What rare-earth element is essential in the production of permanent magnets for hybrid-vehicle motors?

a. Tantalum c. Niobium
b. Neodymium d. Chromium


ANS: B
Neodymium is essential for this process, with most of the current stock produced in China.

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a. Diatessaron b. gospel harmony c. triple tradition d. double tradition

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Baha'i originated in the

a. seventeenth century. b. eighteenth century. c. nineteenth century. d. twentieth century.

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The approach to religion that is least flexible and insists on its own absolute

rightness is called ___________________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Siddhartha's birth narrative was embellished, stating that his mother became pregnant not from human intercourse but from

a. having spiritual intercourse with Vishnu, a major Hindu deity, in a dream. b. a white elephant with a lotus flower that entered her womb. c. Shiva taking human form and entering her womb when she was asleep. d. by praying to the Mother Goddess, Shakta, and renouncing earthly possessions.

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