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Systems biology is mainly an attempt to

A) Understand the behavior of entire biological systems B) Speed up the technological application of scientific knowledge
C) Analyze genomes from different species. D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Understand the behavior of entire biological systems

Explanation:

An approach to studying biology that aims to model the dynamic behavior of whole biological systems based on a study of the interactions among the system's parts.

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Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it.

Reporters and city officials gathered at a Chicago railroad station one afternoon in 1953. The person they were meeting was the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize winner. A few minutes after the train came to a stop, a giant of a man - six feet four inches - with bushy hair and a large moustache stepped out from the train. Cameras flashed. City officials approached him with hands outstretched. Various people began telling him how honoured they were to meet him.

The man politely thanked them and then, looking over their heads, asked if he could be excused for a moment. He quickly walked through the crowd until he reached the side of an elderly black woman who was struggling with two large suitcases. He picked up the bags with a smile, escorted the woman to a bus. After helping her aboard, he wished her a safe journey. As he returned to the greeting party he apologized, "Sorry to have kept you waiting." Not many whites would have done what he did.

The man was Dr. Albert Schweitzer, the famous missionary doctor who had spent his life helping the poor in Africa. In response to Dr. Schweitzer's action, one member of the reception committee said with great admiration to the reporter standing next to him, "That's the first time I ever saw a sermon walking."


Dr. Albert Schweitzer _____ .

A) was not prejudiced against Whites B) was not prejudiced against Blacks
C) was prejudiced against Whites D) was prejudiced against Blacks
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) was not prejudiced against Blacks

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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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The expansion of the rail networks led to

A) Growth in trading between parts of the country B) Growth in Steel industry
C) Both A & B D) Decline in textile industry
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

The expansion of the rail networks led to better transport system for trading between many parts of the nation and the steel is the main component in making the rails and the locomotive itself resulting in the growth of the steel industry.

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Nationalistic composers expressed their nationalism by

A) songs on dances B) songs on people
C) songs on peasant life D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Nationalistic composers expressed their nationalism by basing songs on dances or people, folklore, peasant life, operas, symphonic poems.

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Amazon Rainforest Forests are located in which continent?

A) South America B) Australia
C) North America D) Antarctica
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) South America

Explanation:

Amazon Rainforest Forests are located in South America.

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Who appointed as new president of the Film & TV Institute of India (FTII) Society?

A) Brijendra Pal Singh B) Manohar Raje
C) Naini Singh D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Brijendra Pal Singh

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