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At present, scientists can determine the arrangement or relative positions of genes of DNA sequences on a chromosome. How does this knowledge benefit us?

1. It is possible to know the pedigree of livestock.
2. It is possible to understand the causes of all human diseases.
3. It is possible to develop disease-resistant animal breeds.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A) 1 and 2 only B) 2 only
C) 1 and 3 only D) 1, 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1, 2 and 3

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The world famous 'Khajuraho' sculptures are located in

A) Gujarat B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Orissa D) Maharashtra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Madhya Pradesh

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'Bagh', a village in Gwalior is famous for

A) Sculptures B) Architecture
C) Cave Painting D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cave Painting

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The famous Rock Garden is located in which city?

A) Jaipur B) Simla
C) Lucknow D) Chandigarh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Chandigarh

Explanation:

The famous Rock Garden which is also known as Nek Chand's Rock Garden after its founder Nek Chand, a government official who started the garden secretly in his spare time in 1957 is in the city Chandigarh.

 

The Rock Garden of Chandigarh is a sculpture garden in Chandigarh, India.

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Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because

A) the infrared light kills bacteria in the body B) resistance power increases
C) the pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tan D) the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D

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The admission ticket for an exhibition bears a password which is changed after every clock hour based on set of words chosen for each day. The following is an illustration of the code and steps of rearrangement for subsequent clock hours. The time is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

 

Day's first password :       

First Batch  -----  9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

is not ready cloth simple harmony burning

Second Batch  -----  10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

ready not is cloth burning harmony simple

Third Batch  -----  11 a.m. to 12 noon

cloth is not ready simple harmony burning

Fourth Batch  -----  12 noon to 1 p.m.

not is cloth ready burning harmony simple

Fifth Batch  -----  1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

ready cloth is not simple harmony burning and so on. 

 

 If the password for 11 a.m. to 12 noon was --- "soap shy miss pen yet the she", what was the password for the first batch ? 

A) pen miss shy soap she the yet B) shy miss pen soap yet the she
C) soap pen miss shy she the yet D) miss shy soap pen she the yet
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) shy miss pen soap yet the she

Explanation:

Clearly, the given arrangement is as under :
In the first step, the first three and the last three letters are written in a reverse order.
Then, the first four and the last three letters are written in a reverse order.

 

The process is repeated to obtain successive output steps. 

Third batch : soap shy miss pen yet the she

Second batch : pen miss shy soap she the yet

First batch : shy miss pen soap yet the she

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On reaching the railway station, you find that the train you wanted to catch is just to start and there is hardly any time for purchasing the ticket. The best thing for you is to :

A) rush to the train rather than miss it and inform the T.T.I. at the next stoppage about your inability to purchase the ticket. B) rush to the train and perform your journey quietly.
C) first purchase the ticket and then catch the train if it is there. D) miss the train rather than take the risk of boarding the moving train.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) rush to the train rather than miss it and inform the T.T.I. at the next stoppage about your inability to purchase the ticket.

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You are in a bus. The bus reaches your stop but still you have not purchased the ticket because of heavy rush. What will you do ?

A) Jump out quickly to avoid embarrassment. B) call the conductor, give him the money and get the ticket.
C) Hand the money to someone sitting nearby to give it to the conductor D) Give the money to the driver.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) call the conductor, give him the money and get the ticket.

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