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sciq
sciq_01_03160
Torpor, a process that leads to a decrease in activity and metabolism and allows animals to survive adverse conditions, includes what long winter 'sleep'?
[ "hibernation", "fermentation", "relaxation", "pollination" ]
A
sciq
sciq_01_08879
What is the term for the series of life stages and events that a sexually reproducing organism goes through?
[ "society cycle", "life cycle", "age", "existence" ]
B
sciq
sciq_01_02769
Transport epithelia that function in maintaining water balance also often function in disposal of what?
[ "organisms wastes", "bacteria", "absorption wastes", "metabolic wastes" ]
D
openbookqa
obqa_02_03767
which one of these places would a person have the least need for a clothes dryer?
[ "in the tropical rain forest", "in a humid cave", "in the hot desert", "in a wet town" ]
C
math_qa
mathqa_03_03046
a certain sum of money is divided among a , b and c such that a gets one - third of what b and c together get and b gets two - seventh of what a and c together get . if the amount received by a is $ 10 more than that received by b , find the total amount shared by a , b and c .
[ "$ 260", "$ 360", "$ 160", "$ 460" ]
B
ARC-Challenge
arc_04_02709
Which process is most directly related to constructing new land?
[ "erosion", "polluting", "deposition", "weathering" ]
C
sciq
sciq_01_07041
Electrons move, but they aren’t destroyed. this is the law of conservation of what?
[ "energy", "charge", "cost", "matter" ]
B
sciq
sciq_01_08608
What is a long, tube-shaped bundle of neurons, protected by the vertebrae?
[ "a ganglion", "the spinal cord", "a dendrite", "an axon" ]
B
math_qa
mathqa_03_01510
a portion of the 85 % solution of chemicals was replaced with an equal amount of 30 % solution of chemicals . as a result , 40 % solution of chemicals resulted . what part of the original solution was replaced ?
[ "5 / 11", "6 / 11", "7 / 11", "9 / 11" ]
D
sciq
sciq_01_06176
What material used for helium-filled balloons is dense, strong and opaque, with a high molecular mass that forms films that have many fewer pores than rubber?
[ "fiberglass", "mylar", "foil", "cellophane" ]
B
sciq
sciq_01_11447
Compound light microscopes use lenses to do what?
[ "stop light", "twist light", "focus light", "burn light" ]
C
HPCPerfOpt-MCQA
hpc_05_00008
void example(float *a, unsigned *b, unsigned size) {\n for (unsigned i = 0; i < size; ++i) {\n a[b[i]] = 0.f;\n }\n}\n How can we optimize the performance of the given code snippet?
[ "Consider applying offloading parallelism to forall loop", "Avoid column-major array access in C/C++", "Avoid indirect array access to improve performance", "Avoid column-major array access in C/C++" ]
C
sciq
sciq_01_02821
In many polychaetes, the parapodia are richly supplied with blood vessels and also function as what?
[ "scales", "tails", "pores", "gills" ]
D
ARC-Easy
arc_04_00911
Sandra puts some pill bugs into an open box. She covers half the box with a piece of cardboard. She then places the box outside on a summer day, and all the pill bugs move under the cardboard. The pill bugs are most likely responding to which of the following?
[ "air pressure", "bright light", "wind", "fog" ]
B
ARC-Easy
arc_04_00871
A group of vertebrates has lungs, a body covered with scales, internal fertilization, and amniotic eggs. Which group of vertebrates does this describe?
[ "amphibians", "birds", "mammals", "reptiles" ]
D
sciq
sciq_01_11440
What organ protects the body from injury, water loss, and microorganisms?
[ "skin", "heart", "liver", "hair" ]
A
sciq
sciq_01_08403
Management programs based on population-regulating factors have helped prevent the extinction of many?
[ "abundant species", "keystone species", "endangered species", "omnivores" ]
C
ARC-Challenge
arc_04_02716
According to the fossil record, the first horses were smaller than modern species. Throughout time, horses have gradually changed
[ "to become better hunters.", "in order to re-populate the Earth.", "in response to an altering environment.", "to become useful for humans." ]
C
ARC-Easy
arc_04_01568
Which of the following is the major cause of tides?
