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Desertification refers to

A) forest degrading to dense taiga B) forest improving to tundras
C) forest improving to deserts D) forest degrading to sparse vegetation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) forest improving to deserts

Explanation:

Desertification is a type of land degradation in which a relatively dry area of land becomes increasingly arid, typically losing its bodies of water as well as vegetation and wildlife.

 

Conversion of a grassland or an already arid land into a desert through indiscriminate human actions magnified by droughts.

 

Hence, forest improving to deserts is refers to desertification.

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Q:

Which tennis player has won the Grand Slam title in men's singles 2019?

A) Rafael Nadal B) Roger Federer
C) Novak DJokovic D) Daniil Medvedev
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rafael Nadal

Explanation:

Rafael Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev in the men's singles title at the 2019 US Open. It was Nadal's 19th Grand Slam singles title, and fourth US Open title.

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Which term is a type of detail?

A) chronology B) prose
C) style D) statistic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) chronology

Explanation:

In chronology, the sequence of events from the latest to the oldest events or vice versa is laid. In this case, the details of how a particular event or place or thought developed through time is detailed in a chronology. 

 

Hence, the term chronology is a type of detail.

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Q:

Amino acids can be distinguished from one another by

A) type of bond between the R group and the rest of the molecule B) the number of R groups found on the amino acid molecules
C) the chemical properties of their R groups D) the chemical properties of the amino and carboxyl groups
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the chemical properties of their R groups

Explanation:

Amino acids are organic compounds containing amine (-NH2) and carboxyl (-COOH) functional groups, along with a side chain (R group) specific to each amino acid.

 

Depending on the nature of the side chain groups, three classes of aminoacids can e distinguished:

1. Amino acids with H ond donor and acceptor groups.

Histidine, lysine, aspartic acid, threonine,...

2. Amino acids with donor grups only.

Arginine, tryptophan and cysteine.

3. Amino acids with acceptor groups only.

Asparagine and glutamine.

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In the question below consists of a question and two statements numbered a and b given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give the answer.

Question: In which year was Kalyan born ?
Statements:
a. Kalyan at present is 15 years younger to his mother.
b. Kalyan's brother, who was born in 1991, is 25 years younger to his mother.

 

A) b alone is sufficient while a alone is not sufficient B) a alone is sufficient while b alone is not sufficient
C) Both a and b are sufficient D) Neither a nor b is sufficient
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both a and b are sufficient

Explanation:

From both a and b, we find that Kalyan is (25 - 15) = 10 years older than his brother, who was born in 1991. So, Kalyan was born in 1981.

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Q:

The word OPERA means what in Italian?

A) Word B) Work
C) Energy D) Force
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Work

Explanation:
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Q:

Negative divided by Negative

A) -ve B) +ve
C) 0 D) Can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) +ve

Explanation:

We know the Mathematical rules that

 

++ = ++- = --+ = --- = +

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Q:

What do lines of latitude measure?

A) east-west position between the poles B) north-south position between the poles
C) north-east position between the poles D) south-west position between the poles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) north-south position between the poles

Explanation:

Lines of latitude measure north-south position between the poles.

 

Lines of latitude are imaginary reference lines that describe how far north or south a location on the Earth is from the Equator. The equator is defined as 0 degrees, the North Pole is 90 degrees north, and the South Pole is 90 degrees south. Lines of latitude are all parallel to each other, thus they are often referred to as parallels.

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