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Who has become the first Asian to be chosen for the prestigious "Von Hippel Award" ?

A) Charles Lieber B) Marvin Cohen
C) C.N.R Rao D) Stuart Parkin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C.N.R Rao

Explanation:

The Von Hippel Award, the Materials Research Society's highest honor, recognizes those qualities most prized by materials scientists and engineers—brilliance and originality of intellect, combined with vision that transcends the boundaries of conventional scientific disciplines. The Von Hippel Award is named after Arthur von Hippel (1898-2003), who was a pioneer in the study of dielectrics, semiconductors, ferromagnetics and ferroelectrics.

Eminent Scientist and Bharat Ratna Prof C.N.R. Rao was awarded 2017 Von Hippel Award. He is first Indian and first Asian to win this honour. The award will be presented to Prof Rao for his interdisciplinary contributions to development of novel functional materials, including nanomaterials, graphene, superconductivity, 2D materials and colossal magnetoresistance at Boston in November 2017.

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Which of the following is NOT true about energy balance? 

A) Inactive people use more energy so they should consume fewer calories. B) Energy balance is the balance between the amount of calories consumed and the amount used for energy.
C) Energy balance is influenced by the amount of exercise one gets and their dietary habits. D) Stored body fat will increase if calorie intake is greater than energy used.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Inactive people use more energy so they should consume fewer calories.

Explanation:

The given statement option A) is False regarding energy balance.
It should be "Inactive people use less energy so they should consume fewer calories."

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' Ashoka Chakra' is awarded for 

A) Outstanding contribution to literature B) Gallantry by children
C) Acts of gallantry in the presence of the enemy D) The most conspicuous bravery or self-sacrifice an land, air or sea but not in the presence of the enemy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The most conspicuous bravery or self-sacrifice an land, air or sea but not in the presence of the enemy

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 A distributed database can use which of the following strategies?

A) Totally centralized one location and accessed by many sites B) Partially or totally replicated across sites
C) Partitioned into segments at different sites D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

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Who is the Author of the book An Unknown Indian?

A) Nirodh C.Chowdhary B) Leo Tolstoy
C) G. B. Shaw D) Mala Sen
 
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The command to eliminate a table from a database is

A) REMOVE TABLE CUSTOMER; B) UPDATE TABLE CUSTOMER;
C) DELETE TABLE CUSTOMER; D) DROP TABLE CUSTOMER;
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) DROP TABLE CUSTOMER;

Explanation:

The SQL DROP TABLE statement is used to remove a table definition and all data, indexes,...

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A high growth rate of population is characterised by

A) High birth and high death rate B) High birth and low death rate
C) Low birth and low death rate D) Low birth and high death rate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) High birth and low death rate

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The substrate of photorespiration is

A) Glucose B) Pyruvic acid
C) Glycolate D) Sucrose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Glycolate

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