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National Civil Services Day is celebrated on _____________.

A) 21 April B) 23 April
C) 21 March D) 22 March
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 21 April

Explanation:

Civil Services Day is celebrated in India every year on 21st April. The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the two-day 11th Civil Services Day program (20-21 April) in New Delhi.

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Q:

A Sarcomere is the distance between two

A) Z discs B) H zones
C) A bands D) I bands
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Z discs

Explanation:

A sarcomere is the basic unit of striated muscle tissue. It is the repeating unit between two Z lines.

Skeletal muscles are composed of tubular muscle cells (myocytes called muscle fibers or myofibers) which are formed in a process known as myogenesis. Muscle fibers contain numerous tubular myofibrils. Myofibrils are composed of repeating sections of sarcomeres, which appear under the microscope as alternating dark and light bands. Sarcomeres are composed of long, fibrous proteins as filaments that slide past each other when a muscle contracts or relaxes.

 

A muscle fiber from a biceps muscle may contain 100,000 sarcomeres.

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Q:

Synonym of 'Beautiful'?

A) Alluring B) Ugly
C) Disgusting D) Loathsome
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Alluring

Explanation:

Beautiful means good looking, having pleasing personality, glamourous, charming.

Synonyms of Beautiful are handsome, attractive, alluring, cute, fair,...

 

Hence, in the given options Synonym of 'Beautiful' is Alluring.

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Q:

Which Bollywood actress has been appointed as the first Indian woman ambassador (Friend of Australia) for Tourism in Australia  ?

A) Priyanka Chopra B) Aliya Bhatt
C) Parineeti Chopra D) Shilpa Shetty
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Parineeti Chopra

Explanation:
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Who has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Telangana State Government?

A) M. Mahender Reddy B) Dharmendra Rao
C) Anurag Sharma D) V.V. Srinivas Rao
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) M. Mahender Reddy

Explanation:

M. Mahender Reddy, Commissioner of Hyderabad Police, has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Telangana State. He took charge on 12 November 2017.
Reddy succeeded the first DGP of Telangana State Anurag Sharma, who retired from the service on 11 November 2017. Meanwhile, Hyderabad Police Additional Commissioner V.V. Srinivasa Rao has been made in-charge of Hyderabad Commissioner of Police. Anurag Sharma has now appointed as the advisor to Home Department by the Telangana State Government.

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Q:

Whose winter residence did potala palace serve as till 1959 ?  

A) Jodhpur Maharaj B) Dalai lama
C) Pope D) Nepal Raju
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dalai lama

Explanation:
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Q:

Which of the following indicates scuba diving or snorkeling activity?

A) A red flag with a diagonal white stripe B) The blue and white alpha flag
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A red flag with a diagonal white stripe

Explanation:

A red flag with a diagonal white stripe indicates scuba diving.

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And the alpha flag indicates that there is a diver inside.

 

SCUBA means Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.

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Q:

The oldest known organic compound is

A) Urea B) Methane
C) Acetic acid D) Benzene
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Acetic acid

Explanation:

In the form of vinegar, acetic acid is known from very early times. It is got by oxidation of fermented liquors (10-15%, alcohol) by air under the influence of a bacteria called 'mycoderma acetic'

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