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'New Horizons' spacecraft was launched by NASA to study which of the following planet ?

A) Earth B) Mercury
C) Pluto D) Venus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pluto

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Which part of the flame is the hottest?

A) Blue Zone B) Luminous Zone
C) Dark Zone D) Non - Luminous Zone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Blue Zone

Explanation:

Blue Zone is the hottest part of the flame that is where the flame has the most Oxygen and you are getting complete combustion. It is about 1400 degrees Centigrades. The Reddish part (Non - Luminous Zone) is the coolest part, about 800 deg C.

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Q:

The soaps used in shaving cream are 

A) Calcium soaps B) lead soaps
C) soft soaps D) hard soaps
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) soft soaps

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In which of the following activities silicon carbide is used

A) Disinfecting water of ponds B) Making casts for statues
C) Making cement and glass D) Cutting very hard substances
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cutting very hard substances

Explanation:

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Silicon carbide is used in Cutting very hard substances.

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Q:

Who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharoshthi scripts?

A) Piyadassi B) Colin Mackenzie
C) Alexander Cunningham D) James Prinsep
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) James Prinsep

Explanation:

The inscriptions of Asoka were first deciphered by James Princep in 1837. They are written in Pali language and in some places Prakrit was used. The Brahmi script was employed for writing.In the northwestern India Asokan inscriptions were found in Karoshti script.

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Which formula represents an amino acid?

A) R-CH3(NH2)-COOH B) R-CH(NH2)-COOH
C) R-CH2(NH2)-COOH D) R-CH3(NH2)-COH
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) R-CH(NH2)-COOH

Explanation:

Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. There are about 21 essential amino acids in the human body like histidine, leucine, lysine... The general formula for amino acid is R-CH(NH2)-COOH.

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Q:

Man has _____ pairs of salivary glands

A) 3 B) 4
C) 6 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3

Explanation:

Salivary glands of man are 3 pairs = 6. They are one pair of parotid glands, one pair of sub-maxillary or sub-mandibular glands and one pair of sub-lingual glands.

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Q:

Meiosis starts with a single diploid cell and produces 4 haploid cells.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TRUE

Explanation:

A cell undergo meiosis, and it produces 4 haploid cells from a single diploid cell.


 


Hence, the given statement is true.

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