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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

P: It has been the handmaid of the ruling class.
Q: Therefore, ever since the dawn of civilization, persons in power have always tried to supervise or control education.
R: Education is an instrument which imparts knowledge and therefore, indirectly controls power.
S: It is an old saying that knowledge is power.

A) SQPR B) PRQS
C) SRQP D) PSQR
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) SRQP

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Q:

Which one of the following hormones is essential for the uptake of glucose by cells in the human body?

A) GH B) TSH
C) Insulin D) Cortisol
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Insulin

Explanation:

Insulin is an anabolic hormone that stimulates glucose and fatty acid uptake into adipose cells, promoting triglyceride synthesis.Glucagon is a peptide hormone, produced by alpha cells of the pancreas. It works to raise the concentration of glucose and fatty acids in the bloodstream, and is considered to be the main catabolic hormone of the body.

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What is the effective resistance (in Ω) of two resistors 20 Ω and 30 Ω connected in parallel?

A) 50 B) 12
C) 24 D) 36
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 12

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Most electric, gas, and water companies are examples of

A) restricted-input monopolies B) sunk-cost monopolies
C) natural monopolies D) unregulated monopolies
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) natural monopolies

Explanation:

Most electric, gas, and water companies are examples of natural monopolies. Utilities like water, electricity and gas are essential services that play a vital role in economic and social development.

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Q:

In a nucleosome, the DNA is wrapped around

A) ribosomes B) thymine dimer
C) histones D) polymerase
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) histones

Explanation:

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In a nucleosome, the DNA is wrapped around a protein called histones and area in between them.

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What colony was founded by the Quakers?

Answer

Quakers are members of a group with Christian roots that began in England in the 1650s. Sir William Penn was an English nobleman, writer, early Quaker, and founder of the English North American colony the Province of Pennsylvania.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

to easily bent; flexible.

 

A) putty B) pliable
C) rigid D) ductile
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) pliable

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Profligate

A) Modest B) Immoral
C) Upright D) Virtuous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Immoral

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