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Q:

A genus can best be defined as

A) a taxon belonging to a species B) the most specific taxon
C) a taxon composed of families D) a taxon composed of one or more species and a classification level lying below family
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) a taxon composed of one or more species and a classification level lying below family

Explanation:

A genus can best be defined as a taxon composed of one or more species and a classification level lying below family.

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Which planet of the solar system has the highest orbital speed?

A) Saturn B) Jupiter
C) Mercury D) Earth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mercury

Explanation:

The Mercury, planet of the solar system has the highest orbital speed.

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Which gases in the atmosphere absorb ultraviolet radiation?

A) Ozone B) Carbondi oxide
C) Oxygen D) Helium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ozone

Explanation:

The ozone gas present in the atmosphere absorb ultraviolet radiation. It is spread as a ozone layer throughout the stratosphere.

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Which of the following is a projective test?

A) Thematic apperception test B) Rorschach's ink blot test
C) Sentence completion test D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

In psychology, a projective test is an identity test intended to give an individual a chance to react to ambiguous stimuli, probably revealing hidden feelings and internal conflicts anticipated by the individual into the test.

 

Some examples of the projective test are ::

 

* Rorschach's ink blot test 

* Thematic apperception test

* Sentence completion test

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Q:

Medical study of skin and its diseases is called

A) Oncology B) Tracheology
C) Dermatology D) Gynecology
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Oncology

Explanation:

The medicinal branch of science that deals with the study of skin, hair and nails, their structure, functions and its diseases is called as Dermatology and the person who specializes in that is called as Dermatologist.

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What substance gives plants their green color?

A) Chloroform B) Chlorine
C) Chlorophyll D) Caustic soda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chlorophyll

Explanation:

Chlorophyll is the pigment that gives pant leaves their green color.

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Q:

Atom bomb discovered by

A) J. Robert Oppenheimer B) Lyndon B. Johnson
C) Felix Adler D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) J. Robert Oppenheimer

Explanation:

Julius Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist and professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley. Oppenheimer was the wartime head of the Los Alamos Laboratory and is among those who are credited with being the "father of the atomic bomb" for their role in the Manhattan Project, the World War II undertaking that developed the first nuclear weapons. The first atomic bomb was successfully detonated on July 16, 1945, in the Trinity test in New Mexico.

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In communication satellite, multiple repeaters are known as

A) Modulators B) Transponders
C) Detectors D) Generators
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Transponders

Explanation:

In communication satellite, multiple repeaters are known as Transponders.

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