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Genes are made of 

A) Carbohydrates B) Proteins
C) Fats D) Nucleotides
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nucleotides

Explanation:

Genes: The DNA is the genetic material. The DNA is made of several nucleotides. A nucleotide means, one nitrogenous base one sugar molecule and a phosphate molecule. These Nucleotides occur in sequences and several nucleotides form one gene ( a functional gene is called a cistron)

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Which of the following does not occur during Mitosis?

A) spindle formation B) condensation of the chromosomes
C) breakdown of the nuclear membrane D) replication of the DNA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) replication of the DNA

Explanation:

Replication of the DNA does not occur during Mitosis.

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Q:

The first feature film produced in India was

A) Hatimtai B) Alamm Ara
C) Pundalik D) Raja Harishchandra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Alamm Ara

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Which poet first popularized the sonnet form?

A) Edmund Spencer B) Francesco Petrarch
C) Shakespeare D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Francesco Petrarch

Explanation:

The sonnet is a fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter, which employ one of several rhyme schemes and adhere to a tightly structured thematic organization. Francesco Petrarch first popularized the sonnet form and after that many others like Shakespeare, Edmund Spencer and many other started that.

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Which of the following is an example of polygenic inheritance?

A) Skin pigmentation in humans B) Huntingtonʹs disease in humans
C) White and purple flower color in peas D) The ABO blood groups in humans
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Skin pigmentation in humans

Explanation:

Polygenic inheritance involves the determination of a particular phenotypic characteristic by many genes, called polygenes(group of genes influencing a quantitative characteristic), each having a small effect individually.

Height and skin colour in humans are examples of Polygenic characters.

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Q:

Another name for the activated complex is

A) Transmission state B) Energy barrier
C) Collision group D) Transition state
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Transition state

Explanation:

The minimum amount of energy required for a particular reactants to convert into products and is called as Activation Energy.

 

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This activation complex is also termed as Transition State because according to Transition State Theory at transition state the existing bonds tend to increase in length and become weaken while, the new forming bonds tend to decrease in length and start becoming stronger.

Hence, the activated complex is in transition between reactants and products.

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What is the function of an antagonist in a story?

Answer

The antagonist is the negative or opposing force in a story.


It could be a human enemy, or it could be non-human, like an animal or something less tangible, like fear.


 


The antagonist plays an important role in story development.

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Q:

The decadal growth in the population of India during 1991-2001 is close to 

A) 13% B) 17%
C) 21% D) 25%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 21%

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