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Who discovered Insulin

A) William Harvey B) Louis Pasteur
C) F.G.Banting D) Alexander Fleming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Alexander Fleming

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The First step of Bacterial Replication is

A) Pinching of the plasma membrane B) Separation of daughter cells
C) Attachment of the DNA to the plasma membrane D) DNA Replication
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) DNA Replication

Explanation:

The First step of Bacterial Replication is DNA Replication.

DNA must be copied in order to proceed.

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What is the theme of 2017 World Environment Day (WED)  ?

A) Connecting People to Nature B) Raise Your Voice Not The Sea Level
C) Think.Eat.Save D) Green Economy: Does it include you?
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Connecting People to Nature

Explanation:

The World Environment Day (WED) is observed every year on June 5 to raise awareness about forests and wider issues of environmental protection. The 2017 theme is ‘Connecting People to Nature’. It implores us to get outdoors and into nature, to appreciate its beauty and to take forward the call to protect the Earth that we share. The host country for the WED 2017 is Canada, where the official celebrations take place.

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One light year is approximately equal to

A) 10^12 mts B) 10^16 mts
C) 10^11 mts D) 10^13 mts
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10^16 mts

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Light year is the unit of to express astronomical distances, that light can travel in one year. Light moves at a velocity of about 300,000 kilometers (km) each second. So in one year, it can travel about 10 trillion km. More precisely, one light-year is equal to 9,500,000,000,000 kilometers.

 

Approximately, 1 light year = 10^16 mts.

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Which forests are called "Lungs of the Earth"?

A) Tongass B) Congo
C) Nile D) Amazon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Amazon

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The world’s largest tropical rainforest Amazon rain forests are called "Lungs of the Earth". It is so called because it produces 20% of the Earth's oxygen, and is also a vast carbon sink, absorbs more than 1 billion tons of atmospheric carbon which is emitted by the burning of fossil fuels annually.

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Proteins differ from one another because

A) The peptide bonds linking amino acids differ from protein to protein B) Each protein contains its own unique sequence of sugar molecules
C) The number of nucleotides found in each protein varies from molecule to molecule D) The sequence of amino acids in the polypeptide chain differs from protein to protein
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The sequence of amino acids in the polypeptide chain differs from protein to protein

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Which one of the following has been proclaimed by UNESCO as a masterpiece of oral and intangible heritages of humanity

A) Parana B) Ram Lila
C) Geeta D) Mahabharata
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Geeta

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The First ruler of the Satavahanas was

A) Simuka B) Govinda
C) Sri Satakarni D) Nahapana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Simuka

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