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Q1. Which of these is a non-venomous snake from Asia, Africa and Australia, that grows on average 15 feet long and sometimes up to 30 feet?

A
Black mamba
B
Anaconda
C
King cobra
D
Python
Select from the options above.

Q2. What do Keynesian economists generally advocate?

A
A regulated market economy
B
A hierarchy of frequently adapted tariffs on foreign trade
C
Free trade
D
Nationalisation of essential facilities and services
Select from the options above.

Q3. Why was the Rosetta Stone a breakthrough in understanding Egyptian hieroglyphs?

A
The inscription was the first fully readable found
B
Some of the hieroglyphs were rendered in Greek instead
C
It was found next to an inscription explaining some of the hieroglyphs in Hebrew
D
It repeated the same message in hieroglyphs and a known language
Select from the options above.

Q4. Which of these is a vegetable?

A
Stroller bean
B
Jogger bean
C
Trotter bean
D
Runner bean
Select from the options above.

Q5. What do a person's turbinates do?

A
Clean, warm and humidify air intake through the nose
B
Circulate blood in the brain
C
Manage the flow of lymph to the heart
D
Promote lubrication in joints
Select from the options above.

Q6. What is an aspect of the Earth's solar system which makes it different from many others so far discovered?

A
It is the youngest known
B
It contains gas giants
C
It is part of a galaxy which centres round a black hole
D
The orbits of its major planets are all circular or close to circular
Select from the options above.

Q7. The irregularity in the orbit of the planet Uranus led to what discovery?

A
The sun did not appear to "set" on some planets
B
Gravity was the force determining a planet's orbit
C
Uranus had more than one moon
D
There was another planet, Neptune, nearby
Select from the options above.
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