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What is a galaxy?

A gas cloud in space.

A group of planets orbiting around a star.

The Milky Way

A gravitationally bound assemblage of millions or billions of stars.

Answer

Correct Answer: A gravitationally bound assemblage of millions or billions of stars.

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What is the structure of an elliptical galaxy?

Shaped like an ellipse

Shaped like a rectangle

Shaped like a spiral

Shaped like a circle

Answer

Correct Answer: Shaped like an ellipse

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What are deep-sky objects?

Objects that are located beyond the solar system, usually consisting of galaxies, nebulae, stars, and star clusters.

Objects that are located in the solar system, usually consisting of planets, moons, and asteroids.

Objects that are located in the Local Group of galaxies, usually consisting of galaxies.

Objects that are located in the Milky Way galaxy, usually consisting of stars and star clusters.

Answer

Correct Answer: Objects that are located beyond the solar system, usually consisting of galaxies, nebulae, stars, and star clusters.

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What does the word "core" refer to?

The middle region of a planet, star, and galaxy.

The outermost layer of a planet, star, and galaxy.

The central region of a planet, star, and galaxy.

The innermost layer of a planet, star, and galaxy.

Answer

Correct Answer: The central region of a planet, star, and galaxy.

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What is a conjunction?

A moment when two or more objects appear close together in the sky.

Three or more objects in a line

Two objects separated by 90 degrees

When two objects are in opposition.

Answer

Correct Answer: A moment when two or more objects appear close together in the sky.

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What does collimation refer to?

Perfectly aligning a human's eyes.

Perfectly aligning a telescope's optics.

Perfectly aligning a microscope's optics.

Perfectly aligning a set of binoculars.

Answer

Correct Answer: Perfectly aligning a telescope's optics.

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What is a Collapsar?

A nebula

A gravitationally collapsed star.

A large galaxy

A small star

Answer

Correct Answer: A gravitationally collapsed star.

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What is the chromosphere?

The sun’s solid core

The sun’s outermost layer

A gaseous envelope that surrounds the moon

A layer of the sun’s atmosphere

Answer

Correct Answer: A layer of the sun’s atmosphere

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What is a carbon star?

A cool, blue star having a spectrum with strong bands of carbon compounds.

A cool, red giant having a spectrum with strong bands of carbon compounds.

A hot, blue star having a spectrum with strong bands of carbon compounds.

A cool, red star having a spectrum with weak bands of carbon compounds.

Answer

Correct Answer: A cool, red giant having a spectrum with strong bands of carbon compounds.

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What is a binary star?

A star system composed of two stars that orbit a common center.

A star composed of two elements

A star system composed of three stars

A star system in which two stars collide

Answer

Correct Answer: A star system composed of two stars that orbit a common center.

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What is the name of the theory offered by cosmologists related to the early development of the universe?

Big Thump

Big Bounce

Big Bang

Big Crunch

Answer

Correct Answer: Big Bang

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What is the point of orbit of a planet or comet which is farthest away from the sun called?

Aphelion

Perihelion

Superior conjunction

Semimajor axis

Answer

Correct Answer: Aphelion

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How far away is the Andromeda galaxy?

250 light years

Two and a half million light years

25 light years

2.5 light years

Answer

Correct Answer: Two and a half million light years

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What is the ratio of light reflected by a planet or satellite to that received by it called?

Angular size

Magnitude

Albedo

Luminosity

Answer

Correct Answer: Albedo

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Who was the first man to classify stars according to their brightness. Was it:

Aristarchus

Pythagorus

Copernicus

Hipparchus

Answer

Correct Answer: Hipparchus

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Heliocentric (pron: he-lee-o-sen-trik) means around:

Jupiter

The Moon

The Sun

Neptune

Answer

Correct Answer: The Sun

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About how many light years across is the Milky Way? Is it:

1,000

10,000

100,000

1,000,000

Answer

Correct Answer: 100,000

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The andromeda Galaxy is which of the following types of galaxies?

