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Who founded 'Yoga Shastra' the school of Hindu philosophy

Answer

Patanjali

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Q:

United Nations adopted a charter of Economic Rights in the year

A) 1956 B) 1964
C) 1969 D) 1974
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1974

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Sistine Chapel is located in which country?

A) San Marino B) Vatican City
C) Italy D) Russia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vatican City

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Organisms which synthesise their own food are called

A) autotrophs B) heterotrophs
C) auxotrophs D) saprotrophs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) autotrophs

Explanation:

Autotroph: This term means organisms that synthesise their own food. Troph means feeding. Auto means self. The green plants which synthesise their own food are called autotrophs. All others which depend upon the plants directly or indirectly are called heterotrophs.

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The protoplasm of a child is exactly the same as that of its

A) mother B) father
C) grandfather D) identical twin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) identical twin

Explanation:

Though all living organisms  are made of protoplasm each individual has a different composition however slight it be. In identical twins the same cell divides into two and each one develops into one person. So the genitic make-up and type of protoplasm are exactly the same.

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Trichloroacetaldehyde was subject to Cannizzaro's reaction by using NaOH. The mixture of the products contains sodium trichloroacetate and another compound. The other compound is :

A) Chloroform B) 2, 2, 2-Trichloroethanol
C) Trichloromethanol D) 2, 2, 2-Trichloropropanol
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2, 2, 2-Trichloroethanol

Explanation:

Cl|Cl-C-CHO|ClCannizzaro's ReactionNaOH Cl|Cl-C-COONa|Cl+ Cl|Cl-C-CH2 |21Cl-OH

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Exam Prep: AIEEE

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When was the mandate that a candidate at an election should file with his nomination papers an affidavit recording the particulars of the spouse and the dependents, enforced at a General Electon for the first time?

A) Assembly elections held in Madhya Pradesh/chhattisgarh in Dec.2003 B) Assembly election held in Mizoram in Nov.2003
C) Assembly elections held in Himachal Pradesh in 2003 D) Assembly elections held in Rajasthan/Delhi in Dec.2003
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Assembly elections held in Himachal Pradesh in 2003

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RAM is ____ and ____

A) volatile, temporary B) nonvolatile, permanent
C) nonvolatile, temporary D) volatile, permanent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) volatile, temporary

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Exam Prep: Bank Exams

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