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Q:

In 1936 Gandhi shifted his ashram to segaon from Sabarmati . What new name did Gandhi give the villege?

Answer

Sevagram

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The 1849 Gold-Rush was due to gold discovered at

Answer

Northern California

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Q:

The current infection control guidelines from the CDC are called

Answer

The current infection control guidelines from the CDC (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) are called Standard or Universal Precautions.

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Q:

The right ventricle transports oxygenated blood to the lungs.

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

Explanation:

The right ventricle transports deoxygenated blood to the lungs, where the oxygenation takes place.


Hence, the given statement is FALSE.

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Q:

Which of the following mixtures is not a colloid?

A) Sugar water B) Milk
C) Paint D) Fog
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sugar water

Explanation:

Colloids include gels, sols, and emulsions; the particles do not settle, and cannot be separated out by ordinary filtering or centrifuging like those in a suspension.

These Colloid substances consists of ultramicroscopic particles of one substance dispersed through another substance from which we cannot separate them.

 

Sugar water is not a colloid and it is a solution in which we can separate them.

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Q:

Plant cells perform photosynthesis, which occurs in the

A) Nucleus B) Mitochondria
C) Cytoplasm D) Chloroplasts
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Chloroplasts

Explanation:

Photosynthesis takes place inside plant cells in small things called chloroplasts.

Chloroplasts contain a green substance called chlorophyll and this absorbs the light energy needed to make photosynthesis happen.

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What is the name of a 12-year-old Indian-origin boy who has been crowned as the UK's 'child genius' in a popular television quiz competition ?

A) Rahul Doshi B) Anshul Verma
C) Ravi Sharma D) Ronan Kumar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rahul Doshi

Explanation:
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Q:

Biological control is to check growth of 

A) plants B) animals
C) weeds D) one pest by another
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) one pest by another

Explanation:

Biological Control: This method is very effective. One pest is destroyed by another organism. For example the aphids are killed by lady beetle. The prickly pear is eradicted by cochineal insect. Here the advantage is, one does not use harmful chemicals which may get into the host plants.

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