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Which of the following is not true of graded potentials?

A) They can form on receptor endings B) They increase amplitude as they move away from the stimulus point
C) They are short-lived D) They can be called postsynaptic potentials
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) They increase amplitude as they move away from the stimulus point

Explanation:

Graded potentials are changes in membrane potential that vary in size, as opposed to being all-or-none.

 

In the given options, They increase amplitude as they move away from the stimulus point is not true about the graded potentials.

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The volume of 10 g of gas X is 5.6 litre at NTP. What is the molecular weight of X?

A) 40 B) 60
C) 50 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 40

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In India, who is considered above the law of country?

A) President of India B) Prime Minister of India
C) A wealthy person of India D) No option is correct  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) No option is correct  

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Q:

Backing storage is so named because it

A) is always kept at the back of the CPU B) backs up the computer
C) lags behind the main memory D) is slow and backward
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) backs up the computer

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Q:

A recurring theme in economics is that people:

A) Can increase resources by limiting their economic wants B) Have unlimited resources, but limited economic wants
C) Have unlimited economic wants, but limited resources D) Have limited economic wants and limited resources
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Have unlimited economic wants, but limited resources

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Q:

Which of the following land revenue arrangement is called 'Todarmal System'?

A) Zabti System B) Galla Bakshi System
C) Kankut System D) Nasaq System
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Zabti System

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Q:

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

 

Transcend

 

A) Eclipse B) Fizzle
C) Abort D) Blunder
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Eclipse

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Q:

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

 

But the war did not cease; though friend and foe alike were almost drowned in blood. It seemed as powerful as eternity, and in time Tony Vassall too went to battle and was killed. The country gave Patience a widow's pension, as well a touching inducement to marry again; she died of grief. Many people died in those days, it was not strange at all. Nathan and his wife got so rich that after the war they died of overeating, and their daughter Olive came into a vast fortune and a Trustee.

 

From this passage we learn that Tony Vassal was

 

A) Patience's husband B) a soldier's son
C) Nathan's relative D) very successful
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Patience's husband

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