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Nucleotides are attached by bonds between the

A) phosphates and sugars B) nitrates and sugars
C) nitrates and phosphates D) sugars and hydrates
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) phosphates and sugars

Explanation:

In DNA, adjacent nucleotides are linked by a phosphodiester bond: a covalent bond is formed between the 5' phosphate group of one nucleotide and the 3'-OH group of another.

 

Hence, in this manner, each strand of DNA has a "backbone" of phosphate-sugar-phosphate-sugar-phosphate.

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The substance which makes natural rubber more strong and bouncy?

A) Chlorine B) Sulphur
C) Sponge D) Polythene
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sulphur

Explanation:

Sulfur vulcanisation is a chemical process for converting natural rubber or related polymers into more durable materials by heating them with sulfur. By this they achieve improved elasticity, resilience, tensile strength, viscosity, hardness and weather resistance.

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India's which is the India's only aircraft carrier, will be fitted with a marine hydraulic system to boost the air operations of the ship, for the first time?

A) INS Vikramaditya B) INS Vikrant
C) INS Tarini D) INS Viraat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) INS Vikramaditya

Explanation:
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Q:

Red Indians called this local wind  Ice Eater?

A) Mistral B) Chinook
C) Foehn D) Haramattan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chinook

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Q:

Acute diabets  patients smell of 

A) acetone B) ether
C) ethyl alcohol D) methyl alcohol
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) acetone

Explanation:

Acute diabetes results in the formation of acetone in the body. Hence such patients smell of acetone.

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A boy is swinging a ball attached to a string in a horizotal circle. If the string snaps 

A) the ball will travel towards the center of the circle and fall down B) it will continue to travel along a tangent to the circle at the point the ball was at the time of snapping and finally fall down
C) it will fall down at the same place where the string breaks D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) it will continue to travel along a tangent to the circle at the point the ball was at the time of snapping and finally fall down

Explanation:

The centripetal force having been removed the body cannot  execute the curved path

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Q:

" World Water Day " is celebrated on _____

A) 23 rd March B) 24 th March
C) 22 nd March D) 21 st March
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 22 nd March

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Q:

Biogeochemical cycles are crucial to ecosystem function because

A) they keep the planet warm enough for living things to survive B) energy flows through ecosystems in one direction only and is eventually dissipated as heat
C) they prevent catastrophic extinctions D) nutrients and other life-sustaining molecules are in limited supply and must be continually recycled
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) nutrients and other life-sustaining molecules are in limited supply and must be continually recycled

Explanation:

Biogeochemical cycles are crucial to ecosystem function because ::

 

1. Chemical elements are available in only limited amounts and must be recycled.

2. Nutrients and other life-sustaining molecules are in limited supply and must be continually recycled.

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