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Ascent of high mountains may cause altitude sickness in men. Prime cause for this is _______

Ascent of high mountains may cause altitude sickness in men. Prime cause for this is _______ Correct Answer Decreased partial pressure of oxygen

Altitude sickness is caused due to low availability of oxygen at high altitude. The symptoms are headache, dizziness, nausea, muscle aches.

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Consider the following pairs Mountain Types - Mountains 1. Fold Mountains- Alps 2. Residual Mountains-Vosges 3. Block Mountains-Ural 4. Volcanic Mountains-Mt.Kilimanjaro Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
S1: Just as some men like to play football or tennis, so some men like to climb mountains.
P: This is often very difficult to do, for mountains are not just big hills.
Q: Paths are usually very steep, and some mountain sides are straight up and down, so that it may take many hours to climb as little as one hundred feet.
R: There is always the danger that you may fall off and be killed or injured.
S: Men talk about conquering a mountain, and the wonderful feeling it is to reach the top of a mountain after climbing for hours and may be, even for days.
S6: You look down and see the whole country below you.

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If altitude bubble is provided both on index frame as well as on telescope of a theodolite, then the instrument is levelled with reference toi) altitude bubble on index frameii) altitude bubble on index frame if it is to be used as a leveliii) altitude bubble on telescopeiv) altitude bubble on telescope if it is to be used as a level The correct answer is
If altitude bubble is provided both on index frame as well as on telescope of a theodolite, then the instrument is levelled with reference to
i) altitude bubble on index frame
ii) altitude bubble on index frame if it is to be used as a level
iii) altitude bubble on telescope
iv) altitude bubble on telescope if it is to be used as a level
The correct answer is
In the question below, are given a statement followed by three courses of actions numbered I, II and III. On the basis of the information given, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true, and then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing. Statement: With just two days to go for the second edition of Amazon Prime Day, the e-commerce giant has been keeping its loyalists busy with a seven-day entertainment marathon. Started on July 10 with the release of Amitabh Bachchan starrer '102 Not Out', Amazon has been dropping one title every day for its Prime members. With Video and Music, Amazon clearly wants to showcase that Prime day is not merely about products. Courses of action: I. Building on the success of its previous sales, Amazon is gearing up for a bigger event, with extra perks for its Prime members in the form of quality video and music content - and not just early access and quicker deliveries. II. Started on July 3, Prime members who play three songs from the millions on Amazon Prime Music stand a chance to win an Echo Dot every day, with two winners announced daily. III. With Raazi and Transformers: The Last Night slated for release in the next two days, members already have access to Dunkirk, Telugu hit Officer as well as Prime Original show, Comicstaan - a reality TV show to find India's next stand-up comedy star.
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct answer.
Assertion (A) Identification and detection of sickness at incipient state is the first and foremost measure to reduce industrial sickness.
Reason (R) Sickness in small scale industries is not a sudden phenomenon but it is a gradual processtaking 5 to 7 years erodingthe health of a unit beyond cure.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the Two statements are given followed by three conclusions numbered I, II and III. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: 1. All tanks are rivers. 2. All rivers are mountains. Conclusions: I. Some mountains are rivers. II. Some tanks are not mountains. III. Some mountains are tanks.
Read the given statements and conclusions carefully. Assuming that the information given in the statements is true, even if it appears to be at variance with commonly known facts, decide which of the given conclusions logically follow(s) from the statements. Statements: All stools are round. Some mountains are round. Some ponds are mountains. All ponds are square. Conclusions: I. Some ponds are round. II. Some mountains are square. III. Some ponds are both mountains and round. IV. Some stools are square.
Some mountains are hillocks. Some mountains are rivers. Some mountains are valleys. Conclusions: 1. All mountains are either hillocks or rivers or valleys 2. No valley is river 3. Some river are valleys
Statements : Some mountains are hillocks. Some mountains are rivers. Some mountains are valleys.

Conclusions :
I. All mountains are either hillocks or rivers or valleys.
II. No valley is river.
III. Some river are valleys.