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What is seismic zone extending at an angle of about 45o from the base of an ocean trench, down through lithosphere to the asthenosphere known as?

A) Appleton layer B) Benioff zone
C) Conard discontinuity D) Convergence zone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Benioff zone

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Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress

A) Annie Besant B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Vijayalakshmi Pandit D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Annie Besant

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Which of these is Not a Carcinogen?

A) Cadmium B) Asbestos
C) Benzene D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

Asbestos can cause

    •  Lungs
    • Gastrointestinal tract  types of Cancer.

Benzene can cause

    • Leukemia
    • Hodgkin's lymphoma types of Cancer.

Cadmium can cause

    • Prostate type of Cancer.
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Sleeping sickness in main is caused by the organism 

A) Plasmodium B) entamoeba
C) giardia D) trypanosoma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) trypanosoma

Explanation:

Trypanasoma is a protozoan animal. It lives as a parasite in the blood and later invades the cerebrospinal fluid to cause the sleeping sickness. This parasite is transmitted by the Tsetse fly.

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Who is appointed as new Deputy Governor of RBI in place of R. Gandhi in March, 2017 ?

A) Shrugdi Vilas B) BP Kanungo
C) Harun R. Khan D) Mundra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) BP Kanungo

Explanation:

BP Kanungo was appointed as Deputy Governor in Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for three years. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post with effect from the date of taking over the charge on or after April 3, an order issued by Personnel Ministry said. He has been appointed in place of R Gandhi, it said.
Kanungo was in March last year appointed as Executive Director in the central bank.

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Q:

The acid used in lead storage cells is

A) Sulphuric acid B) Nitric acid
C) Hydrochloric acid D) Phosphoric acid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sulphuric acid

Explanation:

The acid used in lead storage cells is Sulphuric acid. They are used car batteries. Lead-acid batteries are capable of being recharged, which is important for their use in cars.

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Q:

The cause of Beri Beri was discovered by

A) Eijkman B) Macmillan
C) Alexanderson D) Cockrell
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Eijkman

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Q:

Pearl Harbour is located in

Answer

Hawai

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