[ "heating of the oceans by the Sun", "gravitational pull of the Moon", "earthquakes on the ocean floor", "changes in wind direction" ]
B
sciq
sciq_01_01696
In which phase do the chromosomes duplicate?
[ "metaphase", "prophase", "mitosis", "interphase" ]
D
ARC-Easy
arc_04_00139
Which of these can be described as a system of stars, gases, dust, and other matter that orbits a common center of gravity?
[ "an asteroid", "a galaxy", "a nebula", "a comet" ]
B
openbookqa
obqa_02_02241
Which is likely to be digested?
[ "metal", "water", "hush puppies", "pain" ]
C
sciq
sciq_01_04240
What are all cells surrounded by?
[ "cell membrane", "amino acids", "cytoplasm", "cell substrate" ]
A
ARC-Challenge
arc_04_02949
Doctors have determined that each of these factors could cause heart disease in humans except
[ "genes that code for heart defects.", "infections that damage the heart muscle.", "other diseases that cause the heart to wear out.", "intense exercise that increases the heart rate." ]
D
sciq
sciq_01_05613
What is the name of the supportive structed that helps move a worm's muscles?
[ "hydroskeleton", "spongin", "exoskeleton", "pollenation" ]
A
sciq
sciq_01_05182
Bone marrow is found inside many bones and produces what?
[ "sugar", "apoptosis", "tumors", "lymphocytes" ]
D
sciq
sciq_01_08564
What type of tissue consists of cells that cover inner and outer body surfaces?
[ "epithelial?", "aberrant ?", "Soft Tissue", "mitochondrial ?" ]
A
openbookqa
obqa_02_01427
When certain things are shoved together enough, the earth will tremble and shake because of these
[ "trail and error", "water road", "dirt collisions", "wet trail" ]
C
sciq
sciq_01_01905
What is the most important way that humans communicate?
[ "instinct", "language", "painting", "inheritance" ]
B
sciq
sciq_01_10961
Objects in motion that return to the same position after a fixed period of time are said to be in what?
[ "harmonic motion", "homeostasis", "resonant motion", "kinetic motion" ]
A
openbookqa
obqa_02_04555
If a species of plant or animal ceases to exist on earth, either by natural causes or by activities of humans, the loss of the plant or animal
[ "reversible extinction", "cannot be undone", "reversible", "a subspecies" ]
B
math_qa
mathqa_03_05078
a certain store sells all maps at one price and all books at another price . on monday the store sold 12 maps and 10 books for a total of $ 42.00 , and on tuesday the store sold 20 maps and 15 books for a total of $ 70.00 . at this store , how much less does a map sell for than a book ?
[ "$ 0.25", "$ 0.50", "$ 3.5", "$ 2.5" ]
C
math_qa
mathqa_03_00596
a rectangular field has a length 10 meters more than it is width . if the area of the field is 171 , what is the length ( in meters ) of the rectangular field ?
[ "17'", "19'", "21'", "23'" ]
B
sciq
sciq_01_10586
How do plants obtain their energy?
[ "glycolysis", "Sugar Transfer", "HETEROTROPHS", "photosynthesis" ]
D
sciq
sciq_01_10191
What term describes how close estimates are to one another?
[ "precise", "efficiency", "precision", "Distant" ]
C
sciq
sciq_01_01536
Mollusks, annelids, and arthropods are considered what?
[ "micelles", "detritivores", "protostomes", "protisines" ]
C
openbookqa
obqa_02_02037
New hydro-electric vehicles will result in gas stations
[ "eventually earning a lot of money", "being blown up by the governor of California", "eventually losing a lot of money", "reporting record third quarter growth" ]
C
ARC-Easy
arc_04_02042
Which of these provides the best evidence that Earth's crust is divided into tectonic plates?
