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General Knowledge QUESTION #11435

The word 'Computer' originates from which language?

Latin✔️
German
French
Arabic

Correct Answer Logic:

The word Computer is derived from the Latin word computare, meaning 'to calculate.' It originally described a person who performed calculations, and was later applied to mechanical and electronic machines that perform computations automatically.

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English QUESTION #8377

Question 11002

Complete the idiom: 'Hell hath no fury like _______'

A woman scorned✔️
A burned woman
A woman forgotten
A Devil's advocate

Correct Answer Logic:

'Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned'.

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Education QUESTION #6876

Question 11003

In behavior modification theory, 'response cost' refers to which of the following?

The psychological cost a student incurs when publicly reprimanded
A fine in which a student loses a reward that has already been earned✔️
The emotional response a teacher must manage when disciplining a student
The effort required from a teacher to design a behaviorally appropriate lesson

Correct Answer Logic:

Response cost is a specific behavioral technique in which a student loses a previously earned privilege or reward as a consequence of misbehavior. It is distinct from punishment, which delivers a new aversive consequence. Response cost is part of the behavior modification framework and uses loss of positive reinforcement as a deterrent.

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Nursing QUESTION #9234

Question 11004

A Head Nurse notes that an ICU patient's Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is as follows: opens eyes to pain ($E2$), makes incomprehensible sounds ($V2$), flexion withdrawal to pain ($M4$). What is the total GCS score and what does it indicate?

$\text{GCS} = 6$ — severe brain injury, immediate intubation required
$\text{GCS} = 7$ — severe brain injury, intubation strongly indicated
$\text{GCS} = 8$ — severe brain injury, intubation indicated (threshold $\leq 8$)✔️
$\text{GCS} = 9$ — moderate brain injury, close monitoring required

Correct Answer Logic:

Correct Answer: C — GCS = 8

GCS Calculation:
\[\text{GCS} = E + V + M = 2 + 2 + 4 = 8\]

GCS Scoring:

Domain	Response	Score
Eye (E)	Spontaneous	4
	To voice	3
	To pain	2
	None	1
Verbal (V)	Oriented	5
	Confused	4
	Inappropriate words	3
	Incomprehensible sounds	2
	None	1
Motor (M)	Obeys commands	6
	Localizes pain	5
	Withdrawal	4
	Flexion (Decorticate)	3
	Extension (Decerebrate)	2
	None	1

GCS $\leq 8$ = severe brain injury = airway protection threshold — intubation is indicated.

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Chemistry QUESTION #1445

Question 11005

What is the major product when ethyl acetate is hydrolyzed under acidic conditions?

Acetic acid and ethanol✔️
Acetaldehyde and ethanol
Acetone and ethanol
None of these

Correct Answer Logic:

Acid hydrolysis (esterification in reverse) of ethyl acetate ($CH_3COOC_2H_5$) proceeds by nucleophilic acyl substitution: $CH_3COOC_2H_5 + H_2O \xrightarrow{H^+} CH_3COOH + C_2H_5OH$. The products are acetic acid (ethanoic acid) and ethanol. This is a Fischer esterification run in reverse (saponification under acidic conditions gives the acid, not the carboxylate salt).

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Paper-I (Anatomy/Physiology and Biochemistry/Microbiology) QUESTION #3553

Question 11006

'Chalk' is an example of a crude drug from the:

Plant kingdom
Animal kingdom
Mineral kingdom✔️
Synthetic origin

Correct Answer Logic:

Mineral drugs include chalk, kaolin, and bentonite.

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Bio-Technology QUESTION #10578

Question 11007

Pichia pastoris (now Komagataella phaffii) is preferred for recombinant protein production because:

It is the fastest-growing yeast under anaerobic conditions
It uses the strong methanol-inducible AOX1 promoter for tightly regulated high-level expression✔️
It secretes all recombinant proteins into the periplasmic space
It does not require a selectable marker for plasmid maintenance

Correct Answer Logic:

Pichia pastoris uses methanol as a sole carbon source, activating the AOX1 (alcohol oxidase 1) promoter — one of the strongest known promoters — to produce recombinant proteins at very high levels (sometimes >30% of total cell protein). Expression is tightly regulated: repressed by glucose/glycerol, induced by methanol. The system also supports secretion, simplifying downstream processing.

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Accounting & Finance QUESTION #6126

Question 11008

Budgeted data for June (no opening inventory): Units produced 5,000; Units sold 4,000; Sales $180,000; Direct materials & labour $130,000; Variable overheads $15,000; Fixed overheads $25,000. What is the budgeted profit using marginal costing?

$10,000✔️
$36,000
$39,000
$44,000

Correct Answer Logic:

Option A ($10,000) is correct.

