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Red Cross was founded by

A) J.H.Durant B) Baden Powell
C) Tygve Lie D) Frederic Passey
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Tygve Lie

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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.

Reporters and city officials gathered at a Chicago railroad station one afternoon in 1953. The person they were meeting was the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize winner. A few minutes after the train came to a stop, a giant of a man - six feet four inches - with bushy hair and a large moustache stepped out from the train. Cameras flashed. City officials approached him with hands outstretched. Various people began telling him how honoured they were to meet him.

The man politely thanked them and then, looking over their heads, asked if he could be excused for a moment. He quickly walked through the crowd until he reached the side of an elderly black woman who was struggling with two large suitcases. He picked up the bags with a smile, escorted the woman to a bus. After helping her aboard, he wished her a safe journey. As he returned to the greeting party he apologized, "Sorry to have kept you waiting." Not many whites would have done what he did.

The man was Dr. Albert Schweitzer, the famous missionary doctor who had spent his life helping the poor in Africa. In response to Dr. Schweitzer's action, one member of the reception committee said with great admiration to the reporter standing next to him, "That's the first time I ever saw a sermon walking."


Dr. Albert Schweitzer was the winner of the _____ .

A) Nobel Prize in 1952 for Medicine B) Nobel Prize in 1952 for Peace
C) Nobel Prize in 1952 for Chemistry D) Nobel Prize in 1953 for Peace
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nobel Prize in 1952 for Peace

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Q:

Gluconeogenesis is a term that describes the synthesis of

Answer

Gluconeogenesis is a metabolic pathway that leads to the synthesis of glucose from pyruvate and other non-carbohydrate precursors, even in non-photosynthetic organisms.


 


It occurs in all microorganisms, fungi, plants and animals, and the reactions are essentially the same, leading to the synthesis of one glucose molecule from two pyruvate molecules. Therefore, it is in essence glycolysis in reverse, which instead goes from glucose to pyruvate, and shares seven enzymes with it.

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According to cell theory, which activity is impossible?

A) Cells being formed from pure water B) Heart cells forming from other heart cells
C) Plants using energy from the sun D) Eukaryotes being in a multicellular organism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cells being formed from pure water

Explanation:

According to cell theory, Cells being formed from pure water is impossible.

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What is the relationship between Resistivity and Conductivity?

Answer

Resistivity :


Resistivity is a measure of the resistance to the flow of electrons. 


Conductivity :


Conductivity is just the inverse of resistivity, σ = 1/ρ, where σ is conductivity and ρ is resistivity.


 


Example:


Think of a pipe and water, the bigger the pipe, the easier water can flow and thus the lower the resistance. 

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Q:

Which composition is considered the unofficial national anthem of Austria?

Answer

Johann Strauss's on the Banks of the Beautiful Blue Danube

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If x+1x=5, then the value of 6xx2+x+1 is,

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1

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Q:

How many tentacles does an octopus have?

A) 9 B) 8
C) 3 D) 0
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 8

Explanation:

An octopus have 3 hearts, 9 brains and 8 tentacles.

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