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24101.

Differentiate between Centralized and Decentralized room service.

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Centralized room serviceDecentralized room service
There is only one centralized kitchen to cater the order to different floors.Each floor or set of floors have separate pantries to serve food& beverage.
The cost of the menu items are less.The cost is more in this type of room Service.
The service is slow as compared to decentralized room service.Because of more facilities service is fast.
24102.

Briefly explain Fork buffet.

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A fork buffet is a meal which can be eaten standing with a plate in one hand and a fork in the other. These are most suited to modern conference halls where space is restraint and lunch is a break where food is expected to be eaten relatively fast. The ingredients used in the food are so cut or prepared so as to be eaten with a fork only. Fork buffet is ideally suited for semi formal banquets.

24103.

____________, 1972 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted for protection of plants and animal species.

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The Wildlife Protection Act

24104.

Explain with examples, the courses of an American breakfast.

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It is a moderately heavy breakfast, along with continental breakfast, it is the most popular fixed breakfast choice offered by hotels today.

An American breakfast offers:

a) Choice of fresh or canned juices (Orange, Pineapple, sweet lime, mango(canned),tomato(canned)

b) Papaya boat( Offered by hotels though not a part of the traditional breakfast) 

c) Choice of breakfast cereals.(Cornflakes, Wheat flakes, Muesli served with hot or cold milk)

d) Breakfast egg preparation (Fried egg, Poached egg, Scrambled egg etc served with ham, bacon, sausage.

e) Breakfast rolls (Toasts of white or brown bread, Brioche, Danish pastry, Croissants served with butter and preserves.)

f) Hot beverages ( Tea, coffee, hot chocolate)

24105.

List the main functions of a Still room.

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  • The main function of the still room is provision of food and beverages required during service which are not catered by the kitchen, larder or bakery. 
  • It provides light food items at the time when main kitchen is closed. 
  • It also provides early morning breakfasts requests. 
  • Orders of tea, coffee, juice, sandwich, canapés, porridge etc are also catered from still room.
24106.

What is molality?

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Molality (m) is defined as the number of moles of solute per kilogram of solvent. The formula for molality is given as;

Molality (m) = moles of solute / kilograms of solvent

The SI unit of molality is moles per kilogram (mol/kg). For example, a solution whose molality is given as 6 mol/kg is stated as 6 molal or 6 m.

24107.

Differentiate between Room service and Restaurant service.

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Room serviceRestaurant service
It involves service of food and beverage beverage in guest room.It involves service of food and beverage in restaurant and coffee Shops.
Room service is staff intensive.Staff requirement is less than that of Room service
It involves high overhead costs so the pricing of menu items are high.The charges are less than that of Room service
24108.

How should you communicate with an elderly people?

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  • Give the person their eyeglasses and hearing aid, if they have one 
  • Speak slowly and clearly while facing the person 
  • Keep information simple 
  • Use words that the person can understand 
  • Use pictures and large print material 
  • Provide enough light if the patient wants to read 
  • Keep sessions short 
  • Repeat communication as often as needed so that the patient can understand it and remember it 
  • • Allow enough time for the patient. Some patients need more time than others 
  • • Make sure that the area or room is quiet
24109.

Enumerate four precautions to be considered while handling raw meat.

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Four precautions to be considered while handling raw meat :

1.Raw meat should be transported in refrigerated vehicles. 

2. Always store cooked meat above raw meat in a refrigerator. 

3. Preparation of raw meat should be done in separate areas 

4. Different chopping boards and utensils for the preparation of raw meat and high-risk foods should be followed.

24110.

Enumerate the basic precautions that should be taken for patients before sending them to operation theatre.

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1. The patient is given long gown to wear, which opens on the back. 

2. The patient is given long socks to wear so that he/she does not feel embarrassed. 

3. Lipstick and nail polish are removed. This is important because the anesthetist has to note pallor and syanosis, which will not be seen in the presence of the colour. 

