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Q:

Which of the following is a nucleotide found in DNA?

A) Deoxyribose + Phosphate Group + Polymerase B) Adenine + Phosphate Group + Thymine
C) Deoxyribose + Phosphate Group + Thymine D) Cytosine + Phosphate Group + Uracil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Deoxyribose + Phosphate Group + Thymine

Explanation:

We know that, the nucleotide in DNA is of the form deoxyribose + phosphate group + polymerase.

 

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Hence, Deoxyribose + Phosphate Group + Thymine is the only option in that form of nucleotide in DNA.

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What is scientific name of "Cotton"  ?

A) Azadhirachta Indica B) Phaseolies auicus
C) Gossypium Herbaceum D) Ficus Benghalensis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gossypium Herbaceum

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Q:

In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed

A) Sequentially only B) Parallelly only
C) Both sequentially and parallelly D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both sequentially and parallelly

Explanation:

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In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed both sequencially and parallelly.

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Q:

Who Discovered The Nucleus of a Cell?

A) Otto Hahn B) John Dalton
C) Robert Brown D) Marie Curie
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Robert Brown

Explanation:

Robert Brown, Scottish botanist, Discovered The Nucleus of a Cell in 1831, London. When Brown was studying orchids under microscope when he observed an opaque area, which he called the "Areola" or "Nucleus", in the cells of the flower's outer layer.

The nucleus was also described by Franz Bauer in 1804 but in detail Robert Brown made it in 1831.

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Q:

Which states of India have oil fields?

A) Andhra Pradesh & Telangana B) Telangana & Tripura
C) Bihar & Mizoram D) Tamilnadu & Odisha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Tamilnadu & Odisha

Explanation:

Indian states having oil fields are

  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Arunachal Pradesh
  • Mizoram
  • Odisha
  • Tamilnadu
  • Rajasthan
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Q:

The hardened material available on earth is

A) Gold B) Diamond
C) Iron D) Platinum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Diamond

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Q:

ICRA Refers to 

A) Indian Credit Rating Agency B) Investment Creation Rationing Authority
C) Investment Credit Rating Agency D) Indian Cricket Renaissance Association
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Investment Credit Rating Agency

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Q:

First woman to win olympic medal for India

A) Mary Kom B) Saina Nehwal
C) Karnam Malleshwari D) P.V. Sindhu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Karnam Malleshwari

Explanation:

The first Indian woman to ever win an Olympic medal for India was Karnam Malleswari who won a bronze medal at the Sydney Olympics 2000 in the Women's 69 kg category in Weightlifting.

 

Karnam Malleswari is a retired Indian weightlifter. In 1995 she received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest sporting honour, and in 1999 the civilian Padma Shri award.

 

After that Indian women who won Olymic medals to India was : 

 

1. Mary Kom at the London 2012 Summer Olympics won bronze medal in women's boxing.

 

2. Saina Nehwal was the first Indian to win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics, by winning the Bronze medal at the London Olympics 2012.

 

3. Sakshi Malik became the first Indian woman to win a medal in Wrestling. She won the Bronze medal in Women's 58 kg freestyle wrestling in 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio.

 

4. P.V. Sindhu became the first ever Indian woman to win the Silver medal at the Olympics, by reaching the Badminton final at Rio Olympics 2016.

 

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