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Waksman got the noble prize for the discovery of

A) Streptomycin B) Chloromycetin
C) Pencillin D) Neomycin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Streptomycin

Explanation:

In 1952, Waksman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in recognition "for his discovery of streptomycin," the first antibiotic active against tuberculosis.

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Q:

The word length of a computer is measured in

A) centimeters B) millimeters
C) bytes D) bits
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) bits

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The MPC for an economy is

A) the slope of the savings schedule or line. B) 1 divided by the slope of the savings schedule or line.
C) the slope of the consumption schedule or line. D) 1 divided by the slope of the consumption schedule or line.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1 divided by the slope of the consumption schedule or line.

Explanation:

Marginal propensity to consume (MPC) in economics is a metric that quantifies induced consumption, the concept that the increase in personal consumer spending (consumption) occurs with an increase in disposable income (income after taxes and transfers).

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Q:

Salts and sugars work to preserve foods by creating a

A) Hypertonic environment B) Lower pH
C) Depletion of nutrients D) Lower osmotic pressure
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hypertonic environment

Explanation:

Salts and sugars work to preserve foods by creating a Hypertonic environment.

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In agroup of six women, there are four dancers, four vocal musicians, one actress and three violinists. Girija and Vanaja are among the violinists while Jalaja and Shailaja do not know how to ply on the violin. Shailaja and Tanuja are among the dancers. Jalaja, Vanaja, Shailaja and Tanuja are all vocal musicians and two of them are also violinists. If Pooja is an actress, who among the following is both a dancer and a violinist ?

A) Shailaja B) Vanaja
C) Girija D) Tanuja
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Tanuja

Explanation:

The four vocal musicians and one actress in the group are given. Two dancers are Shailaja and Tanuja. Two violinists are Girija and Vanaja. Since Jalaja and Shailaja cannot be violinists, so remaining two violinists are Tanuja and Pooja. Clearly, Tanuja is both a violinist and a dancer.

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Pointing to a lady in a photograph, Meera said, "Her father's only son's wife is my mother-in-law". How is Meera's husband related to that lady in the photo?

A) Nephew B) Uncle
C) Son D) Father
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nephew

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Two taps X and Y can fill a tank in 15 hours and 20 hours respectively. If the two taps are opened at 2 p.m., then at what time (in p.m.) should the tap X be closed to completely fill the tank at exactly 2 a.m.?

A) 8 B) 7
C) 9 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 8

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Q:

If 19 + 2 x 2 + 3 = 369 and 23 + 2 x 6 + 2 = 565, then 7 + 3 x 11 + 3 = ?

A) 1674 B) 1382
C) 1268 D) 1496
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1674

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