4. The head is covered with a triangular bandage or a cap so that all hairs are covered. 

5. Dentures are removed. 

6. Spectacles or contact lenses are removed. 

7. All ornaments including wrist watch, bangles, etc. are removed. 

8. A label is tied around the wrist of the patient, giving the following information. 

a. Name 

b. Indoor number 

c. Doctors name 

d. Ward 

e. Diagnosis 

f. Operation to be done 

9. The patient is asked to pass urine. This avoids the risk of development of urinary tract infection during catheterization. 

10. The drugs prescribed to be given pre-operatively are given. Appropriate records are maintained of the drug administration.

24111.

Collins’ English Dictionary defines Green Economy as ____________ that is concerned with renewable energy, green buildings, clean transportation, water, waste and land management.

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Biological economy

24112.

Enumerate three methods and techniques by which the fire can be extinguished in a proper way and the loss can be diminished.

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Small fires can be extinguished only if you are trained to use a fire extinguisher under the supervision of a trained firefighting personnel. To stop a fire, one of the sides of the fire tetrahedron ought to be cut off. The various methods adopted for extinguishing a fire include the following: 

● COOLING: 

Lowering the temperature of the combustible material so that it falls below the ignition temperature. 

● SMOTHERING: 

Cutting off supply of air/oxygen to the combustible material. 

● STARVING: 

Removing of combustible material or removing air for achieving conditions below the “Limit of flammability”

24113.

Write any six features of a good pantry.

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1. There should be two service doors connecting the restaurant boldly marked IN and OUT. The doors should have a metal kicking base to withstand wear and tear.

2. A large box for collecting soiled linen should be placed adjacent to the door from where staff enters the pantry from the restaurant. 

3. Large cupboards and working area for wiping and storing equipments should be provided. 

4. Adjacent the entry into the pantry from the restaurant should be the dirties landing area leading to the dish wash. 

5. The hotplate should be placed centrally not too far from either the restaurant or kitchen. 

6. Separate garbage bins for wet and dry waste are to be provided.

24114.

Write down different methods for each fuel by which is fire can be extinguished.

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All fires can be extinguished by cooling, smothering, starving or by interrupting the combustion process to extinguish the fire. One of the most common methods of extinguishing a fire is by cooling with water.

24115.

Why do we need magnetic stripe readers?

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Magnetic stripe readers (MSR) are used to capture credit or debit card information to process sales. An MSR component can be attached to the work station terminal to enable a customer to swipe a credit card at the time of payment

24116.

A: What was that noise? B: Oh, don’t worry; it ________ the cat. A) should’ve been B) can be C) must have been D) ought to be

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Correct option is C) must have been

24117.

He ______ his father yesterday morning. A) phones B) is phoning C) phone D) phoned

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Correct option is D) phoned

24118.

In my country you _____ get married when you’re sixteen. A) can B) could C) managed to D) couldn’t

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Correct option is  A) can

24119.

Jane and John saved and saved, and finally they _____ buy the house of their dreams. A) can B) could C) managed to D) couldn’t

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Correct option is C) managed to 

24120.

When we got to the top of the mountain we _____ see for miles. A) can B) could C) managed D) couldn’t

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Correct option is  B) could

24121.

What is the rule of FIFO?

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The goods received first are issued first.

24122.

A: What excellent French you speak! B: So ________ ! I lived in Paris for twenty years. A) I must B) I should C) I am to D) I have to

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Correct option is A) I must

24123.

I phoned yesterday, but I ____ get an answer. Where were you? A) can B) could C) managed to D) couldn’t

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Correct option is  D) couldn’t

24124.

‘Tourists are buying experience not product’. The given statement is appropriate for which sector of green jobs? a. Tourism b. Building and construction c. Solar and wind power

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Correct option: a. Tourism

24125.

Describe two levels of data manipulation language giving an example in each case

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Types of Data Manipulation Languages

  • Procedural Programming

In this type, the user will specify what data is required and how to get it.

  • Declarative Programming

Here, the user will only specify what data is required.

