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Q:

Which statements about viruses are true?

A) HIV contains reverse transcriptase. B) A retrovirus contains RNA.
C) Both A & B D) All RNA-containing viruses are retroviruses.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

The statements true about viruses are :

 

1. The capsid enters the host cell if the virus is enveloped.

2. Enveloped viruses bud from the host cell. 

3. HIV contains reverse transcriptase.

4. A retrovirus contains RNA.

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1 2012
Q:

What element behaves most like magnesium?

A) Sr B) S
C) Si D) Sn
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sr

Explanation:

We know that, elements in the same group of the periodic table have similar characteristics. Here magnesium and strontium are the same 2nd group elements and have same behavior. 

Therefore, strontium behaves same as magnesium. 

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5 2012
Q:

Which Indian sportsperson honoured with "Meethoileima" title?

A) P.V. Sindhu B) Mary Kom
C) Saina Nehwal D) Sania Mirza
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mary Kom

Explanation:

Six-times World Women Boxing Champion and Olympic medalist, MC Mary Kom has been conferred with the title of "Meethoileima" by the government of Manipur.

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0 2012
Q:

The only bird which can fly backward is

A) Parrot B) Albatross
C) Penguin D) Humming
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Humming

Explanation:

Humming bird is the smallest bird and the only bird which can fly in backwards in the world.

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11 2011
Q:

Where is the Sahara desert located?

A) India B) Africa
C) America D) Iraq
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Africa

Explanation:

The Sahara is the largest non-polar desert in the world. The Sahara is the largest hot desert and the third largest desert in the world after Antarctica and the Arctic.

The desert covers large sections of Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Western Sahara, Sudan and Tunisia. It covers 9 million square kilometers (3,500,000 sq mi), amounting to 31% of Africa.

Its borders include the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Red Sea to the east.

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2 2011
Q:

Change in focal length of eye lens is caused by

A) ciliary muscles B) iris
C) pupil D) retina
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) ciliary muscles

Explanation:
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3 2010
Q:

The systematic risk of the market is measured by

A) alpha B) beta
C) gamma D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) beta

Explanation:

Beta is the measurement of the systematic risk of the market.

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0 2010
Q:

Which of the following has the shortest wavelength?

A) Gamma rays B) Radio waves
C) Microwaves D) Infrared rays
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Gamma rays

Explanation:

Gamma rays has the shortest wavelength and radio waves has the longest wavelength.

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2 2010