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The disease Goitre is caused in persons who do not have in their diet sufficient

A) calcium	B) sodium
C) iodine	D) iron

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) iodine

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Goitre is characterized by the swelling of the neck region. This is due to the enlargement of the thyroid gland which secretes hormone thyroxine. Thyroxine has iodine as an integral part of it. If there is not sufficient iodine in one's diet, the thyroid gland swells up.

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'Amphilious' wooden houses, floating of the chanals, are found in :

A) Bangkok	B) Phnom Penh
C) Vientiane	D) Yangoon

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bangkok

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Scalar Quantities are

A) physical quantities which have magnitude only and no direction	B) physical quantities which have no magnitude only and only direction
C) physical quantities which have magnitude only and direction	D) physical quantities which have no magnitude and no direction

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) physical quantities which have magnitude only and no direction

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Who among the following has won the Pantaloon's Femina Miss India World, 2012 Awards

A) Prachi Misra	B) Vanya Misra
C) Rochella Maria	D) Sandhya Agarwal

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vanya Misra

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Who among the following was the 1st Speaker of the Lok Sabha?

A) M.A Ayyanga	B) N Sanjiva Reddy
C) Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar	D) Sardar Hukam Sing

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar

Explanation:

Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar popularly known as Dadasaheb was an independence activist, the President of the Central Legislative Assembly, then Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of India, and later the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India.

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Which of the following countries got 2014 New Frontiers Award by Arabian Travel Market?

A) US	B) Germany
C) Philippines	D) India

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) India

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Which city will host the 2018 Winter Olympics?

A) Sapporo	B) Salzburg
C) Annecy	D) Pyeongchang

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pyeongchang

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Who among the following is a Cuban revolutionary and political leader?

A) Edward Cave	B) William Caxton
C) Fidel Castro	D) Barbara Cartland

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