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Deindustrialisation means

A) uprooting of people from agriculture and planting them in industries B) uprooting of people from agriculture and planting them in industries
C) a deliberate effort to compel the existing industries to shut down D) a deliberate effort to promote the new industries
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) uprooting of people from agriculture and planting them in industries

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The production possibilities curve illustrates the basic principle that

A) an economy's capacity to produce increases in proportion to its population size. B) the production of more of any one good will in time require smaller and smaller sacrifices of other goods.
C) an economy will automatically seek that level of output at which all of its resources are employed. D) if all the resources of an economy are in use, more of one good can be produced only if less of another good is produced.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) if all the resources of an economy are in use, more of one good can be produced only if less of another good is produced.

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A manufacturer faces price elasticity of demand of a -2 for its product. If it lowers its price by 5%, the increase in quantity sold will be

A) 3% B) 10%
C) 2.50% D) 7%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10%

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One should use porcelain and not metal containers in a microwave oven because..

A) Charge may accumulate on the metal surface and there is danger of getting a shock B) Porcelain vessels are better conductors of heat and thus food gets cooked quickly
C) Metal containers might undergo chemical reaction leading to spoilage of food D) Porcelain vessels are cheaper than the metal containers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Charge may accumulate on the metal surface and there is danger of getting a shock

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A girl child has which of the following combinations of chromosomes in her cells?

A) 44 autosomes + XX B) 22 autosomes + XX
C) 44 autosomes + XY D) 22 autosomes + XY
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 44 autosomes + XX

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Identify an example of a connective tissue in humans.

A) Fibres B) Bone
C) Muscles D) Cell
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bone

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Which is the brightest star in our night sky?

A) Canopus B) Sirius A
C) Vega D) Spica
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sirius A

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As of February 2018, which Indian Paediatrician has been appointed as the Deputy Director General (Programmes) in the World Health Organisation (WHO)?

A) Dr. Indira Hinduja B) Dr. SI Padmavati
C) Dr. Kamini Rao D) Dr. Soumya Swaminathan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Dr. Soumya Swaminathan

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