General Knowledge Questions

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Which of the following decade is celebrated as United Nations Decade for Women

A) 1997-2006 B) 2001-2010
C) 1976-1985 D) 2003-2012
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1976-1985

Explanation:
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A command economy tends to exist under a

A) Representative government that provides no regulation. B) Socialist government that provides a lot of regulation.
C) Communist government that provides little regulation. D) Democratic government that provides some regulation.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Socialist government that provides a lot of regulation.

Explanation:

A command economy types of government decide which goods would be produced without any interference of the public.


Command economy ran in Germany during the rule of Adolf Hitler. 

 

A command economy tends to exist under a socialist government that provides a lot of regulation.

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Which animal adaptation happened before the others?

A) Reproduction on land B) Development of a colelom
C) Tissue development D) Deuterostome development
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Tissue development

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Q:

Genes are made of 

A) Carbohydrates B) Proteins
C) Fats D) Nucleotides
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nucleotides

Explanation:

Genes: The DNA is the genetic material. The DNA is made of several nucleotides. A nucleotide means, one nitrogenous base one sugar molecule and a phosphate molecule. These Nucleotides occur in sequences and several nucleotides form one gene ( a functional gene is called a cistron)

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Q:

The two broad categories of software are

A) Drivers and MS office B) Application and Spreadsheets
C) System and Application D) Utility programs and System
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) System and Application

Explanation:

The two broad categories of software in a computer are

1. System software
2. Application software

 

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System software controls how the system works and enables user to access all of the system hardware and application software

The OS, utility programs and drivers come under system software.

 

Application software are software used by the user to perform specific task. They are installed according to the user's requirements.

The word processor, web browser, players, spreadsheets etc... come under this application software.

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Atoms Are Composed Of

A) Electrons and Protons B) Protons and Nuclei
C) Only Electrons D) Electrons and Nuclei
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Electrons and Nuclei

Explanation:

Atoms are composed of Electrons, protons and Neutrons. Protons and Neutrons together called as Nuclei.

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Q:

Another name for the activated complex is

A) Transmission state B) Energy barrier
C) Collision group D) Transition state
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Transition state

Explanation:

The minimum amount of energy required for a particular reactants to convert into products and is called as Activation Energy.

 

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This activation complex is also termed as Transition State because according to Transition State Theory at transition state the existing bonds tend to increase in length and become weaken while, the new forming bonds tend to decrease in length and start becoming stronger.

Hence, the activated complex is in transition between reactants and products.

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Q:

Which of the following organelle is known as the 'Power House' of the cell?

A) Golgi Bodies B) Ribosomes
C) Mitochondria D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mitochondria

Explanation:

Mitochondria are known as 'Power House' of the cell because they produce energy in the form of ATP.

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