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Q:

Plants grow in size because of 

A) addition of cells B) increase in size of cells
C) enlargement of cells D) elongation of cells
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) addition of cells

Explanation:

Plants grow in size both in height and in girth. Enlargement of cells already present cannnot contribute much to the growth. Only addition of more and more cells could increase the size of the plant considerably.

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Q:

Bertolt Brecht is associated with which theatrical movement?

A) Thesis B) Theater of cruelty
C) Epic theater D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Epic theater

Explanation:

Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht, known professionally as Bertolt Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet.

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Q:

Long Sightedness means

A) near images are blurry B) far images are blurry
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) near images are blurry

Explanation:

Long sightedness is a common vision condition in which nearby objects are blurry.

 

In this situation, the person with this condition of the eye where the curvature of the cornea is flat or the axial length of the eyeball is short. When light enters the eye, it does not focus directly on the retina, but focuses beyond the retina. This causes near images to appear out of focus and blurred.

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Long sightedness is also called hyperopia, and sometimes presbyopia.

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In a first instance of foreign oil company planning to list in the Indian Capital market, a well-known energy company has announced to go in for IPO to be listed on BSE. Name of the exploration and production company is 

A) Unocol B) Shell
C) British Petroleum D) Cairn Energy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cairn Energy

Explanation:
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Q:

Which lenses should be used to correct the defect of astigmatism?

A) Convex lens B) Bifocal lens
C) Concave lens D) Cylindrical lens
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Cylindrical lens

Explanation:

Astigmatism is a common vision condition that causes blurred vision. It occurs when the cornea is irregularly shaped or sometimes because of the curvature of the lens inside the eye.

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Q:

Landslides, mudflows, slump, and creep are all examples of

A) runoff B) soil formation
C) mechanical weathering D) mass movement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) mass movement

Explanation:

Mass wasting, also known as slope movement or mass movement, is the geomorphic process by which soil, sand, regolith, and rock move downslope typically as a solid, continuous or discontinuous mass, largely under the force of gravity, but frequently with characteristics of a flow as in debris flows and mudflows.

 

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Q:

What is the first step in Photosynthesis?

A) Formation of ATP B) Joining of 3-carbon atom to form glucose
C) Ionization of water D) Excitement of an electron of chlorophyll photon of light
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Excitement of an electron of chlorophyll photon of light

Explanation:

The first step in Photosynthesis is Excitement of an electron of chlorophyll photon of light.

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Q:

World Consumer Rights Day is observed globally on ___________.

A) 15 March B) 25 March
C) 14 March D) 25 April
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 15 March

Explanation:

World Consumer Rights Day is being observed globally on 15 March which is an awareness day for the consumers.

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