Elliptical

Spiral

Barred-spiral

Irregular

Answer

Correct Answer: Spiral

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The Hertzsprung-Russel Diagram of stars DIRECTLY compares what TWO of the following properties of stars?

Size

Temperature

Luminosity

Density

Answer

Correct Answer: Temperature
Luminosity

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The sunspot cycle is:

3 years

11 years

26 years

49 years

Answer

Correct Answer: 11 years

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Of the following four times, which one best represents the time it takes energy generated in the core of the sun to reach the surface of the sun and be radiated?

Three minutes

Thirty days

One thousand years

One million years

Answer

Correct Answer: One million years

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The time interval between two successive occurrences of a specific type of alignment of a planet (or the moon) with the sun and the earth is referred to as:

A conjunction

An opposition

A sidereal period

A synodic period.

Answer

Correct Answer: A synodic period.

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One Jupiter day is equal to which of the following?

30 hrs 40 min

9 hrs 50 min

3 hrs 20 min

52 hrs 10 min

Answer

Correct Answer: 9 hrs 50 min

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One of the largest volcanos in our solar system-if not the largest-is named Olympus Mons. This volcano is located on:

Jupiter's moon Callisto

Venus

Saturn's moon Titan

Mars

Answer

Correct Answer: Mars

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Rounded to the nearest day, the Mercurian year is equal to:

111 days

88 days

50 days

25 days

Answer

Correct Answer: 88 days

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The biggest asteroid known is:

Vesta

Icarus

Ceres

Eros

Answer

Correct Answer: Ceres

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The largest circular storm in our solar system is on the surface of which of the following planets?

Jupiter

Venus

Uranus

Earth

Answer

Correct Answer: Jupiter

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For how many years has there been a continuous human presence on the ISS?

10 years

20 years

22 years

51 years

Answer

Correct Answer: 20 years

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Who was the first Canadian commander of the ISS?

Chris Hadfield

Steve MacLean

Marc Garneau

Captain Kirk

Answer

Correct Answer: Chris Hadfield

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Who was the first Canadian astronaut to board the ISS?

Robert Thirsk

Dave Williams

Roberta Bondar

Julie Payette

Answer

Correct Answer: Julie Payette

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What is Canada's main contribution to the ISS?

Canadarm2, a 17-metre robotic arm used for the assembly and operations of the ISS.

Dextre, the Station's two-armed robotic

The Mobile Base System, a moveable work platform and storage facility.

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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Who are the international partners of the ISS?

Canada and the United States

Canada, Russia, the United States and the Galactic Republic

Canada, Germany, Russia and the United States

Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States

Answer

Correct Answer: Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States

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What is the usual duration of a mission aboard the ISS?

1 month

3 months

6 months

1 year

Answer

Correct Answer: 6 months

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How many people usually live on the Space Station at the same time?

6 humans and 3 Martians

Answer

Correct Answer: 6

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The Space Station is visible from Earth.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Which travels faster: a Formula 1 racing car or the ISS?

Formula 1 racing car

ISS

They both travel at the same speed

Answer

Correct Answer: ISS

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What is the average altitude of the ISS?

10 km

160 km

400 km

1,250 km

Answer

Correct Answer: 400 km

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In what year was the first module of the ISS launched?

1492

1995

1998

2005

Answer

Correct Answer: 1998

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What is the International Space Station?

A rocket

A research laboratory that orbits Earth

A spacecraft heading to Mars

A rock band

Answer

Correct Answer: A research laboratory that orbits Earth

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How long is a Martian year, in days?

473

687

1230

Answer

Correct Answer: 687

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In light-years, how far is the Andromeda galaxy from Earth?

2.2 million

1.2 million

1.7 million

2.7 million

Answer

Correct Answer: 2.2 million

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How long is a year on the planet Mercury, in days?

103

249

Answer

Correct Answer: 88

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How many Earth years does it take Uranus to orbit the Sun one time?

Answer

Correct Answer: 84

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How many minutes does it take for sunlight to travel from the Sun to Earth?

