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Which one of the following is the largest source of electricity in India?

A) Hydropower plants B) Nuclear power plants
C) Thermal power plants D) Wind energy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Thermal power plants

Explanation:

About 65% of the electricity consumed in India is generated by thermal power plants, 22% by hydroelectric power plants, 3% by nuclear power plants and rest by 10% from other alternate sources like solar, wind, biomass etc.

India is the sixth largest in terms of power generation.

 

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American astronaut Scott Joseph Kelly commanded the International Space Station Consecutively for 340 days on ___.

A) Expedition 24 B) Expedition 25
C) Expedition 26 D) Expedition 27
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Expedition 26

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Which of the following is a greenhouse gas or a gas which can deplete the ozone layer?

A) B2H6 B) NF3
C) CCl3F D) C6H6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) CCl3F

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Which of the following constitutes highest percentage of Green House gases?

A) Ethane B) Methane
C) Carbon Dioxide D) Propane
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Carbon Dioxide

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What is the action of dry HCl gas on dry litmus paper?

A) Blue litmus paper turns white B) Blue or red litmus paper does not change its colour
C) Blue litmus paper turns red D) Red litmus paper turns blue
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Blue or red litmus paper does not change its colour

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Myopia affects which of the following organs?

A) Heart B) Skin
C) Eyes D) Mouth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Eyes

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Which one of the following does not directly refer to cholesterol?

A) Low density lipoprotein B) High density lipoprotein
C) Rhesus factor D) Packaged protein coat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rhesus factor

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______ is a thyroid hormone which controls the balance of calcium in the body.

A) Calcitonin B) Thyroxine
C) Calmodulin D) all of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Calcitonin

Explanation:

Calcitonin is 32-amino acid linear polypeptide hormone that is produced in humans primarily by the parafollicular cells of the thyroid, and in many other animals in the ultimopharyngeal body. It acts to reduce blood calcium, opposing the effects of parathyroid hormone.

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