2324 0

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In business, outsourcing is an agreement in which one company contracts its own internal activity to different company. It involves the contracting out of a business process (e.g. payroll processing, claims processing) and operational, and/or non-core functions (e.g. manufacturing, facility management, call center support) to another party (see also business process outsourcing).   A company moves some of its jobs to another country and employing workers in other countries to save on labor costs best describes the practice of outsourcing.

Q: Cube root of 729 then square it 2319 0

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    9
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    36
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    81
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    144
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Answer : 3. "81"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 81 Explanation: 729 = 9 x 9 x 9 => Cube root of 729 = 9   Now, required square of 9 = 9 x 9 = 81.

Q: A user type a content on 20 sheets, each sheet consist of 55 lines, and each line can have 66 characters. The content is again retyped on another set of sheets, these new sheets have 65 lines and each line can take 70 characters. Calculate the reduction in sheets ? 2319 0

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    2 or 60%
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    4 or 20%
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    6 or 10%
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    8 or 5%
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Answer : 2. "4 or 20%"
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Answer: B) 4 or 20% Explanation: 20 x 55 x 66 = L x 65 x 70Here L = 72,600/4550 = 15.95 =~ 16Reduction is 20-16 = 4 which is 20% reduction.

Q: Square is to Triangle and Cube is to 2318 0

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    Pyramid
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    Rectangle
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    Ice
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    Rhombus
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Answer : 1. "Pyramid"
Explanation :

Answer: A) Pyramid Explanation: Square is 2-dimensional 4 sided figure Whereas Cube is 3-dimensional figure which looks like Square.   Similarly, Triangle is 2-dimensional 3 sided figure Whereas Pyramid is 3-dimensional figure which looks like Triangle.

Q: One major cause of floods is 2314 0

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    light rain over a large area
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    a decrease in stream discharge
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    rapid spring snowmelt
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    increased capacity of stream channels
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Answer : 3. "rapid spring snowmelt"
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Answer: C) rapid spring snowmelt Explanation: There are lots of reasons behind the flood in any area but the main reason is a heavy downpour or rapid snowmelt can flood canyons with a mixture of soil, rock, and water is a major cause of floods.   When the spring times come, sometimes there's a lot of warmth that suddenly comes, especially nowadays when there are things such as global warming. So the snow melts and large amounts of water can flood the fields that are often found at the foot of a mountain or similar things.   But they may also be caused by deforestation, drainage channel modification from a landslide, earthquake or volcanic eruption. Examples include outburst floods and lahars.

Q: Fish and other aquatic creatures can live inside a deep frozen pond because 2313 0

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    fish are cold-blooded animals
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    ice is a bad conductor of heat
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    there will always be water just beneath the ice level
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    they can adapt themselves to live in ice
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Answer : 3. "there will always be water just beneath the ice level"
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Answer: C) there will always be water just beneath the ice level Explanation: Water has the maximum density at 4oC. So at this temperature, it sinks down to bottom and stays here. If it cools further, it will become less dense and move up. So while the upper layers can cool enough to form ice, the bottom layers remain as water at  4oC .   Therefore, (C) is correct.

Q: Durand Cup is associated with the game of 2313 0

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    Badminton
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    Volleyball
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    Football
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    Hockey
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Answer : 3. "Football"
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Answer: C) Football Explanation: Durand Cup is associated with the game of Football. The Durand Football Tournament or Durand Cup is a football competition in India which was first held in 1888. It is co-hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society (DFTS) and Osians All the matches are free-of-cost for spectators, and the winner gets ₹ 50 lakh. The Tournament is named after its founder, Sir Mortimer Durand from Simla.

Q: What about Earth allows it to maintain bodies of water? 2312 0

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    mountains
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    tides
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    moderate tempatures
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    comet crashes
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Answer : 3. "moderate tempatures"
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Answer: C) moderate tempatures Explanation: The moderate temperatures allow Earth to maintain bodies of water into its normal state. Changes in the bodies of water in terms of volume and structure would change due to the change in temperature.

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