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Q:

Shovna Narayan is a reputed personality in which of the following fields

A) Social Service B) Trade Unionism
C) Journalism D) Politics
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Journalism

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Q:

What is the principle carbohydrate of milk?

A) Fructose B) Sucrose
C) Lactose D) Galactose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lactose

Explanation:

Lactose is the major carbohydrate in the milk of most species.

 

Lactose is a disaccharide composed of the monosaccharides D-glucose and D-galactose, joined in a ß-1,4-glycosidic linkage. The chemical name for lactose is 4-0-ß-D-galactopyranosyl-D-glucopyranose.

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Q:

Who is known as father of medicine

A) Aristotle B) Theophrastus
C) Hippocrates D) Edward Jenner
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hippocrates

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Q:

Which of the following is a scalar quantity

A) Displacement B) Electric field
C) Acceleration D) work
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) work

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Q:

Navy day is observed  on

A) Dec 4 B) Oct 28
C) Nov 7 D) Nov 14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Dec 4

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Q:

A capillary tube is partially dipped vertically in a vessel containing water. Due to capillarity  water rises in the tube. The height of water rise in the tube can be increased by 

A) decreasing the radius of the capillary tube B) increasing the radius of the capillary tube
C) increasing the height of water in the vessel D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) decreasing the radius of the capillary tube

Explanation:

The water rise in a capillary tube dipped in water is such that the weight of water in the tube above the surface of water in the vessel is equal to (balances) the upward force due to surface tension. So it is clear that if the the bore (radius) to the tube is decreased, the height of the water column in it must be greater.  So, (a) is correct.

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Q:

Synonym of 'Beautiful'?

A) Alluring B) Ugly
C) Disgusting D) Loathsome
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Alluring

Explanation:

Beautiful means good looking, having pleasing personality, glamourous, charming.

Synonyms of Beautiful are handsome, attractive, alluring, cute, fair,...

 

Hence, in the given options Synonym of 'Beautiful' is Alluring.

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Q:

Is Air a Mixture?

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TRUE

Explanation:

True, Air is a Mixture.


Air is considered as mixture for the following reasons ;


1. Air can be separated into its components like N2, O2 , Argon and CO2 by the process of fractional distillation of liquid air.


2. Air shows the properties of all the gases present in the atmosphere.
For example : Oxygen is good Supporter of combustion. Hence air also is good supporter of combustion.


3. Air does not have a fixed formula.


4. Air has a variable composition because air at different places contains different amount of gases.


5. Heat or Light energy is neither absorbed nor released when air is prepared physical by mixing required amount of gases .


6. Mixture does have fixed boiling Point. It holds good in case of liquid air.

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