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Q:

A man stands on the pan of a balance holding a fish in his right hand and bucket of water in his left hand. If he transfers the fish into the bucket, the total weight on the pan

A) increases B) decreases
C) remains the same D) first increases and then decreases
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) remains the same

Explanation:

Before transferring the fish, the position is the man with the fish and the bucket of water. After transferring the position is : the man without the fish, but the fish inside the water in the bucket. Thus to know whether there is any change in weight, it is enough to consider whether there is any change in weight when the fish in air is transferred into the water. The answer is there is no change as when in water though it loses weight due to upthrust of water on it, the level of water increases and exerts an equal force at the bottom

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Q:

Who is the first Chief Minister of Telangana?

A) R. Krishnaiah B) K. Chandrashekar Rao
C) K. Jana Reddy D) N. Chandrababu Naidu
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) K. Chandrashekar Rao

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Q:

Which of the following is known as the Electronic City of India?

A) Hyderabad B) Mumbai
C) Bengaluru D) Gurgaon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bengaluru

Explanation:

Bengaluru city is known as the Electronic City of India. Because Electronic City is an IT hub in Anekal taluk of Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It is one of India's largest electronic industrial parks in 3 phases i.e, in Konappana Agrahara and Doddathogur villages, Bengaluru.

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Q:

Indian captain Virat Kohli became the first captain to hit six double centuries in Test cricket. He has surpassed -

A) Steve Smith B) Brian Lara
C) Michael Clarke D) Don Bradman
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brian Lara

Explanation:

Virat Kohli surpasses Brian Lara with sixth Test double hundred as captain.

After reaching the milestone, Virat Kohli became the first captain to score six double tons in Test cricket. He has also become the first player to score six double centuries in just a span of 17 months. He also became the second Indian to score back-to-back double centuries, only after Vinod Kambli.

Apart from him, the only other cricketers who have scored back-to-back double Test tons are Wally Hammond, Don Bradman, Kambli, Kumar Sangakkara and Michael Clarke.

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Q:

Which Indian film has been selected as India's official entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category at Oscars 2018 ?

A) Bahubali B) Bhoomi
C) Newton D) Daddy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Newton

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Q:

Lying between the states of pennsylvania and Maryland, which imaginary line divided the 'Slave States' from the 'Free States' in pre-Civil war America?

Answer

Mason Dixon Line

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Q:

Electron, Proton, Neutron discovered by

A) J. J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford & James Chadwick B) John Dalton, J.J. Thomson & Neils Bohr
C) Neils Bohr, John Dalton & J.J. Thomson D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) J. J. Thomson, Ernest Rutherford & James Chadwick

Explanation:

J. J. Thomson discovered electrons in the year 1897.

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Ernest Rutherford discovered protons in 1911.

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James Chadwick discovered neutrons.

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Q:

Where are Enzymes found?

A) food B) human body
C) medicines D) none
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) human body

Explanation:

Enzymes play an essential role in each living cell of our body. Enzymes are globular proteins that control biological reactions. These are of two types.

1. Intracellular enzymes

2. Extracellular enzymes

 

Intracellular enzymes are found inside the cell.

Extracellular enzymes act outside the cell.

 

Enzymes are produced by exocrine glands.

Digestive enzymes of diverse specificities are secreted by the salivary glands, stomach, pancreas, and the small intestine.

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