Answer

Correct Answer: 8

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In light-years, how far away from Earth is the center of the Milky Way galaxy?

52000

32000

12000

72000

Answer

Correct Answer: 32000

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When LEED was launched in india?

1997

1998

2001

2003

Answer

Correct Answer: 2001

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GRIHA has been prepared by

USGBC

TERI

LEED

By own self

Answer

Correct Answer: TERI

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When GRIHA was launched in india?

2008

2006

2010

2011

Answer

Correct Answer: 2008

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GRIHA means that

Green Rating for Indian Habital Assessment

Green Rating for Integrated Habital Assessment

Green Rating for International Habital Assessment

Green Rating for Information Habital Assessment

Answer

Correct Answer: Green Rating for Integrated Habital Assessment

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LEED gives rating in form

1 star, 2 star, 3 star, 4 star, 5 star

Platinum, Gold, Silver

Both A and B

None of above

Answer

Correct Answer: Platinum, Gold, Silver

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LEED means___

Leadership in Energy and Efficiency Design

Leadership in Energy and Efficiency Document

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Document

Answer

Correct Answer: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

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Which of the following green rating systems are currently working in India?

GRIHA

Both A and B

None of above

Answer

Correct Answer: Both A and B

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Where is India's first green building located?

ITC Green Centre, Gurgaon

Suzlon earth, pune

Wipro Technologies, Gurgaon

CII – Sohrabji Green Business Centre, Hyderabad

Answer

Correct Answer: CII – Sohrabji Green Business Centre, Hyderabad

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Which of the following does not affect the sizing of sprinkler water tanks in Hong Kong?

Type of building

Occupancy of building

Direct fire link to fire station

Number of water source or supply

Answer

Correct Answer: Occupancy of building

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Which of the following premises should be provided with smoke extraction system?

Dangerous goods store

Double-storey carpark basement

Atrium with a compartment volume of 20,000m³

Hotel guest rooms’ common internal corridor with fixed windows

Answer

Correct Answer: Hotel guest rooms’ common internal corridor with fixed windows

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Which of the following actions may best help maintain human comfort even in an increased indoor temperature?

Lowering the humidity

Re-circulating the air supply

Lowering the lighting intensity

Increasing the ventilation rate

Answer

Correct Answer: Lowering the humidity

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The heat rejection capacity of the cooling tower system of a hotel is estimated to be 600 TR. What is the optimum choice for the cooling tower?

1 no. of 600 TR package cooling tower

1 no. of 900 TR package cooling tower

2 nos. of 450 TR package cooling tower

3 nos. of 300 TR package cooling tower

Answer

Correct Answer: 3 nos. of 300 TR package cooling tower

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Which of the following is true for underfloor air conditioning system?

It uses more fan power.

It is not suitable for winter heating.

The circulated comfort zone covers the finished floor to the false ceiling.

It is more effective than the conventional air conditioning system when used in a computer data centre.

Answer

Correct Answer: It is more effective than the conventional air conditioning system when used in a computer data centre.

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Which of the following is not a benchmark for environmental performance assessment?

LEED

BEAM

GBTools

Gini coefficient

Answer

Correct Answer: Gini coefficient

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Which of the following statements is incorrect in respect of Air Ventilation Assessment (AVStudies for a new building development?

Computational fluid dynamics analysis can check the wind permeabilities at difference levels.

Wind tunnel test must be carried out on a scaled model in order to get a more accurate result.

Pedestrian comfort is the main objective of the AVA study.

Landscaping is not taken into account normally.

Answer

Correct Answer: Landscaping is not taken into account normally.

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The glazing that gives the lowest OTTV is

Skylight with double glazing.

West facing single glazed window

East facing single glazed window

South facing single glazed window

Answer

Correct Answer: South facing single glazed window

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Which of the following is least effective to reduce “heat island effects” in designing an open air car parking lot?

Using natural asphalt for paving

Planting trees to provide shading

Providing a roof cover of high solar reflectance

Laying a lawn with traffickable open-grid paving

Answer

Correct Answer: Using natural asphalt for paving

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Which of the following is not an assessment criteria for green assessment system BEAM Plus?

