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Which state police has launched e-learning portal 'Nipun' for training its personnel?

A) Delhi B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Telangana D) Maharashtra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Delhi

Explanation:

Delhi state police has launched e-learning portal 'Nipun' for training all its police officers to give up to date information through specialized courses designed by experts.

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The strength of an electromagnet can be increased by

A) increasing the length of the coiled wire B) increasing current supply
C) increasing the number of turns D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

The strength of an electromagnet can be increased by increasing the cross-sectional area, increasing the number of turns, increasing current supply, increasing the length of the coiled wire.

 

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Which state decided to make way for electric cars to promote non-polluting vehicles?

A) Andhra Pradesh B) Delhi
C) Telangana D) Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Telangana

Explanation:

The southern state Telangana decided to make way for electric cars to promote non-polluting vehicles.

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Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding infection with parvovirus B19?

A) Parvovirus B19 causes severe anemia because it preferentially infects erythrocyte precursors B) Parvovirus B19 can cause hydrops fetalis via transplacental infection of a fetus in a seropositive mother
C) Parvovirus B19 can be diagnosed by detection of viral RNA using PCR or hybridization assays D) Parvovirus B19 replicates in the host cell nucleus utilizing a virally encoded DNA polymerase to create a double- stranded DNA intermediate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Parvovirus B19 causes severe anemia because it preferentially infects erythrocyte precursors

Explanation:

Parvovirus B19 causes severe anemia because it preferentially infects erythrocyte precursors.

 

a. Parvovirus B19 binds preferentially to the erythrocyte blood group P antigen on erythroid precursor cells.

Answers B, C, D are incorrect:

b. after entry the single-stranded viral DNA genome is transported to the cell nucleus where the host DNA polymerase synthesizes the complimentary DNA strand.

c. Parvovirus B19 infection can be diagnosed by direct detection of viral DNA not RNA.

d. the fetus of a seropositive mother is protected from infection by maternal circulating antibodies.

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The term facultative anaerobe refers to an organism that

A) Uses oxygen or grows without oxygen. B) Requires less oxygen than is present in air.
C) Prefers to grow without oxygen. D) Is killed by oxygen.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Uses oxygen or grows without oxygen.

Explanation:

The term facultative anaerobe refers to an organism that which uses oxygen when it is present or grows without oxygen when it is not there.

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The first oil well in the world was drilled at 

A) Assam B) Japan
C) Pensylvania D) Former USSR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pensylvania

Explanation:

The first oil well was dug in 1859. The oil production has since declined but it retains its name for high grade oil

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Q:

The mass number of an isotope of an element is 298. If its nucleus has 189 neutrons, what is its atomic number?

A) 298 B) 189
C) 109 D) 487
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 109

Explanation:
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A large underground economy results in an

A) Understated GDP price index B) Understated GDP
C) Overstated GDP D) Overstated GDP price index
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Overstated GDP

Explanation:

A large underground economy results in an Overstated GDP. The underground economy is also called as Black market. It refers to illegal economic activity. Transactions in the underground economy are illegal either because the good or service being traded is illegal or because an otherwise licit transaction does not comply with government reporting requirements.

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