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Did mercury cure syphilis?

Answer

Mercury was the remedy of choice for syphilis in Protestant Europe. Until the early 20th century, the primary treatment for syphilis was mercury, in the form of calomel, ointments, steam baths, pills, and other concoctions.


Mercury was already being used in Western Europe to treat skin diseases.

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Plants are photoautotrophs. What does this mean?

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Photoautotrophs are those organisms that can make their own food using sun light with the help of the process of photosynthesis.


Plants can prepare their own food using sunlight. Hence they are Photoautotrophs.

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Who is the Indian writer of World First Hand Write Needle Book Madhushala ?

Answer

Piyush Goel

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One of the following companies does have business interest in both oil and shipping sectors. Identify this.

A) Tata Group B) Reliance Group
C) Essar Group D) ONGC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Essar Group

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Which of the following is related to the Tinkathiya Pratha?

A) Champaran B) Kheda
C) Bardoli D) Darbhanga
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Champaran

Explanation:
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 What are the advantages of fragmentation?

A) reduced disk space requirements B) higher availability
C) finer granularity of archives and resources D) parallel scans are possible with PDQ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) higher availability

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Kalachakra ceremony is associated with which religion?

A) Buddhism B) Islam
C) Hinduism D) Jainism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Buddhism

Explanation:

Kalachakra ceremony is associated with Buddhism. It is a way of planting a seed, and the seed will have karmic effect. One doesn't need to be present at the Kalachakra ceremony in order to receive its benefits.

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The Mesoamerican leader Pakal, The great was

A) the king of a Maya city-state. B) the ruler of a Zapotec state.
C) the emperor of the Aztec people. D) the head of the Inca religion.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the king of a Maya city-state.

Explanation:

The Mesoamerican leader Pakal, The great was the king of a Maya city-state in the history.

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