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Which of these best describes genetic drift?

A) Random fluctuations in the gene frequencies within a population Eliminate B) The combining of alleles to create more genetic variations within a population
C) The movement of alleles between population D) A planned method to reduce the number of inferior genes in a population
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Random fluctuations in the gene frequencies within a population Eliminate

Explanation:

Random fluctuations in the gene frequencies within a population Eliminate is the one which best describes genetic drift.

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The criminal was __________ lest he should escape.

A) fetid B) fettered
C) fettled D) feted
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) fettered

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All Insurance is based on a principle called

A) investment premiums B) division of risk
C) cash value coverage. D) premium earnings
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) division of risk

Explanation:

Any type of insurance, be it home, auto, life, health, etc. are based on a principle of division of risk.

 

Division of Risk :: This is based on how much risk the insurer estimates the insured's coverage to be. The riskier the opportunity (bad health, area the home is in) the higher the premium costs.

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Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.

Answer

The Wind is what has no voice but cries, no wings but flutters, toothless but bites, mouthless but mutters.

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In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


War and Peace, an epic historical novel by Leo Tolstoy, was_____ published as Voyna i mir in 1865-69. This ____study of early 19th century Russian society, noted for its _____of realistic detail and variety of psychological______is generally regarded as one of the world's greatest novels. War and Peace is_____concerned with the histories of five aristocratic families, the members of which are _____against the_____background of Russian social life during the war against Napoleon. The_____ of war, however, is____to the story of family existence which involves Tolstoy's optimistic belief in the life-asserting ______of human existence.

 

______ to the story of family existence

A) inordinate B) subordinate
C) audacious D) judicious
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) subordinate

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Haemophilia is a hereditary disease carried by

A) females and expressed by males B) males and expressed by males
C) females and expressed by females D) males and expressed by females
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) females and expressed by males

Explanation:

Haemophilia is an inherited bleeding disorder where the blood doesn't clot properly. It is caused when blood does not have enough clotting factor.


The main treatment for hemophilia is called replacement therapy. Concentrates of clotting factor VIII (for hemophilia A) or clotting factor IX (for hemophilia B) are slowly dripped or injected into a vein. These infusions help replace the clotting factor that's missing or low.

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Improve the bracketed part of the sentence.
William Shakespeare is the greatest of (all other) writers.

A) all the B) any other
C) the other D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) all the

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A persistent infection is one in which

A) viral replication is unusually slow B) the disease process occurs gradually over a long period
C) the virus remains in equilibrium with the host without causing a disease D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the disease process occurs gradually over a long period

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