General Science Questions

Proteins are made from chain of aminoacids.

Auto-immune disease :: Sometimes, due to genetic and other unknown reasons, the body attack self-cells. This results in damage to the body and is called auto-immune disease.

From the options,

-> Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder in which antibodies are produced against the synovial membrane and cartilage.

-> Vitiligo causes white patches on skin also characterised as autoimmune disorder.

-> Psoriasis is a skin disease that causes itchy or sore patches of thick red skin and is also autoimmune.

-> Alzheimer's disease is a chronic neurodegenerative disease. Alzheimer's disease is due to deficiency of neurotransmitter acetylcholine.

Hence, Alzheimer's is not the auto-immune disease.

The    HIV    virus    continuously    invades    and destroys  T-cells  (lymphocytes).  Eventually  the body can't replace the T-cells fast enough, and the  immune  system  deteriorates.  When  the immune  system has deteriorated to the point that it is unable to fight off diseases, a person is diagnosed with AIDS.

Temperate Cyclones are cyclones of mid-latitudes and hence are primarily under influence of permanent winds of mid-latitudes i.e. westerlies. Their movement is therefore eastwards of their origin with average velocity of 32km per hour in summers and 48km per hour in winters.

Movement of Tropical CyclonesNormally, they move from east to west under the influence of trade winds because trade winds are permanent winds of tropical latitudes. The general direction is therefore westwards from their origin. They advance with varying velocities. Weak cyclones move at the speed of about 32km per hour while hurricanes attain the velocity of 180km per hour or more.

From the given options, a power plant uses a nonrenewable energy source to make electricity. A power plant uses coal for making power production.

Yellow Journalism refers to a type of journalism with the use of lurid features like eye catching head lines and sensationalized news in newspaper publishing to attract readers and increase circulation. The techniques that are used in this journalism may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism.