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Chloroform used as anaesthetic should be preserved in the dark in tightly stoppered bottles because otherwise

A) it becomes coloured B) it gets evaporated in air
C) it gets oxidised to phosgene D) it gets decomposed to chloropicrin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) it gets oxidised to phosgene

Explanation:

Chloroform, CHCl3 is easily oxidised to the highly poisonous gas known as phosgene or carbonyl chloride COCl2. Hence if it is used as anaesthetic it should be kept free from sunlight and air.

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Who was the founder of Mahakali Pathshala in Calcutta?

A) Her Holiness Mataji Maharani Tapaswini B) Sister Nivedita
C) Madamee Blavatsky D) Sarojini Naidu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Her Holiness Mataji Maharani Tapaswini

Explanation:

Mataji Maharani Tapaswini was one of the strongest proponents of female education in India. Her greatest contribution came in the form of the Mahakali Pathshala which she set up in Kolkata in 1893.

The school was a completely indigenous affair which did not rely on either foreign aid or assistance. The education of girls was carried out on a strictly national basis in the hopes that they would be able to revive and regenerate Hindu society.

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Bhel commissions another 600Mw thermal unit in which state ?

A) Telangana B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Chattisgarh D) Karnataka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Telangana

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Q:

The highway transportation system is coordinated by

A) Department of Transportation B) Your local police department
C) The Department of Education D) The Internal Revenue Service
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Department of Transportation

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Q:

How many Months of the year have 28 Days?

A) 12 B) 7
C) 5 D) 6
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 12

Explanation:

We have 12 months.

In every month we get 28 or more days. 

So that implies we get 28 days in each and every month.

 

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Q:

Administrators of Union Territories are responsible to the 

A) Union Home Minister B) Lok Sabha
C) President D) Union Parliament
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) President

Explanation:

Various designations have been specified by the President for the different Union Territories:

(i) Chief Commissioner for Chandigarh

(ii) Administrator for

     (a) Lakshadweep and

     (b) Dadra and Nagar Haveil

(iii) Lieutenant Governor for 

    (a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

    (b) Delhi

    (c) Daman and Diu and

    (d) Pandicherry

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Which is a pair of allotropes?

A) carbon-16 and carbon-12 B) diamond and graphite
C) carbon dioxide and graphite D) diamond and carbon dioxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) diamond and graphite

Explanation:

Allotropes are the different physical forms of an element. Here in the given options, diamond and graphite are the pair of allotropes of carbon.

 

Some more examples are Molecular oxygen and ozone are pair of allotropes, Black and red phosphorous are also pairs of allotropes.

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 When an entity instance may be a member of multiple subtypes or it does not have to be a member of a subtype, it is which of the following?

A) Disjoint with total specialization B) Disjoint with partial specialization
C) Overlap with total specialization D) Overlap with partial specialization
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Overlap with total specialization

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