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Biogeochemical cycles are crucial to ecosystem function because

A) they keep the planet warm enough for living things to survive B) energy flows through ecosystems in one direction only and is eventually dissipated as heat
C) they prevent catastrophic extinctions D) nutrients and other life-sustaining molecules are in limited supply and must be continually recycled
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) nutrients and other life-sustaining molecules are in limited supply and must be continually recycled

Explanation:

Biogeochemical cycles are crucial to ecosystem function because ::

 

1. Chemical elements are available in only limited amounts and must be recycled.

2. Nutrients and other life-sustaining molecules are in limited supply and must be continually recycled.

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Q:

UDAN - 2 has how many routes?

A) 128 B) 325
C) 256 D) 110
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 325

Explanation:

The Indian Government awarded 325 routes to airlines as well as helicopter operators under its regional connectivity scheme (RCS) with an emphasis on enhancing flight services to hilly and remote areas, including Kargil under the Regional air Connectivity Scheme (RCS) — Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN-2).

In the UDAN - 1 it has 128 routes.

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Q:

St Andreas Fault passes close to the US city of

A) Los Angeles B) New Orleans
C) Hollywood D) San Francisco
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) San Francisco

Explanation:

A devastating  series of earthquakes in 1906 ruined the city completely and its presence is a constant remainder of the past and a threat of repetition in future.

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Q:

Where is the headquaters of the UN industrial Development Organization

A) Vienna.Austria B) New Delhi
C) Washington DC D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vienna.Austria

Explanation:
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Q:

Which of the following does NOT describe a musical motive?

A) A melodic or rhythmic fragment. B) The reason for playing softly.
C) A short musical idea. D) The basis for development in a musical piece.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The reason for playing softly.

Explanation:

"The reason for playing softly" is not a motive. Motives are the building blocks for large forms composed during the common practice period and, for some, beyond. Composers who used motives would include Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Brahms.

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Q:

What do genes code for?

A) Ptoteins B) DNA
C) RNA D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ptoteins

Explanation:

The genome of an organism is inscribed in DNA, or in some viruses RNA. The portion of the genome that codes for a protein or an RNA is referred to as a gene. Those genes that code for proteins are composed of tri-nucleotide units called codons, each coding for a single amino acid.

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Q:

The constitution of India describes India as

A) Unitary B) A quasi - federal
C) Union of States D) A Federation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Union of States

Explanation:

The Article - I of the constitution of India describes India as Union of States.

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Q:

The combined gas law relates which of the following?

A) Volume & Temperature B) Temperature & Pressure
C) Volume & Pressure D) Volume, Temperature & Pressure
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Volume, Temperature & Pressure

Explanation:

The combined gas law states that the ratio between the pressure-volume product and the temperature of a system remains constant.

 

Hence it depends on all the three Volume, Temperature & Pressure.

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