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Questions Related to science & technology

Who founded Microscope?
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  1. Robert Hooke

  2. Anton Van Leewenhoek

  3. Jason Speed

  4. Robert Koch

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following will produce the best results?
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  1. new york city

  2. New York city

  3. NEW YORK CITY

  4. It doesn't matter, only special query keywords are case sensitive.

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Correct Option: D

Which of the following is the correct way to search for an exact phrase?
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  1. +new york city

  2. "new york city"

  3. (new york city)

  4. +new +york +city

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Correct Option: B

What is the best way to ensure that pages containing a particular word are excluded from the results? For example, to exlude sites that contain the word Atkins when searching for information on dieting?
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  1. diet -atkins

  2. diet NO atkins

  3. diet exclude:atkins

  4. diet ignore:atkins

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Correct Option: A

What is the best way to search for a word and to include pages containing words with similar meanings?
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  1. hiking AND similar

  2. like:hiking

  3. hiking+

  4. ~hiking

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Correct Option: D

What is the best way to search for pages containing one of two words? For instance, pages containing the word restaurant and either Indian or Thai?
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  1. restaurant (indian thai)

  2. restaurant "indian thai"

  3. restaurant indian OR thai

  4. restaurant OR:indian thai

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Correct Option: C

What is the best way to search for a term within one particular website. For instance to search for the word blackjack on plentysmart.com?

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  1. blackjack IN www.plentysmart.com

  2. blackjack site:www.plentysmart.com

  3. www.plentysmart.com blackjack

  4. blackjack ON www.plentysmart.com

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Correct Option: B

How do you include a range of numbers in your search, for example to search for the word olympics, and including pages that have a number between 1980 and 2000 in them? (Works with any numbers, not just dates.)
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  1. olympics 1980..2000

  2. 1980:2000 olympics

  3. olympics "1980 2000"

  4. olympics date:1980 2000

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Correct Option: A

What percentage of the earth is covered by water?
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  1. about 68%

  2. about 71%

  3. about 90%

  4. about 82%

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Correct Option: B

How old are the oldest fossils on earth?
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  1. About 3.8 billion years; they're bacteria-like organisms.

  2. About 1.8 billion years; they're bacteria-like organisms.

  3. About 4.8 billion years; they're bacteria-like organisms.

  4. About 2.8 billion years; they're bacteria-like organisms.

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Correct Option: A