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Who Discovered The Nucleus of a Cell?

A) Otto Hahn B) John Dalton
C) Robert Brown D) Marie Curie
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Robert Brown

Explanation:

Robert Brown, Scottish botanist, Discovered The Nucleus of a Cell in 1831, London. When Brown was studying orchids under microscope when he observed an opaque area, which he called the "Areola" or "Nucleus", in the cells of the flower's outer layer.

The nucleus was also described by Franz Bauer in 1804 but in detail Robert Brown made it in 1831.

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karl Landsteiner discovered

A) Blood corpuscles B) Blood groups
C) Blood vessels D) Proteins in Blood
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Blood groups

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Provisions regarding Municipalities and Panchayats was made in the Indian Constitution in which year?

A) 1991 B) 1993
C) 1995 D) 2000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1993

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The main brain behind hurling a bomb at Lord Hardinge, while he was making his state entry into Delhi was

A) Ras Behari Bose B) Bhagath singh
C) Sachindra Sanyal D) Jatin Das
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ras Behari Bose

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Who has won 48th Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2016 ?

A) K. Vishwanath B) Gulzar
C) Manoj Kumar D) Ramesh Sippy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) K. Vishwanath

Explanation:

87-year old renowned director Kasinadhuni Viswanath was on 24 April 2017 named for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for outstanding contribution to the film industry. He is a celebrated filmmaker in Telugu film industry but has also been active in Tamil and Hindi cinema.

– He is known for making films on content-driven stories that have revolved around social themes like disability, untouchability and the evils of dowry.

– He becomes the 48th recipient of the award, the highest recognition in Indian cinema, which consists of a golden lotus, a cash prize of Rs. 10 lakhs and a shawl.

– The recipient of five National Film Awards, Viswanath is known for his movies — “Sankarabharanam”, “Sagara Sangamam” (starring Kamal Haasan and Jayaprada), “Swati Mutyam”, “Saptapadi”, “Kaamchor”, “Sanjog” and “Jaag Utha Insaan” among others.

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Which is faster Light or Sound?

A) Light B) Sound
C) Both are same D) Can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Light

Explanation:

Light travels Faster than Sound.

 

Light :

1. Light doesn't require a medium to travel.

2. It travels in the vaccum with the speed of 1,86,000 miles per second.

 

Sound:

1. Sound rquire a medium.

2. It travels in the Air with the speed of 340 meters per second.

3. It travels Faster in Water than in Air.

4. It travels Faster in Steel than in Water. 

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In computer short cut keys, F4 key is used to

A) To display the items in the active list B) To display help
C) To display system properties dialog box D) To display desktop
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) To display the items in the active list

Explanation:

To display the items in the active list.

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Which of the following organisations has taken the responsibility to raise about US $ 2 billion to build a rail link from china to Singapore connecting eight nations?

A) ASEAN B) SAARC
C) EU D) NATO
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) ASEAN

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