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When is the earth day celebrated

A) 1st January B) 30th April
C) 22nd April D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 22nd April

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Who has been appointed as the deputy director-general of World Health Organization (WHO) ?

A) Dr. Soumya Swaminathan B) Rajat Nandan
C) prof. Dr. Vikash Jha D) Sunil Narayan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dr. Soumya Swaminathan

Explanation:

The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Dr Soumya Swaminathan has been appointed the deputy director general for programmes (DDP) of World Health Organisation (WHO). She also holds a key position as secretary in the department of health research, ministry of health and family welfare.

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Does the minimum spanning tree of a graph give the shortest distance between any 2 specified nodes?

A) Yes B) No
C) May be Yes or No D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) No

Explanation:

No.Minimal spanning tree assures that the total weight of the tree is kept at its minimum. But it doesn’t mean that the distance between any two nodes involved in the minimum-spanning tree is minimum.

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The Length of the Day is determined in

A) length of the hours B) length of the year
C) astronomical units D) solar terms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) astronomical units

Explanation:

The Length of the Day is determined in Astronomical Units.

The length of a day corresponds to the time the Earth takes to turn around on its axis, which is approximately 24 hours. But it's not exactly 24 hours. 

This phenomenon is due to tides raised by the Moon which slow Earth's rotation. Because of the way the second is defined, the mean length of a day is now about 86 400.002 seconds, and is increasing by about 1.7 milliseconds per century.

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In which city 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit will be held ?

A) New Delhi B) Hyderabad
C) Bangaluru D) Mumbai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hyderabad

Explanation:

Government of India and the United States met today at NITI Aayog to plan the 2017 Global Entrepreneurship Summit, which will be held November 28-30 at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre in Hyderabad, India.
 
The Summit will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Advisor to the President, Ivanka Trump, who leads the U.S. delegation.

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When and where the WHO guidelines titled as "The Consolidated Guidelines on the use of Antiretroviral Drugs for Treating and Preventing HIV Infection" was launched?

Answer

The Guidelines of World Health Organization (WHO) was leanched at the 2013 International AIDS Society Conference held in Kuala Laumpur, Malaysia on June 30, 2013.


Note: It was aimed to provide new guidance on the diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the care of people living with HIV and the use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection.

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Q:

DNA is made of repeating units called

A) Nucleotides B) Ribozomes
C) Peptides D) Aminoacids
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nucleotides

Explanation:

DNA is a very long chain polymer made up of thousands of repeating units called nucleotides.

 

Nucleotide Unit is composed of a phosphate group, a pentose sugar, and a nitrogenous base.

 

The sides of the DNA ladder are made up of alternating deoxyribose sugar -- phosphate group units.

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According to the 2001 Census,Maharashtra has the largest urban population and it is followed by

A) Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu B) Delhi and Punjab
C) Haryana and Gujarat D) West bengal and Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

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