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Q:

Menstruation is triggered by a drop in the levels of

A) progesterone B) relaxin
C) FSH D) LH
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) progesterone

Explanation:

The principal hormone secreted by the corpus luteum is progesterone. Menstruation is triggered by a drop in the levels of progesterone.

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Q:

A tenant farmer in the south usually needed to

A) land B) tools
C) animals D) Both B & C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both B & C

Explanation:

A tenant farmer is one who resides on land owned by a landlord. These farmers would have to share the yield with the landowner in a process known as sharecropping. In the South, these farmers need to have their own tools and animals.

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Q:

The book Taste of India is written by

A) Ramachandra Guha B) Khushwanth Singh
C) Chetan Bhagat D) Madhur Jaffrey
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Madhur Jaffrey

Explanation:
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Q:

Which of these is not a union territory of India?

A) Goa B) Puducherry
C) Delhi D) Andaman & Nicobar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Goa

Explanation:

A Union territory is a type of administrative division in India. Unlike the other states which have their own state governments, union territories are ruled by the central government. There are 7 union territories in India. They are ::



    • National Capital Territory of Delhi – Delhi.

 

    • Chandigarh – Chandigarh.

 

    • Daman and Diu – Daman.

 

    • Dadra and Nagar Haveli – Silvassa.

 

    • Pondicherry – Puducherry.

 

    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands – Port Blair.

 

    • Lakshadweep – Kavaratti.

 

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Q:

Which Lok Sabha Elections 2019 start from April 11 is this in India?

A) 14th B) 15th
C) 16th D) 17th
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 17th

Explanation:

The Lok Sabha Elections 2019 that are starting from April 11 of 2019 in India is 17th Lok Sabha Elections.

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Q:

What natural factors contribute to global climate?

A) Forest Fires B) Solar Activity
C) Melting Permafrost D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

Global warming is the increase in the earth’s average temperature due to release of several greenhouse gases to the atmosphere by humans. Global warming is affecting many parts of the world.

 

Natural Causes include :

1. Solar Activity

2. Melting Permafrost

3. Forest Fires 

 

Human made causes include :

1. Deforestation

2. Overpopulation

3. Landfills

4. Mining

5. Fertilizer Use

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Q:

Which is an example of an expressed power congress holds?

A) declaring war B) maintaining an army
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

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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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