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A galvanometer can be converted to a voltmeter by connecting

A) a high resistance in parallel B) a high resistance in series
C) a low resistance in series D) a low resistance in parallel
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) a high resistance in series

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Which of the following is the world's top environmental conservation award?

A) Golden Bear Award B) Golden Panda Award
C) Golden Globe Award D) Golden Palms Award
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Golden Panda Award

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Deficiency of fluoride leads to Which one of the following health problems?

A) Tooth caries B) Mottling of tooth
C) Bending of bones D) Stiffening of joints
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tooth caries

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Fluoride deficiency is a disorder which may cause increased dental caries due to a lack of fluoride in the diet. Dental caries or tooth decay is the breakdown of dental tissues by the acidic products released by the "bacterial fermentation of dietary carbohydrates”

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Who among the following was the court physician of Kanishka?

A) Vasumitra B) Nagarjuna
C) Charaka D) Patanjali
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Charaka

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Dolomite power is applied in some agricultural lands. The purpose of applying it is to

A) increase the pH of the soil B) lower the pH of the soil
C) increase the phosphorus content of the soil D) increase the nitrogen content of the soil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) increase the pH of the soil

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Dolomite is a limestone compound that contains calcium and magnesium. It provides valuable nutrients to plants and helpschange the pH of the soil by raising it to match the plants' needs. It evenprovides more nutrients than straight lime. It is often used in addition to balanced fertilizers, particularly with seeding fruit.

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During whose Viceroyalty, the capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?

A) Lord Canning B) Lord Harding
C) Lord Lytton D) Lord Clive
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lord Harding

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In paper manufacturing, degumming of the raw material is done using

A) sulphuric acid B) bleaching powder
C) caustic soda D) nitric acid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) caustic soda

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Paper production is basically a two-step process in which a fibrous raw material is first converted into pulp, and then the pulp is converted into paper. The harvestedwood is first processed so that the fibres are separated from the unusable fraction of the wood, the lignin. Pulp making can be done mechanically or chemically. In the chemical pulping process, alkali (e.g., sodium hydroxide in the form of a lye or caustic soda) is usually used to remove the lignin that binds the fibres. So, for degumming of raw material, caustic soda is used.

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Which one of the followingis notan allotrope of carbon?

A) Coal B) Diamond
C) Graphite D) Graphene
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Coal

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Allotropy is the property of some chemical elements to exist in two or more different forms, or allotropes, when found in nature. There are several allotropes of carbon like diamond, graphite, graphene, fullerene, etc.Coal is not an allotrope of carbon because it is not 100% carbon. It contains lot of silica, sulphur and other compounds of carbon apart from carbon.

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