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The endangered Ridley turtles have the world's largest aggregation_____

A) Gahirmatha B) Sagarmatha
C) Lakshadweep islands D) Andaman and Nicobar group of islands
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Gahirmatha

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Which of the following is not an element of culture?

A) Customs and traditions B) Religion
C) Human Beleifs D) Forms of government
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Human Beleifs

Explanation:

Culture is the social behavior and norms found in human societies. The 7 main elements that make up culture are ::

 

1. Social organization
- the family patterns and social classes of a culture.

 

2. Customs and traditions
- way people act, wear, what they eat, and their laws.

 

3. Language
- communication by word of mouth.

 

4. Religion
- a system of beliefs that answers questions about the meaning of life.

 

5. Art and literature
- ways the people entertain themselves. There stories they tell and how they dance. Its also the music they listen to and there artwork.

 

6. Forms of government
- the people or group(s) that control the people and provide/ enforce the laws.

 

7. Economic systems
- the method used by a society to produce and distribute goods and services.

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Q:

The arbor vitae refers to

A) the pleatlike convolutions of the cerebellum B) cerebellar gray matter
C) flocculonodular nodes D) cerebellar white matter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) cerebellar white matter

Explanation:

In the brain cerebellum, the arbor vitae refers to the cerebellar white matter which resembles the structure of arborvitae plant leaves and branches structure.

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Q:

Lux is the SI unit of

A) luminous flux B) luminous efficiency
C) intensity of illumination D) luminous intensity
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) intensity of illumination

Explanation:

The lux (lx) is the SI derived unit of illuminance and luminous emittance, measuring luminous flux per unit area. It is equal to one lumen per square meter.

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What was the name of India's first ever micro-drama festival that was held recently in New Delhi ?

A) Thanes Hare B) Taapsi
C) Thespis D) Ankulrama
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Thespis

Explanation:

India's first ever micro-drama festival, named Thespis, was held recently in New Delhi. 

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Q:

Who discovered the monomers of nucleic acids?

A) James Watson, Francis Crick, and Rosalind Franklin B) Friedrich Miescher
C) Phoebus Levene D) Gerardus Johannes Mulder and Jöns Jacob Berxelius
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Phoebus Levene

Explanation:

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid polymer composed of monomers called nucleotides. Nucleotides are composed of three components: (1) a pentose sugar; (2) a nitrogenous base; and (3) one to three phosphate groups.

Phoebus Levene, a Russian biochemist was the first to discover the nucleotide and the first to correctly identify the way nucleic acid molecules, DNA.

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Q:

Both food and air travel through the

A) pharynx B) trachea
C) larynx D) alveolus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) pharynx

Explanation:

The pharynx is a passageway shared by both food and air.

 

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Q:

How many schedules the Constitution of India contains

A) 9 B) 10
C) 11 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 12

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