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The bankruptcy of which company initiated the Panic of 1873?

A) Republic Steel Company B) Jay Cooke & Company
C) Standard Oil Company D) Century Building Society
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jay Cooke & Company

Explanation:

Jay Cooke & Company, a major component of the United States banking establishment, found itself unable to market several million dollars in Northern Pacific Railway bonds in september 1873. Cooke's firm, like many others, had invested heavily in the railroads.

 

Hence, the bankruptcy of Jay Cooke & company initiated the Panic of 1873.

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Proteins are made where in the cell

A) Cytoplasm B) Chromosomes
C) Nucleus D) Ribosomes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ribosomes

Explanation:

Ribosomes are the sites where proteins are synthesised. The transcription process where the code of the DNA is copied occurs in nucleus but the main process of translating that code to form other protein occurs in ribosomes.

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What document is the supreme law of the land?

A) The constitution B) The senate
C) The bill D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The constitution

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Which stage of cellular respiration produces the most ATP?

A) Glycolysis B) Kreb's cycle
C) Electron transport chain D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Electron transport chain

Explanation:

There are 3 stages in cellular respiration. They are:

1. Glycolysis

2. Kreb's cycle

3. Electron transport chain

 

Here, Glycolysis produces only 2 ATP whereas Kreb's cycle produces no ATP. Electron transport chain of the cellular respiration produces the maximum ATP.

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Antipsychotic drugs have proved helpful in the treatment of

A) Epilepsy B) Schizophrenia
C) Psoriasis D) Eczema
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Schizophrenia

Explanation:

Antipsychotic drugs have proved helpful in the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, inhibits dopamine, reduces delusions, hallucinations, thought disorganization.

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Which is an example of an expressed power congress holds?

A) declaring war B) maintaining an army
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

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What is a property of most metals?

A) Conductivity B) Malleability
C) Luster D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

We know that most of the metals are goof conductors of electricity and heat. Metals are very strong but they are malleable i.e, they can be bent into a shape. These are shiny when they are cut or polished. 

 

Hence, metals are malleable, conductors and luster. All the above are properties of the metals.

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What are necessary conditions for dead lock?

Answer

1. Mutual exclusion (where at least one resource is non-sharable)


2. Hold and wait (where a process holds one resource and waits for other resource)


3. No preemption (where the resources can’t be preempted)


4. Circular wait (where p[i] is waiting for p[j] to release a resource. i= 1,2,…n


j=if (i!=n) then i+1


else 1 )

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