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'Khazanah' is the state-owned investment holding arm of which country?

A) Singapore B) Japan
C) Mauritius D) Malaysia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Malaysia

Explanation:
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Q:

Rear view mirror of car is convex or concave?

A) Convex B) Concave
C) Both A & B D) Can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Convex

Explanation:

The side view mirror, in all the vehicles we use only convex mirror. This mirror makes the objects and small to show them in the mirror. That's why in all such mirrors, "Ojects in the mirror are closer than they appear."

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Q:

The animals in which the body cavity is absent are known as __________.

A) Coelomates B) Wild
C) Pseudocoelomates D) Acoelomates
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Acoelomates

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Is cholesterol Hydrophobic or Hydrophilic?

A) Hydrophobic B) Hydrophilic
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

Cholesterol is referred as an amphipathic molecule, that it contains its hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts.

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Q:

which city has the Metro with Most stations?

Answer

New York City Subway has 468 stations (277 of which are under ground) in a network covering 370 km (230 miles)

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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:

What time of year do squirrels build nests?

A) summer B) winter
C) rainy D) monsoon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) summer

Explanation:

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Squirrels build their nests in summer season as the sticks with what they bulit are dried and are less weight and the nests will be used for the rainy season.

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Q:

The bankruptcy of which company initiated the Panic of 1873?

A) Republic Steel Company B) Jay Cooke & Company
C) Standard Oil Company D) Century Building Society
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jay Cooke & Company

Explanation:

Jay Cooke & Company, a major component of the United States banking establishment, found itself unable to market several million dollars in Northern Pacific Railway bonds in september 1873. Cooke's firm, like many others, had invested heavily in the railroads.

 

Hence, the bankruptcy of Jay Cooke & company initiated the Panic of 1873.

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