[ "the distribution of water on Earth's surface", "the distribution of biomes on Earth's surface", "the distribution of rock types on Earth's surface", "the distribution of earthquakes on Earth's surface" ]
D
sciq
sciq_01_00866
What kind of chain is formed by subduction of oceanic crust beneath a continental or oceanic plate?
[ "volcano", "tsunami", "chain reaction", "mountain" ]
A
math_qa
mathqa_03_01577
four horses are tethered at four corners of a square plot of side 63 metres so that they just can not reach one another . the area left ungrazed is :
[ "675.5 m 2'", "780.6 m 2'", "785.8 m 2'", "850.5 m 2'" ]
D
sciq
sciq_01_03203
What color is the fungus in blue cheese?
[ "pink", "purple", "green", "blue" ]
D
openbookqa
obqa_02_02896
If a plant's extended portion is larger, it will
[ "soak up more light", "put out less pollen", "be wilting very soon", "fold in on itself" ]
A
math_qa
mathqa_03_02131
a man walking at the rate of 6 km per hour crosses a square field diagonally in 9 seconds the area of the field is
[ "110 sq . m'", "111.5 aq . m'", "112.5 sq . m'", "114 sq . m'" ]
C
sciq
sciq_01_05819
What kind of membrane do prokaryotic cells have?
[ "cellulose", "plasma membrane", "plasma wall", "cell wall" ]
B
sciq
sciq_01_06239
What type of radiation from the sun reaches earth across space striking everything on earth’s surface?
[ "particle", "electromagnetic", "static", "seismic" ]
B
math_qa
mathqa_03_04931
a can do a half of certain work in 60 days and b one third of the same in 35 days . they together will do the whole work in .
[ "56 days", "420 days", "46 days", "560 days" ]
A
math_qa
mathqa_03_04802
at what price must an article costing rs . 47.50 be marked in order that after deducting 5 % from the list price . it may be sold at a profit of 25 % on the cost price ?
[ "62.5", "62.8", "62.1", "62.9" ]
A
math_qa
mathqa_03_03677
rice weighing 25 / 4 pounds was divided equally and placed in 4 containers . how many ounces of rice were in each container ? ( note that 1 pound = 16 ounces )
[ "22", "25", "28", "31" ]
B
math_qa
mathqa_03_00557
12,21 , 48,87 , __
[ "176", "186", "184", "174" ]
B
ARC-Easy
arc_04_00431
What is the main source of energy that drives all weather patterns?
[ "the Sun", "oceans", "the Moon", "mountains" ]
A
math_qa
mathqa_03_02448
a customer pays 70 dollars for a coffee maker after a discount of 20 dollars what is the original price of the coffe maker ?
[ "50", "40", "90", "60" ]
C
openbookqa
obqa_02_02430
Which season is it for Australians in July?
[ "Spring", "Fall", "Winter", "Summer" ]
C
sciq
sciq_01_01837
Phototrophic organisms capture light energy from the sun and convert it into what type of energy inside their cells?
[ "radiation energy", "chemical energy", "solar power", "mechanical energy" ]
B
sciq
sciq_01_07777
The diversity of life on earth today is the result of what?
[ "mass extinction", "generation", "evolution", "spontaneous mutation" ]
C
openbookqa
obqa_02_04956
Harriet wants to know the area of a rectangular sheet of paper. Its size is unknown to her. Which one of these will be the only tool that she needs?
[ "a ruler", "a compass", "a calculator", "a protractor" ]
A
sciq
sciq_01_11138
What kind of process is boiling?
[ "cavitation", "spheroidal", "chemical", "isothermal" ]
D
ARC-Easy
arc_04_01759
Which information is used in a station model?
[ "yearly average precipitation", "daily average barometric pressure", "number of lightning strikes", "wind direction in a particular point and time" ]
D
math_qa
mathqa_03_02452
if a sum of money doubles itself in 8 years at simple interest , the ratepercent per annum is
[ "12", "12.5", "13", "13.5" ]
B
sciq
sciq_01_08451
Water affects the availability of what important element in aquatic environments and in flooded soils?
