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In which one of the following types of connective tissues in animals does fat get stored?

A) Adipocyte	B) Chondrocyte
C) Osteocyte	D) Reticulocyte

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Adipocyte

Explanation:

Adipocytes are the major source of leptin production, and plasma leptin concentrations directly correlate with the amount of total body fat.

Adipocytes are highly specialized cells that play a crucial role in the energy balance of most vertebrates.

Adipocytes convert excess energy to tri-acylglycerol and deposit it during feeding in preparation for periods of food deprivation.

Adipocytes may become enlarged by increased fat storage

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Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions imporves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.

From the last five days it has been raining torrentially.

A) Since the last	B) for the last
C) Since last	D) No improvement

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Since the last

Explanation:

From is used to denote a point of time. The preposition ‘since’ should be used here as five days is a period of time and the event started at the beginning of those five days.

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Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.

A man who collects old and new coins.

A) Geologist	B) Numismatist
C) Archaeologist	D) Zoologist

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Numismatist

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What are Aldehydes ?

A) Mild oxidising agents	B) Strong oxidising agents
C) Strong reducing agents	D) Mild reducing agents

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Strong reducing agents

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

A) Goa attained full statehood in 1987	B) Diu is an island in theGulfof Khambhat
C) Daman & Diu were separated from Goa by the 56thAmendment of the Constitution of India	D) Dadar & Nagar Haveli were under French colonial rule till 1954.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Dadar & Nagar Haveli were under French colonial rule till 1954.

Explanation:

Dadra and Nagar Haveli was the conflict in which the territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli passed from Portuguese rule to Indian Union rule in 1954. Dadra and Nagar Haveli were small Portuguese overseas territories, part of Portuguese India from 1779 until 1954.

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Which of the following is a free encyclopedia, written collaboratively by the people who use it?

A) Google	B) Wikipedia
C) Encyclopedia	D) Yahoo

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Wikipedia

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Drive someone up the wall

A) To help someone achieve success.	B) To overcome an obstacle by going over it.
C) To close someone's path of escape.	D) Make someone very irritated or angry.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Make someone very irritated or angry.

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The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. Out of the four options given, select the most logical order of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

From our common experience

X-of the relation of the
Y-mental he starts out
Z-physical and the

A) XYZ	B) XZY
C) ZYX	D) ZXY

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