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Q:

Which activity is accomplished using the genetic code?

A) mutation B) DNA can be made into mRNA
C) DNA formation D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) DNA can be made into mRNA

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Q:

Select the antonym of
horrify

A) affright B) petrify
C) appall D) soothe
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) soothe

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0 2009
Q:

Who is the the author and composer of the National Anthem (Jana Gana Mana) of India?

A) Rabindranath Tagore B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
C) Muhammad Iqbal D) Ram Singh Thakur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rabindranath Tagore

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4 2009
Q:

Landowners often complain that hunters

A) do not get written permission to hunt B) make too much noise
C) leave litter behind D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) do not get written permission to hunt

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Q:

A protein that acts as a hormone is

A) Estrogen B) Insulin
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Insulin

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A protein that acts as a hormone is INSULIN.

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Insulin is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets; it is considered to be the main anabolic hormone of the body.  Insulin helps keeps your blood sugar level from getting too high or too low.  

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2 2009
Q:

Which of the following is part of the axial skeleton?

A) Thigh bone B) Shoulder bones
C) Vertebral column D) Foot bones
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Vertebral column

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The axial skeleton is the part of the skeleton that consists of the bones of the head and trunk of a vertebrate. In the human skeleton, it consists of 80 bones and is composed of six parts; the skull bones, the ossicles of the middle ear, the hyoid bone, the rib cage, sternum and the vertebral column.

 

Bones of shoulder, thigh and foot are the part of appendicular skeleton. 

  

Hence, Vertebral column is the part of axial skeleton.

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3 2009
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Which is the best definition of Federalism?

A) Federalism encourages the practice of direct democracy at the state level rather than the national level. B) The quality of federal supremacy in government.
C) A happy combination of mixed government. D) Federalism enables the state and the national government to share power.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Federalism enables the state and the national government to share power.

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Federalism ::

Federalism is a system based upon democratic rules and institutions in which the power to govern is shared between national and provincial/state governments, creating what is often called a federation.

 

Federalism is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together with a governing representative head. 

Federalism enables the state and the national government to share power.

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3 2009
Q:

India’s fastest Train18 soon to start b/w NewDelhi and which city?

A) Gorakhpur B) Allahabad
C) Agra D) Varanasi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Varanasi

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2 2008