[ "carbon", "oxygen", "carbon dioxide", "nitrogen" ]
B
sciq
sciq_01_08185
Both alpha and beta decay change the number of what in an atom's nucleus?
[ "Gamma decay", "protons", "electrons", "neutrons" ]
B
sciq
sciq_01_09040
Elements are defined by their atomic number, a number that describes the amount of what in the element?
[ "neutrons", "protons", "electrons", "bonds" ]
B
sciq
sciq_01_05528
What effect does tamiflu have on viruses and cells?
[ "inhibits spread of virus", "destroys all viruses", "enhances cells", "reprograms viruses" ]
A
openbookqa
obqa_02_02987
Which of the following is most likely to occur?
[ "a felled tree rots", "a stone pile rots", "a living tree rots", "a pile of sand rots" ]
A
openbookqa
obqa_02_04902
What would a sedimentary rock likely hold?
[ "a trilobyte", "a cookie", "a wheatgrass shake", "a diner" ]
A
sciq
sciq_01_01416
Whan an alkene is aquired by an alkyl halide in an organic reaction, what kind of reaction is this?
[ "elimination", "extinction", "subtraction", "migration" ]
A
sciq
sciq_01_06515
What is the term for a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits while the other species is not affected?
[ "mutualism", "commensalism", "parasitism", "pollenation" ]
B
math_qa
mathqa_03_01073
if 5 % more is gained by selling an article for rs . 350 than by selling it for rs . 340 , the cost of the article is :
[ "rs . 50", "rs . 160", "rs . 200", "rs . 225" ]
C
math_qa
mathqa_03_05817
the width of a rectangular hall is ½ of its length . if the area of the hall is 200 sq . m , what is the difference between its length and breadth ?
[ "8 m'", "10 m'", "12 m'", "15 m'" ]
B
openbookqa
obqa_02_02133
A pigeon is hungry so it snags a slice of pizza off a table using its
[ "wing", "teeth", "beak", "leg" ]
C
sciq
sciq_01_03210
Subducting plate and epicenter are terms related to what phenomenon?
[ "earthquake", "hurricane", "eruption", "tidal wave" ]
A
openbookqa
obqa_02_03005
If a hundred bees swarm a pink rose and a dozen bees swarm a yellow lily, the lily will
[ "have more offspring than the rose", "be lifted from the ground", "have fewer offspring than the rose", "be consumed and wilt" ]
C
math_qa
mathqa_03_03548
how many internal diagonals does a heptagon ( seven sided polygon ) have ?
[ "7", "9", "14", "20" ]
C
math_qa
mathqa_03_01137
john makes $ 55 a week from his job . he earns a raise andnow makes $ 60 a week . what is the % increase ?
[ "16 %", "9.66 %", "9.09 %", "9.98 %" ]
C
sciq
sciq_01_02929
What kind of bases completely dissociate in water, releasing all hydroxide anions into the solution?
[ "unusual", "weak", "strong", "whole" ]
C
math_qa
mathqa_03_02236
a person p takes 4 hrs time to complete a job and q takes 6 hrs to complete the same job if they work together how much time will they require to complete the job ?
[ "1.2 hrs", "1.8 hrs", "2.4 hrs", "3.0 hrs" ]
C
sciq
sciq_01_11383
What describes the process of vesicles fusing with the plasma membrane and releasing their contents to the outside of the cell?
[ "autolysis", "expulsion", "exocytosis", "endocytosis" ]
C
sciq
sciq_01_04055
What does bowman's capsule form by surrounding the glomerulus?
[ "ions", "lumen", "pores", "lipids" ]
B
math_qa
mathqa_03_00553
in the first 10 overs of a cricket game , the run rate was only 3.2 . what should be the rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs ?
[ "6.25", "6.27", "6.23", "6.29" ]
A
sciq
sciq_01_00378
An electron possesses both particle and these?
