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Q:

Which insect sits on uncovered food?

A) bees B) flies
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

Both flies and bees can sit on the uncovered food and contaminate the food.

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Q:

The fastest growing plant is ______ ?

A) Ashoka B) Banyan
C) Eucalyptus D) Rose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Eucalyptus

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Q:

Who is the father of Tissue Culture ?

A) Gautheret B) Haberlandt
C) Bonner D) Laibach
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Haberlandt

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Q:

Water soluble vitamin include

A) vitamin C B) niacin
C) riboflavin D) all of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) all of the above

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Q:

One fathom is equal to how many meters ? 

A) 1.7699 B) 2.0210
C) 1.8288 D) 2.1212
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1.8288

Explanation:

One fathom = 1.8288 meters = 6 feet

A fathom is a unit of length used especially for measuring the depth of water.

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Q:

The power of a lens is measured in:

A) diopters B) aeon
C) lumen D) candela
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) diopters

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Q:

Water is a compound because it?

A) it contains two different elements joined by chemical bond B) it contains hydrogen & oxygen
C) it exists as solid, liquid or gas D) it cannot be split up into simpler substances by chemicals means
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) it contains two different elements joined by chemical bond

Explanation:

We know that All compounds are molecules, but not all molecules are compounds.

Water is a molecule because it is made from atoms that have been chemically combined. It is also a compound because the atoms that make water are not all the same - some are oxygen and some are hydrogen.

 

Hence, Water is a molecule and a compound.

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Q:

Which of the following is not a Jovian planet?

A) Jupiter B) Earth
C) Saturn D) Neptune
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Earth

Explanation:

Earth is not a Jovian Planet as it is a Terrestrial planet.

A planet designated as Jovian is hence a gas giant, composed primarily of hydrogen and helium gas with varying degrees of heavier elements.

 

Within the Solar System, four Jovian planets exist – Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Though these planets vary in terms of size, mass, and composition, they all share certain characteristics that cause them to differ greatly from the terrestrial planets located in the inner Solar System.

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