29-10-2023 MCQs Test English

1. Consider the following statements with respect to Cloud seeding.

1. It is a cloud’s ability to produce rain or snow by introducing tiny ice nuclei into certain types of subfreezing clouds.
2. After cloud seeding takes place, the newly formed snowflakes quickly grow and fall from the clouds back to the surface of the Earth, increasing snowpack and streamflow.

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2. Consider the following statements with respect to the working mechanism of cloud seeding.

1. Experts use silver iodide because its structure is very similar to natural ice crystals.
2. When they put silver iodide in the top part of a growing cloud, the silver iodide crystal grows quickly once exposed to the cloud’s moisture.

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3. Consider the following statements with respect to QR code.

1. A QR code (short for Quick Response code) is an array of black and white squares or pixels set in a grid that stores data for a machine to read.
2. A smartphone or camera can quickly process the information contained in a QR code’s specific arrangement of pixels.

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4. QR code can be used for which of the following?

1. View a menu in a restaurant.
2. Get directions to a location in Google Maps.
3. Read more about a product or service.
4. Download an app on the App Store or Google Play.
5. Authenticate an online account.
6. Verify login details.

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5. Consider the following statements with respect to Global Hunger Index.

1. The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a tool designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger at the global, regional, and country levels.
2. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) calculates GHI scores each year to assess progress, or the lack thereof, in combating hunger.

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