[ "wave properties", "land properties", "shock properties", "surging properties" ]
A
math_qa
mathqa_03_04156
a box contains 10 tablets of medicine a and 14 tablets of medicine b . what is the least number of tablets that should be taken from the box to ensure that at least two tablets of each kind are among the extracted .
[ "12", "16", "17", "19" ]
B
sciq
sciq_01_08966
How long are microfilaments?
[ "4 nm", "7 nm", "9 nm", "7 m" ]
B
sciq
sciq_01_01527
This process of combining the wave functions for atomic orbitals is called what?
[ "hybridization", "activation", "hydration", "assimilation" ]
A
openbookqa
obqa_02_04641
If an environment experiences a long drought
[ "animals will experience a boom in reproduction", "ponds may dry up and kill off the fish population", "tadpoles will mature faster into frogs", "plants will continue to flourish" ]
B
sciq
sciq_01_00539
What is the term for the measure of a fluid's thickness?
[ "salinity", "elasticity", "friction", "viscosity" ]
D
sciq
sciq_01_05919
What type of protein speeds up chemical reactions in cells?
[ "collagen", "lipids", "enzyme", "hemoglobin" ]
C
sciq
sciq_01_05866
Substances produced by a reaction are known as?
[ "minerals", "products", "compounds", "solutions" ]
B
openbookqa
obqa_02_04154
Being near buildings or houses is the worst spot to be when there is an earthquake as you are likely to be
[ "stones", "nothing", "kissed by one", "crushed by one" ]
D
sciq
sciq_01_02158
What is the first direct action of growth hormone?
[ "stimulation of monoglyceride breakdown", "stimulation of triglyceride breakdown", "stimulation of triglyceride production", "stimulation of monoglyceride production" ]
B
math_qa
mathqa_03_04521
two trains 250 m and 500 m long run at the speed of 60 km / hr and 40 km / hr respectively in opposite directions on parallel tracks . the time which they take to cross each other is ?
[ "10.6", "10.9", "10.4", "27" ]
D
sciq
sciq_01_10732
What consists of the different species within an area?
[ "abundant community", "biological community", "contamination community", "science community" ]
B
math_qa
mathqa_03_01364
the l . c . m . of 2 numbers is 30 . the numbers are in the ratio 2 : 3 . find their sum ?
[ "36", "25", "48", "32" ]
B
openbookqa
obqa_02_02963
A thing which ferns have in endless supply when expanding is
[ "oil", "dirt", "darkness", "castor" ]
B
math_qa
mathqa_03_04428
if 20 % of 30 is greater than 25 % of a number by 2 , the number is :
[ "16", "24", "20", "32" ]
A
ARC-Easy
arc_04_00684
When buried sediments are subjected to pressure, the mineral grains are squeezed together. What is the result of this action?
[ "volcanoes", "earthquakes", "new rock is formed", "layers rise to the surface" ]
C
sciq
sciq_01_05107
What kind of rocks form as an existing rock is altered by high temperature or pressure?
[ "basaltic", "sedimentary", "metamorphic", "igneous" ]
C
sciq
sciq_01_07787
What are the most advanced group of seedless vascular plants called?
[ "ferns", "grasses", "shrubs", "conifers" ]
A
sciq
sciq_01_11101
What does the term porifera means?
[ "pore-clogging", "pore-bearing", "poreless", "pore - signifying" ]
B
math_qa
mathqa_03_03617
find the area of a triangle whose sides are 41 cm , 28 cm , 15 cm . also , find the length of the altitude corresponding to the largest side of the triangle .
[ "4.1 cm'", "5.1 cm'", "6.1 cm'", "7.1 cm'" ]
C
openbookqa
obqa_02_04208
Sleet is made of what?
[ "wind", "icing", "hard h2o", "frosting" ]
C
sciq
sciq_01_02577
What is it called when two alleles are both expressed in the heterozygous individual?
[ "low dominance", "shared dominance", "codominance", "weak dominance" ]
C