Cost effectiveness

Barrier-free access

Life Cycle Assessment

Nature Outlook Assessment

Answer

Correct Answer: Cost effectiveness

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UNCED stands for:

United Nations Corporation on Environment and Development

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

United Nations Corporation on Environment and Disasters

United Nations Conference on Environment and Disasters

Answer

Correct Answer: United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

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The worst natural hazards in the tropics are:

Tropical cyclones

Tsunami

Floods

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Tropical cyclones

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The most frequent and naturally occurring disaster is:

Drought

Tsunami

Flood

Earthquake

Answer

Correct Answer: Flood

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Which of the following element is responsible for groundwater pollution in various states?

Chlorine

Fluoride

Chemicals

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Fluoride

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Which of the following species is used in indigenous medicine?

Zizyphus

Tamarind

Babul

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: None of the above

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The major part of the extinction of species occurs in which of the following bio-rich areas?

Tropical forests

Wetlands

Coral reefs

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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Which of these countries constitute approximately 57% of the various large dams in the world?

Brazil and India

Japan and India

China and India

Brazil and China

Answer

Correct Answer: China and India

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Which of these sacred groves acts as the gene bank for various wild plants?

Mauhak

Deorais

Jahera

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Deorais

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Which of these are also known as Detrivores?

Decomposers

Carnivores

Herbivores

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Decomposers

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Which of these species do we use in indigenous medicine?

Babul

Zizyphus

Tamarind

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: None of the above

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Which of these elements is present in the drinking water that can lead to numerous fatal diseases?

Phosphorus

Calcium

Arsenic

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Arsenic

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Yellowing of Taj Mahal is an effect of

Acid rain

Global warming

Ozone depletion

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Acid rain

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A poisonous gas given out of vehicles exhaust is

Carbon monoxide

Ethane

Methane

Carbon dioxide

Answer

Correct Answer: Carbon monoxide

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Hotspots are regions of high

Rareism

Endemism

Diversity

Critically endangered population

Answer

Correct Answer: Endemism

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Which one of the following is not included under in situ conservation?

Zoo

National Park

Wild life Sanctuary

Biosphere Reserve

Answer

Correct Answer: Zoo

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Which of the following regions has the maximum diversity?

Mangroves

Temperate forest

Taiga

Coral reefs

Answer

Correct Answer: Coral reefs

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Which process of water treatment is done to avoid floating debris, branches, trees, or other large particles suspended in water?

Primary sedimentation

Secondary sedimentation

Screening

Aeration

Answer

Correct Answer: Screening

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Which of the following green rang systems are currently working in India?

LEED

GRIHA

Both A and B

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Both A and B

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Which of the following benet is for green building material?

Lower cost

Reduced maintenance cost

Greater design exibility

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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Which of the following is not a green building component?

Water eciency

Design eciency

Material eciency

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: None of the above

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Which of the following is a disadvantage of green building?

Increases 15-20% cost as compared to normal building

Modern techniques are required

Experts technicians are required

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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Which of the following is not an environment benet for a green building?

To reduce use of water

Reduce solid waste

Decrease air quality

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Decrease air quality

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Which of the following is not an economic benet for a green building?

20 – 30 % energy used

20 – 30 % less water used

Enhance asset value

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: None of the above

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Where is India's rst green building located?

ITC Green Centre, Gurgaon

CII – Sohrabji Green Business Centre, Hyderabad

Wipro Technologies, Gurgaon

Suzlon one Earth, Pune

Answer

Correct Answer: CII – Sohrabji Green Business Centre, Hyderabad

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Which of the following is not the purpose of a green building?

To reduce use of water

To minimize damage of the environment

Re-use of waste materials

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: None of the above

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Which of the following elements should be used opmum to make a green building?

Agni

Jal

Prithvi

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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Sustainable building means that

Green building

Environmental building

Both A and B

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Both A and B

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