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Which of the following is an example of polygenic inheritance?

A) Skin pigmentation in humans B) Huntingtonʹs disease in humans
C) White and purple flower color in peas D) The ABO blood groups in humans
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Skin pigmentation in humans

Explanation:

Polygenic inheritance involves the determination of a particular phenotypic characteristic by many genes, called polygenes(group of genes influencing a quantitative characteristic), each having a small effect individually.

Height and skin colour in humans are examples of Polygenic characters.

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Organisms that live in the deep sea are mainly

A) Herbivores B) Carnivores
C) Detritivores D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Detritivores

Explanation:

Deep sea animals cannot produce food as there is no light. They have to depend upon the fall out of organic debirs raining down on them from surface layers. Hence they are detritivores.

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Which legendary cricketer has made his debut as a commentator in the opening match of World Cup 2019?

A) Sachin Tendulkar B) Saurav Ganguly
C) Virendar Sehwag D) Rahul Dravid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sachin Tendulkar

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Isotopes of the atoms of same element have

A) same number of neutrons B) same number of protons
C) same atomic mass D) different chemical properties
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) same number of protons

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The rate of flow of electric charge is measured in

A) ampere B) coulomb
C) ampere/coulomb D) ampere-coulomb
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) ampere

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Who is the first Chief Election Commissioner of India?

A) Kalyan Sundaram B) Sukumar Sen
C) V.S. Ramadevi D) T.N. Seshan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sukumar Sen

Explanation:

Sukumar Sen, a civil servant who served as the first Chief Election Commissioner of India from 21 March 1950 to 19 December 1958.

 

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What is an Oracle index?

Answer

An index is an optional structure associated with a table to have direct access to rows, which can be created to increase the performance of data retrieval. Index can be created on one or more columns of a table.

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In which of the following branches of Knowledge outstandin contribution for the benefits of mankind is not recognised with a Nobel Prize

A) Madicine B) Chemistry
C) Engineering D) Economics
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Engineering

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