Commands

The DML section of SQL consists of following a set of commands:

  • Select/ From/ Where
  • Insert/ Into/ Values
  • Update/ Set/ Where
  • Delete/ From/ Where

The database programmers and users are allowed by this basic to enter the data and information into the database and then retrieve it by the use of several numbers of filter options.

  • Select/ From/ Where
  • Select

It is one of the basic query commands available in SQL and works in the same way as the projection operation of relational algebra. The attributes are selected by this command on the basis of the condition defined by the Where Clause.

  • From

A relation name is taken by this clause as an argument from where attributes are to be projected or selected.

  • Where

The predictions or conditions that should match for qualifying the attributes to be projected are defined by this clause.

For Example

Select author_name

From book_set

Where age> 40

The names of the authors will be yielded by the command from the relation book_set whose age is greater than 40.

Insert/ Into/ Values
Using this command, the programmers can insert values into the rows of a table. The general syntax for this command is mentioned below:

Insert into Table_Name

(column1, column2, column3….. columnN) Values ( value1, value2, value3….. valueN)

24126.

Physiological motivation directs the behaviour towards satisfying specific _____ need.

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Physiological motivation directs the behaviour towards satisfying specific Bodily need.

24127.

Identify the types of Business Activities. a) Manufacturing, Trading, Services b) Trading, Services, Marketing c) Services, Trading, Approaching customers d) Manufacturing, Services, Maintenance

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Correct option: a. Manufacturing, Trading, Services

24128.

A woman buy the ball for Rs. 1500 and sold it at 25% above the cost price. If she has to pay Rs. 75 as the tax on it, then what will be her net profit percentage?1. 20%2. 25%3. 30%4. 15%

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : 20%

Given:

Cost price of ball is Rs. 1500

Selling price of ball is 25% above the CP

Formula Used:

Profit percentage = {(SP – CP)/CP} × 100

Calculation:

SP of ball = Rs. (1500 × 125/100) = Rs. 1875

Net SP after paying tax = Rs. (1875 – 75) = Rs. 1800

Profit = Rs. (1800 – 1500) = Rs. 300

Profit percentage = 300/1500 × 100 = 20%

∴ Profit% is 20%
24129.

A wall fan is sold at a profit of 25%. If the selling price is double, then what was the profit?1. 200%2. 50%3. 100%4. 150%

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : 150%

Given:

Wall fan is sold at a profit of 25% and the selling price is double.

Formula Used:

Profit percentage = {(SP – CP)/CP} × 100

Calculation:

CP of wall fan = Rs. New SP = Rs. 250

Profit = Rs. (250 – 100) = Rs. 150

Profit percentage = 150/100 × 100 = 150%

∴ Profit% is 150%
24130.

In 1999, the population of a country was 30.3 million. The number which is the same as 30.3 million is1. 3030000002. 303000003. 30300004. 3030000000

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 2 : 30300000

Given:

Population of country = 30.3 million

Concept used:

1 million = 10 lakh

1 lakh = 100000

Calculations:

Solving the given value

⇒ 30.3 million = 30.3 × 10 lakh

⇒ 303 lakh = 303 × 100000

⇒ 303 lakh = 30300000

∴ The number which is the same as 30.3 million is 30300000

24131.

Which of the following option is not correct? a. if we try to read a text file that does not exist, an error occurs. b. if we try to read a text file that does not exist, the file gets created. c. if we try to write on a text file that does not exist, no error occurs. d. if we try to write on a text file that does not exist, the file gets Created.

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b. if we try to read a text file that does not exist, the file gets created.

24132.

Which one of the following is the default extension of a Python file? a. .exe b. .p++ c. .py d. .p

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Answer is c. .py

24133.

Identify the output of the following Python statements. lst1 = [10, 15, 20, 25, 30] lst1.insert( 3, 4) lst1.insert( 2, 3) print (lst1[-5]) a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 20

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Answer is b. 3

24134.

