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Q:

Plant cells perform photosynthesis, which occurs in the

A) Nucleus B) Mitochondria
C) Cytoplasm D) Chloroplasts
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Chloroplasts

Explanation:

Photosynthesis takes place inside plant cells in small things called chloroplasts.

Chloroplasts contain a green substance called chlorophyll and this absorbs the light energy needed to make photosynthesis happen.

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Q:

Synchronous motor can operate at

A) Lagging power factor only B) Unity power factor only
C) Leading power factor only D) At any power factor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) At any power factor

Explanation:

synchronous motor can operate at lag lead and unity power factor also why because it is mainly depends on excitation

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Q:

Which country has been ranked number one in pollution related deaths ?

A) Australia B) Indonesia
C) India D) Japan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) India

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Q:

Name the company that has recently created the world’s smallest magnet using a single atom which can store one bit of data on it.

A) TCS B) Microsoft
C) IBM D) Infosys
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) IBM

Explanation:

A team of researchers at IBM has created the world’s smallest magnet using a single atom which can store one bit of data on it.

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Q:

which of the following statements are correct

A) Sir Richard Arkwright - Father of industrial revolution B) Michael Faraday - Discovered Benzene and invented Bunsen Burner
C) Thomas Alva Edison - phonograph and motion picture camera D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

Inventors and their Inventions ::

 

  • Sir Richard Arkwright - Father of industrial revolution.

 

  • Michael Faraday - Discovered Benzene and invented Bunsen Burner.

 

  • Thomas Alva Edison - Invented Phonograph and motion picture camera.
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Q:

Service tax was introduced in India in the year :

A) 1994 B) 1993
C) 1992 D) 1991
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1994

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Q:

Indian state where Uniform Civil Code is applied?

A) Uttarakhand B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Goa D) Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Goa

Explanation:

Uniform civil code is the ongoing point of debate within Indian mandate to replace personal laws based on the scriptures and customs of each major religious community in India with a common set of rules governing every citizen.

 

Goa is the only state in INdia where Uniform Civil Code is applied. Laws are equal to all religion. Polygamy and triple talaq are illegal. 

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Q:

Farsightedness is more properly called

A) Myopia B) Retinal detachment
C) Hyperopia D) Diabetes mellitus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hyperopia

Explanation:

Farsightedness is more properly called Hyperopia.

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