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Q:

Which of these is Not a Carcinogen?

A) Cadmium B) Asbestos
C) Benzene D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

Asbestos can cause

    •  Lungs
    • Gastrointestinal tract  types of Cancer.

Benzene can cause

    • Leukemia
    • Hodgkin's lymphoma types of Cancer.

Cadmium can cause

    • Prostate type of Cancer.
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Q:

Which of the following is not an Indian Pharma Company?

A) Ranbaxy B) Pfizer
C) Cipla D) Nicholas Pirmal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nicholas Pirmal

Explanation:
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Q:

Galton’s whistle is most commonly associated with

A) Shark B) Horses
C) Elephants D) Dogs
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Dogs

Explanation:

Galton's whistle is also called as Dogs whistle or silent whistle, is a type of whistle that emits sound in the ultrasonic range, which people cannot hear but some other animals can, including dogs and domestic cats, and is used in their training.

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Q:

How long does a basketball game last?

A) 35 min B) 55 min
C) 1 hr 15 min D) 48 min
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 48 min

Explanation:

A basketball game last for a total of 48 minutes which has 4 quarters of 12 minutes each excluding all timeouts, 15 min half time, fouls,...

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Q:

Where is the secretariat office of Birdlife International?

A) Geneva B) Cambridge UK
C) Suva, Fiji D) Mumbai,India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cambridge UK

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Q:

The storage form of glucose in animals is

A) Starch B) Glucose
C) Glycogen D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Glycogen

Explanation:

Glycogen is the storage form of glucose in animals and humans which is analogous to the starch in plants. Glycogen is synthesized and stored mainly in the liver and the muscles.

 

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Q:

The force that keeps a body in a circular motion called 

A) the centripetal force B) the centrifugual force
C) the frictional force D) all the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the centripetal force

Explanation:

without this centripetal force, circular motion is not possible. It acts radially towards the centre and if this force is removed there will be no circular motion but the revolving body will fly off at a tangent.

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Q:

Which one of the following is not a characteristic of a compound?

A) Composition is variable.  B) All particles of compound are of only one type.
C) Particles of compound have two or more elements. D) Its constituents cannot be separated by simple physical methods.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) All particles of compound are of only one type.

Explanation:

A mixture is made from different substances that are not chemically joined.Compound:

•Two or more elements combine together chemically to form a new substance called compound.

•The different elements are chemically joined together.•Compounds are homogeneous, i.e. their properties are the same throughout

•The compound has properties different from the elements it contains.

•It can only be separated into its elements using chemical reactions. (not using physical methods)

•During the formation of a compound from its elements, a certain amount of energy in the form of heat, light, electricity is either absorbed or evolved

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