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The process of copying genetic information from one strand of DNA into RNA is termed as

A) translation B) transcription
C) replication D) mutation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) transcription

Explanation:

The process of copying genetic information from one strand of the DNA into RNA is termed as transcription. In transcription, only a segment of DNA and only one of the strands is copied into RNA. This necessitates defining the boundaries that would demarcate the region and the strand of DNA that would be transcribed.

 

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Q:

The Non Co-operation Movement started in which year?

A) 1900 B) 1920
C) 1940 D) 1935
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1920

Explanation:

Non-cooperation movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920 to drive the British out of the country.

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Q:

Potato is a ?

A) Root B) Stem
C) Bud D) Fruit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Stem

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Q:

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

Keep at bay

 

A) Keep your loved ones protected even when they are faced with problems B) To control something and prevent it from causing you problems
C) Hide your precious stuff D) Be alert at all times
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) To control something and prevent it from causing you problems

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

In a work ____________ art, each layer and texture, colour ____________ perspective creates an individualistic vision, which can mean different things to different viewers and even to its creator at different points of time. The audience does not ____________ see the struggle or uncertainty of the _____________ process, only its outcome. And sometimes, ___________ in the case of icons, the passage of time reveals the glow within.

 

texture, colour ____________ perspective creates

 

A) nor B) but
C) and D) also
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) and

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Q:

Who took charge as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India in 2017?

A) Rajiv Mehrishi B) Achal Kumar Jyothi
C) Ranjit Kumar D) Vivek Goenka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rajiv Mehrishi

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Q:

A standard drink is generally

A) 5 oz Glass of Wine B) 12 oz Beer    
C) 1.5 oz of Hard Liquor D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

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Q:

Term ecosystem was coined by

A) Odum B) Clements
C) Arthur Tansley D) Elton
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Arthur Tansley

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