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Which period in medieval western Europe is known as 'Dark Ages'?

A) Early Middle Ages B) Late Middle Ages
C) Entire Middle Ages D) Mid Middle Ages
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Early Middle Ages

Explanation:

The Early Middle Ages have often been called the Dark Ages, and to some extent  they were truly dark. The people led a miserable life. Education was very uncommon. The helplessness of the comman man the arbitary rule of the king and the barons and the absence of national unity-all these conditions were common in Europe. The term 'Middle Ages' does not cover a uniform period for all the countries of the world.For Europe and the Westren World , the 'Middle Ages' are generally considered to be the period between AD 500 and AD 1500.

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What is located at 180 degrees longitude?

A) Fiji B) Russia
C) Antarctica D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

The 180th meridian or antimeridian is the meridian 180° east or west of the Prime Meridian, with which it forms a great circle dividing the earth into the Western and Eastern Hemispheres.

It is common to both east longitude and west longitude.

It is used as the basis for the International Date Line because it mostly passes through the open waters of the Pacific Ocean. However, the meridian passes through Russia and Fiji as well as Antarctica.

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Q:

Photosynthesis contributes to plant growth by

A) taking in carbon dioxide and making carbohydrates (sugars) B) converting sugar to oxygen and water
C) taking in oxygen and making wood D) synthesizing carbon dioxide and making cellulose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) taking in carbon dioxide and making carbohydrates (sugars)

Explanation:

Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy that can later be released to fuel the organisms activities.

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Q:

A yellow element that stinks when burned

A) Bromine B) Sulphur
C) Chlorine D) Fluorine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sulphur

Explanation:

A yellow element that stinks when burned is Sulphur.

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Q:

Is boiling water a chemical change?

Answer

No. Boiling water is not a chemical change. Because in this process it doesn't loss its properties. It just changes its state i.e, from liquid state to gaseous.


 


Hence, Boiling water is a Physiacl change and not a chemical change.

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Q:

Which best describes the structure of a DNA molecule?

A) A double helix B) A strand of nucleic acids
C) A single strand of amino acids D) A sugar ring
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A double helix

Explanation:

DNA is not a single stranded and does not have amino acids. Hence options, b & C are eiminated. Dna is a double helix structure containing nucleobase—either cytosine (C), guanine (G), adenine (A), or thymine (T)—as well as a monosaccharide sugar called deoxyribose and a phosphate group. 

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Q:

The thyroid hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism is

A) Parathyroid B) Thyroxin
C) Parathormone D) Estrogen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Thyroxin

Explanation:

Thyroxin or Thyroxine is the thyroid hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism in the human body.

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Q:

Where does most digestion take place?

A) Stomach B) Large intestine
C) Small intestine D) Mouth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Small intestine

Explanation:

The digestion process starts in the mouth and the complete digestion process completes in the small intestine where all the nutrients in the food are absorbed.

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