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Q:

Which determines the frequency of a sound wave?

A) Amplitude B) Speed
C) Source D) Medium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Amplitude

Explanation:

The frequency of a sound wave is determined by the amplitude of the wave. As amplitude of the wave is high the frequency of the wave will also be high.

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Q:

The wavelike properties of electrons are useful in

A) Magnifying objects B) Lasers
C) Weather reports D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Magnifying objects

Explanation:

The photoelectric effect pointed to the particle properties of light, which had been considered to be a wave phenomenon. Particles like electron and protons have both particle like and wave like behavior. Thus, according to de Broglie, all the material particles in motion possess wave characteristics. Although the dual nature of matter is applicable to all material objects but it is significant for microscopic bodies only.

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The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in which city?

A) Oslo B) Stockholm
C) Radhuset D) Spain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Oslo

Explanation:

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo city in Norway while other Nobel Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Medicine,... are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Q:

Which of the following is part of the axial skeleton?

A) Thigh bone B) Shoulder bones
C) Vertebral column D) Foot bones
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Vertebral column

Explanation:

The axial skeleton is the part of the skeleton that consists of the bones of the head and trunk of a vertebrate. In the human skeleton, it consists of 80 bones and is composed of six parts; the skull bones, the ossicles of the middle ear, the hyoid bone, the rib cage, sternum and the vertebral column.

 

Bones of shoulder, thigh and foot are the part of appendicular skeleton. 

  

Hence, Vertebral column is the part of axial skeleton.

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Q:

Condition of decreased oxygen in the blood

A) Hematemesis B) Hypercapnia
C) Hemoptysis D) Hypoxemia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Hypoxemia

Explanation:

Oxygen deficiency or decreased oxygen levels in the blood is a condition known as Hypoxemia.

 

Hypercapnia means High carbon dioxide levels in the blood.

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Q:

Which best describes the structure of a DNA molecule?

A) A double helix B) A strand of nucleic acids
C) A single strand of amino acids D) A sugar ring
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A double helix

Explanation:

DNA is not a single stranded and does not have amino acids. Hence options, b & C are eiminated. Dna is a double helix structure containing nucleobase—either cytosine (C), guanine (G), adenine (A), or thymine (T)—as well as a monosaccharide sugar called deoxyribose and a phosphate group. 

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Which country is now the 2nd largest consumer and importer of the LPG in the world?

A) USA B) Japan
C) China D) India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) India

Explanation:

The 2nd largest consumer and importer of the LPG in the worldis India.

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Q:

Steel contains

A) no carbon B) < 2% of carbon
C) > 10% of carbon D) > 29% of carbon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) < 2% of carbon

Explanation:

To make steel, iron ore is first mined from the ground. It is then smelted in blast furnaces where the impurities are removed and carbon is added.

In simple, steel is iron alloyed with carbon, usually 0 - 2%.

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