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The moon that we see in the sky is a _____.

A) Planet B) Star
C) Sun D) Satellite
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Satellite

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Q:

Most common and popular name in the world?

A) Peter B) Mohammed
C) Robert D) Ahmed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mohammed

Explanation:

Mohammed or Mohammad is thought to be the most popular name in the world, given to an estimated 150 million men and boys.

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Q:

Pharaohs : Egypt

Answer

Pharaoh is the common title of the monarchs of ancient Egypt.


 


The Pharaoh in ancient Egypt was the political and religious leader of the people and held the titles 'Lord of the Two Lands' and 'High Priest of Every Temple'.

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Q:

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding infection with parvovirus B19?

A) Parvovirus B19 causes severe anemia because it preferentially infects erythrocyte precursors B) Parvovirus B19 can cause hydrops fetalis via transplacental infection of a fetus in a seropositive mother
C) Parvovirus B19 can be diagnosed by detection of viral RNA using PCR or hybridization assays D) Parvovirus B19 replicates in the host cell nucleus utilizing a virally encoded DNA polymerase to create a double- stranded DNA intermediate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Parvovirus B19 causes severe anemia because it preferentially infects erythrocyte precursors

Explanation:

Parvovirus B19 causes severe anemia because it preferentially infects erythrocyte precursors.

 

a. Parvovirus B19 binds preferentially to the erythrocyte blood group P antigen on erythroid precursor cells.

Answers B, C, D are incorrect:

b. after entry the single-stranded viral DNA genome is transported to the cell nucleus where the host DNA polymerase synthesizes the complimentary DNA strand.

c. Parvovirus B19 infection can be diagnosed by direct detection of viral DNA not RNA.

d. the fetus of a seropositive mother is protected from infection by maternal circulating antibodies.

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Q:

The peripheral nervous system consists of

A) Nerves from eyes to CNS B) Nerves from ears to CNS
C) Nerves from skin to CNS D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

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Which among the following is not correctly matched?

A) Parachute: W H carothers B) Barometer: Torricelli
C) Cells: Robert Hooke D) X- Ray: W Roentgen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Parachute: W H carothers

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Q:

Who described his policy of unification as one of 'blood and iron'?

A) Bismarck B) Napoleon
C) Mazzini D) Napoleon Bonaparte
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bismarck

Explanation:

With the failure of the revolution of 1848 to unify Germany, one phase in the struggle for unification came to an end. Now Germany was to be unified not into a democratic country by the efforts of revolutionaries but by the rulers into a militaristic empire. The leader of this policy Bismarck who belonged to a prussian aristocratic family. He wanted to preserve the predominance of the landed aristocrats and the army in the united German state and to achieve the unification of Germany under the leadership of Prussian monarchy. He described his policy of unification as one of 'blood and iron'. The policy of 'blood and iron' meant a policy of war.

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Q:

St Andreas Fault passes close to the US city of

A) Los Angeles B) New Orleans
C) Hollywood D) San Francisco
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) San Francisco

Explanation:

A devastating  series of earthquakes in 1906 ruined the city completely and its presence is a constant remainder of the past and a threat of repetition in future.

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