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The Study of Blood is called as

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The Study of Blood is called as Hematology which involves treating diseases that affect the production of blood and its components, such as bloodcells, hemoglobin, blood proteins, bone marrow, platelets, blood vessels, spleen, and the mechanism of coagulation.

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The pressure exerted by a 760 mm column of mercury at 0°C  is known as

A) 1 pascal B) 1 atmosphere
C) 1 bar D) 1 poise
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1 atmosphere

Explanation:

1 atm: It was originally defined as the pressure exerted by 760 mm of mercury at 0 °C and standard gravity (g = 9.80665 m/s2).

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Indian captain Virat Kohli became the first captain to hit six double centuries in Test cricket. He has surpassed -

A) Steve Smith B) Brian Lara
C) Michael Clarke D) Don Bradman
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brian Lara

Explanation:

Virat Kohli surpasses Brian Lara with sixth Test double hundred as captain.

After reaching the milestone, Virat Kohli became the first captain to score six double tons in Test cricket. He has also become the first player to score six double centuries in just a span of 17 months. He also became the second Indian to score back-to-back double centuries, only after Vinod Kambli.

Apart from him, the only other cricketers who have scored back-to-back double Test tons are Wally Hammond, Don Bradman, Kambli, Kumar Sangakkara and Michael Clarke.

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Who gave the safety valve theory for Indian National Congress?

A) Lala Lajpat Rai B) MN Roy
C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak D) Bipinchandra Pal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lala Lajpat Rai

Explanation:

Lala Lajpat Rai, popularly known as Punjab Kesari was an Indian Freedom Fighter who gave the safety valve theory for Indian National Congress in 1916 in a daily news paper paper 'Young India'. 

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It was said that the INC was started by Viceroy Lord Dufferin with the help of an ex Civil Services member as a 'Safety Valve' against the popular discontent.

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Which of the following stores data permanently in a computer?

A) ALU B) Cache Memory
C) RAM D) ROM
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) ROM

Explanation:
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Excise duty is a tax levied on the

A) Export of goods B) Import of goods
C) sale of goods D) Production of goods
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Production of goods

Explanation:

An excise or excise tax or excise duty is a type of tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country). It is a tax on the production of a good. This tax is now known as the Central Value Added Tax (CENVAT).

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Nav Mangalore port located on the bank of which river?

A) Gurupura B) Sharavati
C) Kaveri D) Kumaradhara
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Gurupura

Explanation:

Panambur is the site of seaport called Nav Mangalore port or New Mangalore Port. It is located to the north of the Gurupura river confluence with the Arabian Sea.

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Which one of the following is not true for minerals?

A) they can be a liquid, solid, or glass B) they can be identified by characteristic physical properties
C) they have a specific, internal, crystalline structure D) they have a specific, predictable chemical composition
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) they can be a liquid, solid, or glass

Explanation:

A mineral is a naturally occurring, inorganic solid, with a definite chemical composition. They cannot be in liquid or gas state. They exists only in solid state.

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