Which of the following symbol is used in Python for single line comment? a. / b. /* c. // d. #

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Answer is d. #

24135.

Identify the output of the following Python statements. b = 1 for a in range(1, 10, 2): b += a + 2 print(b) a. 31 b. 33 c. 36 d. 39

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Answer is c. 36

24136.

Which of the following is the correct way to call a function? a. my_func() b. def my_func() c. return my_func d. call my_func()

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a. my_func()

a.) my_func()

24137.

Which of the following statement opens a binary file record.bin in write mode and writes data from a list lst1 = [1,2,3,4] on the binary file? a. with open('record.bin','wb') as myfile:pickle.dump(lst1,myfile) b. with open('record.bin','wb') as myfile: pickle.dump(myfile,lst1)c. with open('record.bin','wb+') as myfile: pickle.dump(myfile,lst1) d. with open('record.bin','ab') as myfile: pickle.dump(myfile,lst1)

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a. with open('record.bin','wb') as myfile:

pickle.dump(lst1,myfile)

24138.

Which of the following character acts as default delimiter in a csv file? a. (colon) : b. (hyphen) - c. (comma) , d. (vertical line) |

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Answer is c. (comma)

24139.

What is the correct expansion of CSV files? a. Comma Separable Values b. Comma Separated Values c. Comma Split Values d. Comma Separation Values

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b. Comma Separated Values

24140.

Which of the following function header is correct? a. def cal_si(p=100, r, t=2) b. def cal_si(p=100, r=8, t) c. def cal_si(p, r=8, t) d. def cal_si(p, r=8, t=2)

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d. def cal_si(p, r=8, t=2)

24141.

Identify the output of the following Python statements. x = 2 while x < 9: print(x, end='') x = x + 1 a. 12345678 b. 123456789 c. 2345678 d. 23456789

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Answer is c. 2345678

24142.

Which of these about a dictionary is false? a) The values of a dictionary can be accessed using keys b) The keys of a dictionary can be accessed using values c) Dictionaries aren’t ordered d) Dictionaries are mutable

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b. The keys of a dictionary can be accessed using values

24143.

Syntax for opening Student.csv file in write mode is myfile = open("Student.csv","w",newline='').What is the importance of newline=''? a. A newline gets added to the file b. Empty string gets appended to the first line.c. Empty string gets appended to all lines. d. EOL translation is suppressed

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d. EOL translation is suppressed

24144.

Which of the following components are part of a function header in Python? a. Function Name b. Return Statement c. Parameter List d. Both a and c

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d. Both a and c

24145.

What is the output of following code: T=(100) print(T*2) a. Syntax error b. (200,) c. 200 d. (100,100)

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Answer is c. 200

24146.

Identify the output of the following Python statements.x = [[10.0, 11.0, 12.0],[13.0, 14.0, 15.0]]y = x[1][2]print(y) a. 12.0 b. 13.0 c. 14.0 d. 15.0

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Answer is d. 15.0

24147.

What is true of thalidomide:A. It exerts antitumour activity in some solid malignant tumoursB. It ameliorates cancer associated cachexiaC. It exerts antileprotic actionD. All of the above

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B. It ameliorates cancer associated cachexia

24148.

Which of the following options can be used to read the first line of a text file Myfile.txt? a. myfile = open('Myfile.txt'); myfile.read() b. myfile = open('Myfile.txt','r'); myfile.read(n) c. myfile = open('Myfile.txt'); myfile.readline() d. myfile = open('Myfile.txt'); myfile.readlines()

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c. myfile = open('Myfile.txt'); myfile.readline()

24149.

Syntax of seek function in Python is myfile.seek(offset, reference_point) where myfile is the file object. What is the default value of reference_point? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3

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Answer is a. 0

24150.

Assume that the position of the file pointer is at the beginning of 3rd line in a text file. Which of the following option can be used to read all the remaining lines? a. myfile.read() b. myfile.read(n) c. myfile.readline() d. myfile.readlines()

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d. myfile.readlines()