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Q:

Study of Life in outer space is known as

A) Endobiology B) Neobiology
C) Exobiology D) Intrabiology
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Exobiology

Explanation:

Study of Life in outer space or search of life external to Earth is known as Exobiology.

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Q:

Select the antonym of
eternity

A) perpetuity B) yonder
C) aeon D) ephemeral
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) ephemeral

Explanation:
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Q:

An irregular mode of reproduction resulting in the development of an embryo without fertilization is called

1.Parthenogenesis 2.Apogamy 3.Sporophytic budding

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 only B) 2 only
C) 2 and 3 only D) 1, 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

In animals, parthenogenesis means development of an embryo from an unfertilized egg cell. In plants parthenogenesis is a component process of apomixis.Apogamy is a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophytedevelops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes.Adventitious embryony also called sporophytic budding, is a type of apomixis in which an embryo develops directly from nucellus or integument tissue.So, all three are correct.

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Q:

What time of year do squirrels build nests?

A) summer B) winter
C) rainy D) monsoon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) summer

Explanation:

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Squirrels build their nests in summer season as the sticks with what they bulit are dried and are less weight and the nests will be used for the rainy season.

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Q:

Who was Shivaji’s Guru?

A) Eknath B) Tukaram
C) Dnyanesh D) Samartha Ramadas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Samartha Ramadas

Explanation:

Shivaji’s Guru was Shree Samarth Ramdas was a noted 17th-century saint and spiritual poet of Maharashtra. He is most remembered for his Advaita Vedantist text, the Dasbodh. Ramdas was a devotee of Hanuman and Rama.

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Q:

The official currency of United Kingdom -

A) Pound Sterling B) Renminbi
C) Euro D) Dollar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pound Sterling

Explanation:

Pound Sterling is the official currency of United Kingdom.

 

-> Renminbi is the currency of China.

-> Euro is the currency of 19 countries like Spain, Austria, Finland, Italy, Germany, Greece, Belgium, etc...

-> Dollar is the currency of United States.

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Q:

Country With No Income Tax?

A) Kuwait B) Saudi Arabia
C) Qatar D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Here all the above given options are the countries with no income tax.

 

List of Countries With No Income Tax:

 

- Qatar

- Oman

- UAE

- Saudi Arabia

- Bahrain

- Kuwait

- Bermuda

- Cayman Islands

- Bahamas

- Monaco.

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Q:

Which among the following is not correctly matched?

A) Parachute: W H carothers B) Barometer: Torricelli
C) Cells: Robert Hooke D) X- Ray: W Roentgen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Parachute: W H carothers

Explanation:
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