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251. With feed back ____________ reduces?
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A. system gain

B. system stability

C. none of the above

D. system stability and gain

252. With feed back __________ reduces?
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A. system stability and gain

B. system stability

C. system gain

D. none of the above

257. Wine is produced from_________________?
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A. Lemon

B. Grape fruit

C. Avocado

D. Grapes
261. William Shakespeare born in ?
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A. 26 April 1564

B. 26 April 1566

C. 26 April 1567

D. 26 April 1565

262. William Morel in Sons and Lovers is drawn after ________________?
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A. Lawrence himself

B. None of these

C. Lawrences brother

D. Lawrences father

264. William Blakes Songs of Innocence and Experience explores ________________?
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A. The life of Blake

B. The loss of childhood and discovery of the adult world

C. The fall of Satan

D. The history of London

265. Will my mother have baked cake?
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A. Will the cake have baked by my mother?

B. Will the cake be baked by my mother?

C. Will the cake has being baked by my mother?

D. Will the cake have been baked by my mother?
267. Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test can be of_______________?
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A. Either of the above

B. Lower tailed

C. Upper tailed

D. None of the above

268. Wilcoxon Rank-Sum test can be of_______________?
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A. Either of the above

B. None of the above

C. Upper tailed

D. Lower tailed

269. Widely accepted theory of dental caries_____________?
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A. Proteolytic chelation theory

B. Proteolytic theory

C. Autoimmune theory

D. Acidogenic theory
270. Widal test is specific for____________?
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A. Plague

B. Leprosy

C. Typhoid

D. Pemhigoid

271. Widal test is specific for____________?
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A. Plague

B. Pemhigoid

C. Typhoid

D. Leprosy

272. Why were coffee-houses important in the Restoration ?
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A. They enabled discussion about important literary texts.

B. They created a space for the exchange of pamphlets.

C. They offered people a private place in which they could plan political revolts.

D. Both A and B
273. Why was World War II a defining event in the history of the 20th century ?
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A. It was followed by the Cold War, which affected international politics throughout the world.

B. It brought unprecedented destruction and loss of life, thereby putting into question the entirecultural and political legacy of Western civilization.

C. All of these answers

D. It was followed by Soviet domination of Eastern Europe and by the entrenchment of the Soviet totalitarian system of rule.

274. Why was the alliterative revival associated with nationalism and nostalgia ?
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A. Metrical poetry simply got boring.

B. Alliterative poetry was much easier to write.

C. The stories of King Arthur made all English people nostalgic.

D. Alliterative poetry was associated with a world before the French influence, a world before the Conquest
275. Why is The Castle of Otranto often considered a reaction against the Enlightenment ?
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A. It suggests that reason is more important than emotion.

B. It marks a return to more primitive ways of pre-Enlightenment thought and expression.

C. It shows the possible dangers of science.

D. It exposes the deep flaws in medieval ways of thinking about the world.

276. Why gamma rays are used to kill bacteria to sterilize surgical equipment etc ?
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A. Chargeless

B. All of above

C. Massless

D. Highly penetrating
277. Why does the Resource-based view of SHRM represent a paradigm shift in SHRM thinking?
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A. Because it advocates tight vertical integration between the organisations business strategy and human resource strategy.

B. Because it focuses on the external context of the business

C. Because it relies on a set of high-commitment HR practices to deliver sustainable competitive advantage.

D. Because it focuses on the internal human resources of the business as a source of sustainable competitive advantage
278. Why does the Flneur begin to disappear as a Parisian phenomenon ?
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A. Because they began to purchase products as they walked the urbanscape

B. Because they were threatened by police with jail

C. Because of the increasing prominence of department stores in Paris

D. Because of the advent of arcade projects

279. Why does Radcliffe favor the term romance as the subtitle to The Mysteries of Udolpho ?
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A. Radcliffe considers her work a continuation of the sentimental novel of the 18th century.

B. It frees Radcliffe from a strict adherence to common life, allowing her to place Emily in challenging situations.

C. Radcliffe wants to emphasize the happy ending of the marriage of Emily and Valancourt.

D. It acknowledges the lack of supernatural plot tricks.

280. Why does Henry David Thoreau write his book Walden ?
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A. None of the above

B. To critique slavery

C. To show ideas of transcendentalism are put into action

D. Tell his entire life story

281. Why do you tell a lie?
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A. Why is a lie told by you?

B. Why is a lie be told by you?

C. Why is a lite being told you?

D. Why a lie told by you?

282. Why do most scholars consider Finnegans Wake avant-garde ?
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A. the free dream associations

B. the sketchy, episodic structure

C. All of the Above

D. the invented words

283. Why did the novel seem a genre particularly well-suited to women ?
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A. all but C

B. It was a popular form whose market women could enter easily.

C. It did not carry the burden of an august tradition like poetry.

D. It was seen as a frivolous form where one shouldnt make serious statements about society.

284. Why did the novel seem a genre particularly well-suited to women ?
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A. all but C

B. It was seen as a frivolous form where one shouldnt make serious statements about society.

C. It was a popular form whose market women could enter easily.

D. It did not carry the burden of an august tradition like poetry.

285. Why did Poetry Quarterly cease publication in 1953 ?
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A. Rise in taxation on magazines

B. Owner convicted of fraud

C. Shortage of paper

D. Fall in Sales

286. Why did Poetry Quarterly cease publication in 1953 ?
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A. Shortage of paper

B. Owner convicted of fraud

C. Rise in taxation on magazines

D. Fall in Sales

287. Why did Catherine of Siena refuse to marry a husband ?
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A. she wanted to make a political statement against the Church

B. she was concerned about loss of property

C. she claimed she was already married to God

D. she said that the institution was too flawed

288. Why did Bradford and the Pilgrims create Plymouth Colony ?
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A. Religious practice of the Church of England

B. All of the above

C. For the land

D. Sovereignty to establish godly kingdom as they saw fit
289. Why Ballistic missile fails in some circumstances of precision ?
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A. all of these

B. due to their shape

C. due to air resistance

D. due to angle of projection

290. Whose niece did Aristotle marry?
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A. Alexanders

B. Callisthenes

C. Platos

D. Hermeiass
291. Whose name is associated with the organic theory of the state?
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A. Herbert Spencer

B. St. Augustine

C. Karl Marx

D. Bernard Shah

E. Plato
292. Whom did the corn clan member pray to for help ?
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A. His dead uncle

B. His dead grandfather

C. His dead father

D. His dead grandmother

293. Whom did monster demand to Victor Frankenstein to create for him ?
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A. Someone who can transform him

B. Another creature without the fearful features

C. Another monster

D. A female companion
294. Whom did monster demand to Victor Frankenstein to create for him ?
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A. Someone who can transform him

B. A female companion

C. Another monster

D. Another creature without the fearful features

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