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Q:

The book Taste of India is written by

A) Ramachandra Guha B) Khushwanth Singh
C) Chetan Bhagat D) Madhur Jaffrey
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Madhur Jaffrey

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Q:

Which event occurs during interphase?

A) Centrioles appear B) Spindle fibers begin to form
C) The cell grows D) Centromeres divide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The cell grows

Explanation:

The cell carries out the metabolic processes and it grows during interphase.

The cell cycle has three phases that must occur before mitosis, or cell division happens. These three phases are collectively known as interphase. They are G1, S, and G2.

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Q:

First Indian Institute of Skills will get in which city?

A) Hyderabad B) Noida
C) Mumbai D) Bangaluru
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mumbai

Explanation:

India's first Indian Institute of Skills will get in 3 locations viz. Mumbai, Kanpur and Ahmedabad in the country. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has approved the proposal to set up Indian Institute of Skills (IISs) on Not-for-profit Public Private Partnership (N-PPP) basis.

The reason behind these institutes is to promote further growth of the Indian Skills sector overall, new measures have been initiated by the Government of India to establish state of the art training institutions called Indian Institutes of Skill (IISs).

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Q:

Which of the statements given below are correct?

 

A) In 2017, Virat Kohli captained the IPL team Rising Pune Supergiant.

B) In 2017 Pro Kabaddi League, Surjeet Singh played for Bengal Warriors.

C) United Kingdom hosted the Table Tennis 2017 ITTF Women's World Cup.

 

A) Only B B) Both A and C
C) A, B and C D) No option is correct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Only B

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Q:

Select the antonym of

void

 

A) destitute B) scant
C) bereft D) adequate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) adequate

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Q:

Which of the following statements is not true about metabolism?

A) Younger people generally have a slower metabolism than adults. B) Basal metabolism is the amount of energy needed for sustaining life.
C) Basal metabolism is measured by the amount of calories burned when your body is inactive. D) Metabolism is influenced by numerous factors, such as heredity and age.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Younger people generally have a slower metabolism than adults.

Explanation:

Metabolism is the set of life-sustaining chemical transformations within the cells of organisms. The three main purposes of metabolism are the conversion of food/fuel to energy to run cellular processes, the conversion of food/fuel to building blocks for proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and some carbohydrates, and the elimination of nitrogenous wastes.

 

Younger people have faster metabolism than adults. Hence, the given statement 'Younger people generally have a slower metabolism than adults' is FALSE.

 

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Q:

The International chriminal Police Organisation has its headquaters at

A) Paris B) Rio de Janeiro
C) Dar es Salam D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Paris

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Q:

Pitot tube is used to measure

A) static pressure B) velocity at stagnation point
C) stagnation pressure D) dynamic pressure
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) stagnation pressure

Explanation:

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Pitot tube is used to measure stagnation pressure.

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