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Q:

‘Altitude sickness’ is caused at high altitude due to

A) high partial pressure of oxygen B) low partial pressure of oxygen
C) low level of haemoglobin D) high partial pressure of carbon dioxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) low partial pressure of oxygen

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Altitude sickness, the mildest form being acute mountain sickness (AMS), is the negative health effect of high altitude, caused by rapid exposure to low amounts of oxygen at high elevation.

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Who among the following has been named as the 2016 ITFWorld Champions by the International Tennis Federation?

A) Rafael Nadal B) Andy Murray
C) Roger Federer D) Novak Dokovic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Andy Murray

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Which king's story is the subject of the play Mudrarakshasa?

A) Jaychand B) Chandra Gupta II
C) Chandrapeeda D) Chandragupta Maurya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Chandragupta Maurya

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Which of the following animals do NOT belong to the class of reptiles?

A) Crocodile B) Snake
C) Toad D) Turtle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Toad

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

We get sleepy and wake up, become hungry and thirsty at certain hours, ____________ force of habit. We form the habit of liking a certain chair, or nook, or corner, or path, or desk, and __________ seek this to the exclusion of all others. We ______________ use a particular pitch of voice and type of enunciation in speaking, and this becomes one of our characteristic marks; or we _________ the habit of using barbarisms or solecisms of language in __________, and these cling to us and become an inseparable part of us later in life.

 

desk, and __________ seek this to the exclusion

 

 

A) than B) there
C) then D) that
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) then

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Q:

Which of these countries got Independence from United Kingdom?

A) Uzbekistan B) United States
C) Venezuela D) South Korea
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) United States

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Q:

Which drug is used as an Anti-Inflammatory?

A) Metformin B) Diazepam
C) Latanoprost D) Prednisone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Prednisone

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Which compound is used in Anti-malarial drug?

A) Aspirin B) Neosporin
C) Chloroquin D) Antacid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chloroquin

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