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Amino acids can be distinguished from one another by

A) type of bond between the R group and the rest of the molecule B) the number of R groups found on the amino acid molecules
C) the chemical properties of their R groups D) the chemical properties of the amino and carboxyl groups
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the chemical properties of their R groups

Explanation:

Amino acids are organic compounds containing amine (-NH2) and carboxyl (-COOH) functional groups, along with a side chain (R group) specific to each amino acid.

 

Depending on the nature of the side chain groups, three classes of aminoacids can e distinguished:

1. Amino acids with H ond donor and acceptor groups.

Histidine, lysine, aspartic acid, threonine,...

2. Amino acids with donor grups only.

Arginine, tryptophan and cysteine.

3. Amino acids with acceptor groups only.

Asparagine and glutamine.

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During Mughal period there was continuous emigration of the .........to places ruled by Hindu Rajas

A) Nobles B) Poor
C) Middle Class D) Foreign residents
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Poor

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Which of these is a folk dance form native to "Araku valley" ?

A) Dhimsa B) Burrakatha
C) Maach D) Kavadi Chindu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dhimsa

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Q:

For How many years have the dinosaurs been extinct?

A) About 25 million years B) About 65 million years
C) About 100 million years D) About 135 million years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) About 65 million years

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Guess the Number which satisfies the Logic behind  ?

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A) 7 B) 14
C) 10 D) 19
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 10

Explanation:

Adding the corresponding numbers in first and last figures gives the corresponding number in the middle figure.

i.e, 4 + 3 = 7

13 + 2 = 15

2 + 4 = 6

9 + 1 = 10

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Q:

How many Indians have so far been awarded the Nobel Prize

A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) More than 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) More than 4

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Plants that make their own food are called

A) Autotrophs B) Hydrophylls
C) Decomposers D) Heterotrophs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Autotrophs

Explanation:

Plants make their own food through the process of photosynthesis. Plants are self-sufficient. Green plants have the ability to prepare their own food and this is the reason why they are called autotrophs.

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They make their own food through the process of photosynthesis using light energy to make sugars from carbon dioxide (C02) and water (H20). The chlorophyll which is present in the leaves is the main reason for the production of food in the plants and it is the reason for the greenery of the leaves too.

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Q:

India’s most polluted and least polluted states are

A) Uttarakhand & Rajasthan B) Uttar Pradesh & Kerala
C) New Delhi & Rajasthan D) Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Uttar Pradesh & Kerala

Explanation:

Uttar Pradesh is the most polluted state in India, with 15 of its cities among 30 cities with highest levels of toxic air in the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency Varanasi turned out to be the worst polluted city of UP. Countrywide, it came sixth.

Other towns and cities in UP on the list are Hapur, Bareilly, Firozabad, Kanpur, Agra, NOIDA, Allahabad, and Mathura where PM10 levels were way above permissible limits.

Kerala is the least polluted state in the country, India. In all the 14 districts of the state, NAAQ(National Ambient Air Quality Standards) standards are complied with and had lower concentrations of PM10. However, all the cities surpassed the PM10 standards prescribed by WHO.


The report - Airpocalypse II - is based on air pollution related data collected from Central and State Pollution Control Boards and Committees.

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