Variable cost per unit = ($130,000 + $15,000) ÷ 5,000 = $29

Variable cost of sales (4,000 units) = $116,000

Contribution = $180,000 − $116,000 = $64,000

Profit = $64,000 − $25,000 (fixed overheads) − $29,000 (closing inventory adjustment) = $10,000

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Paper-I (Anatomy/Physiology and Biochemistry/Microbiology) QUESTION #3241

Question 11009

'Fatigue' in skeletal muscle is primarily caused by the accumulation of:

Glucose
Oxygen
Lactic Acid and $H^+$ ions✔️
ATP

Correct Answer Logic:

Anaerobic respiration leads to acid buildup, which interferes with muscle contraction.

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Social Studies QUESTION #10019

Question 11010

Which development approach takes the existing sexual division of labour for granted?

WAD
WID✔️
GAD
None of these

Correct Answer Logic:

The Women in Development (WID) approach largely accepted existing gender divisions of labour rather than challenging them.

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Dairy Food Science and Technology QUESTION #5955

Question 11011

Which of the following is NOT a function of water in ice cream?

Acts as solvent for sugar, minerals, and other water-soluble components
Participates in the freezing process forming ice crystals that contribute to texture ($40\text{–}70\%$ of water frozen at $-14^{\circ}\text{C}$)
Acts as an emulsifying agent for fat globules✔️
Determines the final ice crystal size distribution and texture of ice cream

Correct Answer Logic:

Water in ice cream dissolves sugars, proteins, and minerals, and freezes to form ice crystals ($40\text{–}70\%$ of water frozen at serving temperature $-14^{\circ}\text{C}$). Water does NOT act as an emulsifier — that function is performed by emulsifiers (lecithin, mono/diglycerides) and proteins.

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Math Physics Chemistry Biology QUESTION #11432

Question 11012

Skeletal muscles are long and spindle-shaped with nuclei on the side:

Multiple✔️
Few
Single
Many

Correct Answer Logic:

Skeletal muscle fibers are multinucleate (multiple nuclei) syncytia formed by fusion of many myoblasts during development. The nuclei are peripherally located (just beneath the sarcolemma). This multinucleate arrangement allows coordinated regulation of the large volume of cytoplasm in these long muscle cells.

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Tourism & Hospitality Management QUESTION #1644

Question 11013

According to the Accounting and Finance course, the 'uniform system of accounts' is relevant to hospitality financial management because it provides which key benefit?

It standardizes tax reporting requirements for all Pakistani hotels
A standardized chart of accounts and financial reporting format that enables consistent performance comparison across hospitality organizations — forming the basis of the hospitality industry's financial management system✔️
A government-mandated audit procedure for five-star hotels
A simplified bookkeeping method for small guesthouses only

Correct Answer Logic:

The Accounting and Finance course is structured around the principles of the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry (USALI), which provides a standardized financial reporting framework enabling hospitality managers to track departmental revenues and costs consistently — facilitating benchmarking, owner reporting, and industry-wide performance comparison.

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Social Studies QUESTION #10004

Question 11014

Which author introduced the term 'Écriture feminine' to describe women's distinct experience of writing?

Luce Irigaray
Hélène Cixous✔️
Kate Millet
None of these

Correct Answer Logic:

Hélène Cixous coined 'Écriture feminine' (women's writing) to describe writing rooted in female experience.

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General Knowledge QUESTION #8656

Question 11015

What is a 'casting vote'?

Deciding vote
Vote cast in case of a tie✔️
Both a and b
None of above

Correct Answer Logic:

A casting vote is used to break a tie.

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MCQs Section QUESTION #4852

Question 11016

Choose the word nearly opposite in meaning to "CAPTIOUS"

Tolerant✔️
Capable
Winning
Recollected

Correct Answer Logic:

Captious means tending to find fault or raise petty objections. Its antonym is 'tolerant,' meaning willing to accept views and behavior different from one's own without criticism.

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Constitutional Law QUESTION #5817

Question 11017

A state court judge is sued for damages in federal court for wrongfully sentencing a defendant to 10 years in prison based on a law that was later found to be unconstitutional. The judge was acting within his jurisdiction. Will the suit succeed?

Yes, because the judge violated the defendant’s due process rights.
Yes, because the Eleventh Amendment does not protect individual state officials.
No, because the judge is entitled to absolute judicial immunity for acts within his judicial capacity.✔️
No, because the 'adequate and independent state ground' doctrine prevents federal review.

Correct Answer Logic:

Judges are absolutely immune from civil liability for damages for their judicial acts, even if those acts are erroneous, malicious, or in excess of their authority, provided they have jurisdiction over the subject matter.

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General Knowledge QUESTION #4649

Question 11018

Team sports like cricket display socialist tendencies in requirements of individual subordination. Which conclusion may NOT be inferred?

All team sports have socialist tendencies✔️
All team sports are authoritarian
Without employee subordination to managerial authority, production for profit would not be possible
All team players are subordinate to their coaches