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Q:

The largest proportion of federal revenues comes from

A) borrowing B) excise taxes
C) social insurance taxes D) personal income taxes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) personal income taxes

Explanation:

The largest proportion of federal revenues comes from personal income taxes. Almost half of all federal revenue (47 percent) comes from individual income taxes.

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Q:

With which Bank Amazon has signed an agreement to provide Micro-loans to sellers  ?

A) Union Bank B) SBI Bank
C) Bank of Baroda D) United Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bank of Baroda

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Q:

The brain is covered by

A) meninges B) skin
C) bone D) all the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) all the above

Explanation:

The central nervous system ( brain and spinal card ) are invested with the meninges which nourish and protect the system .This again is enclosed inside a bony box which has the skin above it

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Q:

Which of the following is a nucleotide found in DNA?

A) Deoxyribose + Phosphate Group + Polymerase B) Adenine + Phosphate Group + Thymine
C) Deoxyribose + Phosphate Group + Thymine D) Cytosine + Phosphate Group + Uracil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Deoxyribose + Phosphate Group + Thymine

Explanation:

We know that, the nucleotide in DNA is of the form deoxyribose + phosphate group + polymerase.

 

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Hence, Deoxyribose + Phosphate Group + Thymine is the only option in that form of nucleotide in DNA.

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Q:

Who became the first woman in the world to ski to the North Pole

A) Alexandra Pavid B) Meera Sahib
C) M.Patanjali D) Ann Bancraft
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ann Bancraft

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Q:

The tributary of Rriver Indus which flows through Himachal Pradesh is

A) Sutlej B) Beas
C) Ravi D) Hunza
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sutlej

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Q:

Which British Governor General is also known as the maker of Modern India?

A) Lord Dalhousie B) Lord Amherst
C) Lord Canning D) Lord Wiliam Bentinck
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lord Dalhousie

Explanation:

Lord Dalhousie was appointed as Governer General of India from 1848–1856. The first railway line connecting Bombay and Thane was laid under his authority in 1853 and is known as the maker of Modern India. He made way For Telegraph Services in India. 

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He is also called as Father of Indian Railways.

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Q:

Daydreaming, Meditation, Intoxication, Sleep and Hypnosis are all types of

A) waking consciousness B) self-absorption
C) altered states of consciousness D) self-awareness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) altered states of consciousness

Explanation:

Consciousness is the state or quality of awareness, or, of being aware of an external object or something within oneself.

  

Day dreaming, Meditation, Intoxication, Sleep and Hypnosis are all types of altered states of consciousness . In al these states, a person's state of conscious is altered but he has consciousness.

 

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