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The planet that takes 88 days to make one revolution of the sun is __________

A) Mercury B) Saturn
C) Jupiter D) Mars
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mercury

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Q:

The digital computer was developed primarily in

A) USA B) UK
C) Russia D) Japan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) USA

Explanation:

A digital computer accepts, processes and outputs data in digitized forms. The digital computer was developed primarily in Unites States of America.

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India's First Rural Telephone Exchange is located in 

A) Karnataka B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Kerala D) Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Karnataka

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Q:

Which of the following is called 'the King of Chemicals' ?

A) Nitric acid B) Hydrochloric acid
C) Silver nitrate D) Sulphuric acid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sulphuric acid

Explanation:

Sulphuric acid is called the King of Chemicals because it is used in the preparation of a very large number of other useful chemicals such as hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, dyes, drugs etc. In fact the annual production of shulpuric acid in a country is a measure of the economy of the country.

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Q:

Which of the following vitamin helps in clotting of blood?

A) Vitamin K B) Vitamin D
C) Vitamin B1 D) Vitamin B2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vitamin K

Explanation:

Vitamin K helps in clotting of blood. It is used by the body to help blood clot.

 

Warfarin (Coumadin) is used to slow blood clotting. By helping the blood clot, vitamin K might decrease the effectiveness of warfarin (Coumadin).

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Q:

The headquarters of the coffee board of India is

A) Bangalore B) Mysore
C) Chennai D) Hyderabad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bangalore

Explanation:

The Coffee Board of India is an organisation managed by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the government of India to promote coffee production in India. The headquarters of the coffee board of India is located in Bangalore, Karnataka.

 

The Coffee Board of India was established by an act of Parliament in 1942.

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Q:

The Number of members included in the Constitution Drafting Committee was:

A) Seven B) Nine
C) Eleven D) Thirteen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Seven

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Q:

The longest period of prenatal development is the

A) Germinal period B) Fetal period
C) Embryonic period D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Fetal period

Explanation:

The third and longest period of prenatal development, extending from the ninth week until birth is Fetal period.

 

The process of prenatal development occurs in three main stages. The first two weeks after conception are known as the germinal stage, the third through the eighth week are known as the embryonic period, and the time from the ninth week until birth is known as the fetal period.

 

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