PTE Snacks V6 7 Flashcards

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601 What are preserved remains of a long dead plant or animal called?

A

Fossils

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602 What is the process of payment at the counter after shopping?

A

Check out

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603 What is the name of money people pay for the public construction?

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Taxation

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604 Where would you most likely go to buy some flour; a bakery, a florist or a supermarket?

A

A Supermarket

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605 What is the ceremony called for marriage?

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Wedding

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606 What is the opposite of a commercial organization?

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Non profit organization

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607 What is the antonym of predecessor?

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Successor

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608 Would a person suffering problems with vision, consult a biologist or an optometrist?

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An optometrist

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609 Would fresh milk last longer in a fridge or a cool cupboard?

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(a) Fridge

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610 How many times in a year is a quarterly journal published?

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Four

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611 What do you call animals that eat flesh?

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Carnivorous

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612 What does ASAP mean?

A

As soon as possible

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613 What is the meeting point of Sea and Sky called?

A

Horizon

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615 Which field of study relates to the human mind and behavior?

A

Psychology

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616 What is the subject of study at a culinary institute?

A

Cooking

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617 What kind of liquid do mammals feed their babies?

A

Milk

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618 Where would you normally see crosswords?

A

Newspaper

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619 Is Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) an acid or base?

A

Base

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620 Is the Sun a star or a planet?

A

Star

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621 One who possesses many talent is referred as?

A

Versatile

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622 How often is annual conference held in one year?

A

Once a year

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623 Which is cheaper?

A

Gold or Silver. Silver

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624 Where do you go to send mails, a post office or a coffee house?

A

POST OFFICE

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625 In a recession, does economic activity increase or slow down?

A

Slow down

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626 How did people travel long distance before the advent of airplane?

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By ship

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627 From where can you have a full view of a building, the outside, inside or top?

A

outside

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628 When a company’s position improves, revenue decreases or increases?

A

Increase

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629 Which of the 5 senses are you using, if you detect the odor of gas in a laboratory or in your kitchen?

A

Smell

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630 When would it be safe to take medication, which causes drowsiness, before sleeping, driving or operating machinery?

A

Before sleeping

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631 When you create a table, the data in horizontal dimension is organized in rows and the data in vertical dimension is organized in what?

A

Columns

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632 If you buy a pair of things, how many do you buy?

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Two

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633 When you fill in a form, what are the two options for ‘gender’?

A

Male and female

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634 Which organ in the human body does the purification of blood?

A

Kidneys

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635 What is term Neuro Psychology related to?

A

Brain injury

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636 What is term Immunology related to?

A

Immunity

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637 What is the verb used to describe two people sharing the same opinion?

A

Agree

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638 How would you call someone who likes to drink heavily every day?

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Alcoholic

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38
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639 In addition to the A, E, I, O, What is the other vowel?

A

U

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640 What kind of book would you use to look up a word that you don’t understand?

A

Dictionary

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641 The doctor who specializes in the treatment of children’s diseases is called?

A

Pediatrician

41
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642 What do you call someone whose business is to find out criminals?

A

Detectives or police. Detectives

42
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643 What is the quickest way to get from 18th floor to the 1st floor?

A

Elevator

43
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644 What do you call a building for keeping and feeding horses in! Stable or Kennel?

A

Stable

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645 What do you call a disease or accident which ends in death?

A

Fatal

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646 What do you call what is not limited by a number? Infinite or Finite?

A

Infinite

46
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647 What is the line between two countries?

A

Border

47
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648 A place where dead bodies are kept, Cemetery or Mortuary?

A

Mortuary

48
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649 How many eggs are there in a dozen?

A

12

49
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650 What is the thing that can attract iron?

A

Magnet

50
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651 What can bring astronauts to space?

A

Spacecraft

51
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652 What is the opposite to convex?

A

Concave

52
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653 Which country is in the southern hemisphere, Canada or Australia?

A

Australia

53
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654 Why bees are important to agriculture?

A

Pollination

54
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655 How many days are in a leap year?

A

366

55
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656 One who studies the past through objects left behind?

A

Archaeologist

56
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657 Who sits in the cockpit of an airplane?

A

Pilot

57
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658 What does the prefix ‘post’ mean as in post graduate?

A

After

58
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659 What will ice do when it is heated?

A

Melt

59
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660 Do ornithologists study people, birds, clocks, or poetry?

A

Birds

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661 What are the people who study ancient bones or plants in rocks called?

A

Archeologist

61
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662 The instructions that tell you how to cook food?

A

Recipe

62
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663 When something is given in a pair, how many of them are there?

A

Two

63
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664 Which one would a vegetarian most likely eat, sandwiches or fruit salad?

A

Fruit salad

64
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665 What do you call a list in front of a book which outlines the structure of a book?

A

Table of Contents

65
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666 Who is a physician who performs surgical operations?

A

Surgeon

66
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667 What do we call a festival which is held every four years gathering people together as a sporting event?

A

Olympics Games

67
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668 How many years does a centennial celebrates?

A

100 years

68
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669 What does IT stand for?

A

Information Technology

69
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670 Who produces books?

A

Publisher

70
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671 In statistics, what is a circle divided into many parts called?

A

Pie chart

71
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672 What does H2O stand for in chemistry?

A

Water

72
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673 What is the opposite of ‘positive’?

A

Negative

73
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674 If a couple have a boy and a girl, how many children do they have?

A

Two

74
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675 In which direction does the Sun arise from?

A

East

75
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676 What kind of food do vegetarians do not eat?

A

Meat

76
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677 What is the name of the student who has not completed his course?

A

Undergraduate student

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678 What do you call a person who wishes to throw his establishment?

A

Anarchist

78
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679 Which one is easier to recycle, plastic or paper?

A

Paper

79
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680 How would you describe an animal that no longer exists on the earth?

A

Extinct

80
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681 What do these following belong to: roses, daisies, tulip, etc.?

A

Flowers

81
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682 Which one needs the most complicated mechanism: car, ship or airplane?

A

Air plane

82
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683 What do you call a person who is unable to pay his debts?

A

Insolvent

83
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684 Which one has a low humidity, a desert or a rainforest?

A

A desert

84
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685 What is the document protecting someone’s intellectual property?

A

Copyright

85
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686 What is recession, downfall in economy or upsurge in economy?

A

Downfall in economy

86
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687 What is the treatment of diseases by drugs whose effect on the body is the opposite of the disease?

A

Allopath

87
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688 In a hospital, who is the person that can write prescriptions?

A

Doctor

88
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689 The point where the earth and sky seem to meet?

A

Horizon

89
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690 Name a country located in North America?

A

United States of America

90
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691 If someone lives in an urban area, where does he live?

A

City;Town

91
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692 To improve their health and fitness, most people either try to improve their diet or?

A

Do more physical exercise

92
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693 Do unions work for workers or management?

A

WORKERS

93
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694 A work is due for submission, one month from 15th June, on what date should it be submitted?

A

15-Jul

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695 What do we call it when we find the information in front of a book?

A

Content

95
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696 What is the title of a newspaper called?

A

Headline

96
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697 What is the line in the middle of a candle?

A

Candle wick

97
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698 What is orthopedic related to?

A

JOINTS; BONES

98
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699 Which sense of human relates to the following words, opaque, vivid, brilliant, shiny?

A

Vision

99
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700 What is the antonym of vertical?

A

Horizontal