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Q:

Volcanoes occur at tectonic plate boundaries that are

A) Convergent B) Divergent
C) Both A & B D) Destructive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

Tectonic plates are pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere. These plates which float on and travel independently over the mantle and much of the earth's seismic activity occurs at the boundaries of these plates.

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The seven major plates are the African plate, Antarctic plate, Eurasian plate, Indo-Australian plate, North American plate, Pacific plate and South American plate.

Volcanoes usually form along plate boundaries , where tectonic plates are either moving towards or away from one another. They may be convergent or divergent.

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Q:

Activation of the receptors by stimuli is called

A) Perception B) Habituation
C) Adaptation D) Sensation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sensation

Explanation:
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REM sleep is also known as paradoxical sleep because

A) Measures of the brain activity closely resemble waking consciousness, but the person is incapable of moving. B) The person can have night terrors during this stage but will not remember them in the morning. (E) Th e person's vital signs are very slow, but the person can get up and walk around
C) Measures of the brain activity closely resemble waking consciousness, but the person is in the deepest stage of sleep. D) The person's heart rate is slower than when awake, but the person can sleepwalk or sleep talk.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Measures of the brain activity closely resemble waking consciousness, but the person is incapable of moving.

Explanation:

REM sleep i.e, Rapid Eye Movement sleep is also known as paradoxical sleep because the measures of the brain activity closely resemble waking consciousness, but the person is incapable of moving as the brain is in fully active mode that time.

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Q:

What is the heaviest internal organ in the human body?

A) Skin B) Lungs
C) Heart D) Liver
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Liver

Explanation:

The liver is a large, meaty organ that sits on the right side of the belly. It is the largest & heaviest internal organ in the human body.

 

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Q:

Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993?

A) Mother Teresa B) Nelson Mandela
C) C.V. Raman D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nelson Mandela

Explanation:

Nelson Mandela and Frederik Willem de Klerk has won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa.

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Which of the following statements about DNA replication is false?

A) The enzyme that catalyzes DNA replication is DNA polymerase. B) Unwinding of the DNA molecule occurs as hydrogen bonds break.
C) The process is known as semiconservative replication because one old strand is conserved in the new molecule. D) Replication occurs as each base is paired with another exactly like it.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Replication occurs as each base is paired with another exactly like it.

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Which country shares the longest border with China?

A) India B) Russia
C) Mongolia D) Kazakhstan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mongolia

Explanation:

China shares land borders with 14 different countries, the longest being with Mongolia followed by Russia and then India.

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Q:

A man with colour blindness will see red as

A) green B) red
C) orange D) yellow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) green

Explanation:

A man with colour blindness will see red and green as same. 

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