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Q:

Phosphorescence is a phenomenon associated with which algal division?

A) Dinoflagellates B) Brown algae
C) Red algae D) Euglenophytes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Euglenophytes

Explanation:

Phosphorescence is a phenomenon associated with an algal division called euglenophytes. 

 

Phosphorescence is a phenomenon when an object is capable of releasing photons of light at a longer wavelength in response to absorbing light of a shorter wavelength. The object releasing the light only releases the light after some time has passed since it absorbed the light of a short wavelength.

 

Euglenophytes are single-celled plant-like protists that have no cell wall.

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Which of the following statements is not true about metabolism?

A) Younger people generally have a slower metabolism than adults. B) Basal metabolism is the amount of energy needed for sustaining life.
C) Basal metabolism is measured by the amount of calories burned when your body is inactive. D) Metabolism is influenced by numerous factors, such as heredity and age.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Younger people generally have a slower metabolism than adults.

Explanation:

Metabolism is the set of life-sustaining chemical transformations within the cells of organisms. The three main purposes of metabolism are the conversion of food/fuel to energy to run cellular processes, the conversion of food/fuel to building blocks for proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and some carbohydrates, and the elimination of nitrogenous wastes.

 

Younger people have faster metabolism than adults. Hence, the given statement 'Younger people generally have a slower metabolism than adults' is FALSE.

 

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Q:

Which of the following professionals cannot diagnose a patient?

A) Nurse B) Specialist
C) Physician's assistant D) Medical doctor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nurse

Explanation:

A nurse cannot diagnose a patient among the given options. 

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Q:

Capitalism is characterized by which of the following?

A) Profits B) A market economy
C) Privately owned businesses D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

Capitalism is an economic system followed by a country or a society which is characterized by Privately owned businesses, a market economy and profits.


Capitalism is defined as "production for exchange" driven by the desire for personal accumulation of money receipts in such exchanges, mediated by free markets. The markets themselves are driven by the needs and wants of consumers and those of society as a whole in the form of the bourgeois state.

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Who became the first Indian bowler to take a hat-trick wicket in a WorldCup match?

A) Harbhjan Singh B) Irfan Pathan
C) Chetan Sharma D) Mohammad Shami
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chetan Sharma

Explanation:

Chetan Sharma was the first Indian to pick a World Cup hat-trick, doing so against New Zealand in 1987. Mohammad Shami achieved the feat in the match against Afghanistan on June 22, 2019.

 

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Q:

Which energy source generates radioactive waste?

A) Nuclear power B) Thermal power
C) Hydel power D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nuclear power

Explanation:

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Nuclear power energy source generates radioactive waste.

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Q:

Bleaching powder is used in drinking water as

A) Disinfectant B) Antibiotic
C) Coagulant D) Antiseptic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Disinfectant

Explanation:
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Which of the following is the tallest building in the world?

A) Shanghai Tower B) Burj Khalifa
C) Kingdom Clock Tower D) Wuhan Greenland Center
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Burj Khalifa

Explanation:

The 828-metre (2,717 ft) tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai has been the tallest building since 2008.

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