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Which of the following statements is not true about metabolism?

A) Younger people generally have a slower metabolism than adults. B) Basal metabolism is the amount of energy needed for sustaining life.
C) Basal metabolism is measured by the amount of calories burned when your body is inactive. D) Metabolism is influenced by numerous factors, such as heredity and age.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Younger people generally have a slower metabolism than adults.

Explanation:

Metabolism is the set of life-sustaining chemical transformations within the cells of organisms. The three main purposes of metabolism are the conversion of food/fuel to energy to run cellular processes, the conversion of food/fuel to building blocks for proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and some carbohydrates, and the elimination of nitrogenous wastes.

 

Younger people have faster metabolism than adults. Hence, the given statement 'Younger people generally have a slower metabolism than adults' is FALSE.

 

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Who is the new governor of Andhra Pradesh 2019?

A) Anusuiya Uikey B) Kalraj Mishra
C) Anandiben Patel D) Biswa Bushan Harichandan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Biswa Bushan Harichandan

Explanation:

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The new governor of Andhra Pradesh is Biswa Bushan Harichandan. He is a senior BJP leader and will succeed ESL Narasimhan, who had held the gubernatorial post in various states for last 13 years which includes 10 years in Andhra Pradesh.

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Q:

Capital of Belarus -

A) Praia B) Minsk
C) Cairo D) Vienna
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Minsk

Explanation:

Belarus is a European country whose capital city is Minsk.

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Which one of the following statements about the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) is not correct?

A) It is a placement-linked skill training programme exclusively for rural girls. B) It aims to convert India’s demographic surplus into a demographic dividend.
C) The scheme aims to benefit more thain 55 million poor rural folk. D) It is a generational poverty alleviation programme.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) It is a placement-linked skill training programme exclusively for rural girls.

Explanation:

The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) announced the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) Antyodaya Diwas, on 25th September 2014. DDU-GKY is a part of the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), tasked with the dual objectives of adding diversity to the incomes of rural poor families and cater to the career aspirations of rural youth.

DDU-GKY is uniquely focused on rural youth between the ages of 15 and 35 years from poor families. Over 180 million or 69% of the country’s youth population between the ages of 18 and 34 years, live in its rural areas. Of these, the bottom of the pyramid youth from poor families with no or marginal employment number about 55 million.

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Q:

The Asia Pacific Summit 2018 began in?

A) India B) Nepal
C) Bangladesh D) Dubai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nepal

Explanation:

The Asia Pacific Summit 2018 began in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Q:

A right is unenumerated if it is

A) assumed to be a fundamental right. B) listed in the Constitution.
C) written as law by a state or federal agency. D) interpreted by the Supreme Court.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) listed in the Constitution.

Explanation:

A right is enumerated if it is not explicitly stated in a constitution, but inferred from other legal rights written in the constitution.

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Q:

Which state in India  is estimated to have the largest coal reserves in India

A) Bihar B) Jharkhand
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Orissa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jharkhand

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Q:

The deepest oceanic trench Mariana is located in ______

A) Atlantic Ocean B) Arctic Ocean
C) Pacific Ocean D) Indian Ocean
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pacific Ocean

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