MCQs

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The sentence should read : " The company officials felt the rising cost of health coverage was improvident enough to raise their employees' insurance premiums." "Improvident" means lacking foresight or planning.

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The sentence that doesn't have a reduced-relative clause is : " The picture painted by your brother is really beautiful ." It contains a full relative clause , "painted by your brother," rather than a reduced form.

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The correct sentence is: " My whole family is worried because one of our cats seems to have disappeared ." "Cats" agrees with "one of" and "seems" matches the singular subject "one of our cats."

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The man who built the first Mechanical Calculator was Blaise Pascal . Pascal's calculator is a mechanical calculator invented by Blaise Pascal in the early 17th century. Mathematician Blaise Pascal was born on June 19, 1623 , in Clermont-Ferrand, France. In the 1640s he invented the Pascaline , an early calculator , and further validated Evangelista Torricelli's theory concerning the cause of barometrical variations. In 1642 , at the age of 18 , Pascal invented and build the first digital calculator as a means of helping his father perform tedious tax accounting. The device was called Pascal's calculator or the Pascaline or the Arithmetique .

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72 beats per minute is a good heart rate. Complete answer: The resting person usually has a pulse rate between 70 (beats per minute) and 80 (beats per minute). Your risk of dying from a heart attack is lower if your heart rate is below 80 beats per minute. A normal resting heart rate ranges from 60 to 100 beats per minute.

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Trees as Environmental Buffers : Climate Regulation : Absorb CO₂, release O₂, and moderate temperatures. Soil Protection : Prevent erosion and maintain soil health. Water Cycle : Help in groundwater recharge and reduce flooding.

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The main idea of the solar system was proposed by the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543). who said that "the Sun is the centre of the Universe " and made the planets move around it in perfect circles (in his book entitled, "On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres", written in Latin and published in 1543)

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The Punjab School Education Department (SED) on December 7, 2022 inaugurated first transgender school in Lahore to educate and teach skills to transpersons.

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Pakistan  purchased Gwadar  port from  Oman  on 8th  September 1958. Gwadar  officially became  part of Pakistan on  8th December 1958. Gwadar  remained under Omani rule  for  174 years from 1783 -1958  Gwadar Port is   situated   on the  Arabian Sea  at Gwadar in  Balochistan province. Opened : 2002  while  Pakistan has  three big sea ports   It was purchased from Oman in 1958. Karachi Port, Muhammad Bin Qasim port and Gwadar port.

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The elevation of the Kirthar Mountains is  2,260 meters (7,410 feet). The highest peak in the Kirthar Range is  Zardak Peak. It stands at  7,430 feet (2,260 meters). The Kirthar Range is situated along the   border of Balochistan and Sindh provinces. The hill station of Gorakh,  located in the Kirthar Mountains ,  is situated off Dadu in Sindh.