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Q:

Which position is always staffed in ICS applications?

A) Commander in Chief B) Incident Commander
C) Operations Section Chief D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Incident Commander

Explanation:

The Incident Commander is the only position that is always staffed in ICS applications. On small incidents and events, one person, the Incident Commander, may accomplish all five management functions.

The Incident Command System (ICS) is a standardized approach to the command, control, and coordination of emergency response providing a common hierarchy within which responders from multiple agencies can be effective.

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Q:

Which nitrogenous base is not found in dna?

A) Uracil B) Thymine
C) Cytosine D) Guanine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Uracil

Explanation:

A nitrogenous base, or nitrogen-containing base, is an organic molecule with a nitrogen atom that has the chemical properties of a base. The main biological function of a nitrogenous base is to bond nucleic acids together. A nitrogenous base owes its basic properties to the lone pair of electrons of a nitrogen atom.

 

In DNA, four bases have been found. They are

1. Adenine (A),

2. Guanine (G),

3. Cytosine (C) and

4. Thymine (T).

 

The first three of these bases are found in RNA also but the fourth which is Uracil (U) is absent in it.

RNA contains cytosine and uracil as pyrimidine bases while DNA has cytosine and thymine.

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Q:

Life originated by chemosynthesis was proved in the laboratory by

A) Miller B) Pasteur
C) Aristotle D) Sanger
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Miller

Explanation:

Life originated by chemosynthesis was proved in the laboratory by Miller.

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Which Sultan's reign witnessed as much as half of the produce being charged as revenue from certain provinces?

A) Mohammed bin Tughlaq B) Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq
C) Alauddin Khilji D) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Alauddin Khilji

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Q:

Which badminton player was honored with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2010?

A) Saina Nehwal B) Jwala Gutta
C) P V Sindhu D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Saina Nehwal

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Q:

Where was India's first F1 circuit built?

A) Jaipur B) Coimbatore
C) Noida D) Chennai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Noida

Explanation:

Fi circuit refers to Formula One, is the highest class of open-wheeled auto racing defined by FIA, motorsport's world governing body.

 

The Buddh International Circuit is an Indian motor racing circuit in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh was India's first F1 circuit.

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Q:

What is the currency of Singapore?

A) Krone B) Dollar
C) Tenge D) Pound
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Dollar

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Q:

The number of members nominated by the president to the Rajya Sabha is Constitutionally limited to

A) 12 B) 15
C) 10 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 12

Explanation:

The Council of States (Rajya Sabha) is composed of not more than 250 members, of whom 12 are nominated by the President. The twelve members are chosen by him from among persons having special knowledge or practical experience in literature, science, art, and social service. The Constitution thus adopts the principle of nomination, for according distinguished Indians a place in the Upper Chamber (Rajya Sabha) of Parliament.

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