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Gustation refers to the sense of which of the following ?

A) Smell B) Hearing
C) Tactile D) Taste
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Taste

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How many constellations have been named?

A) 88 B) 99
C) 90 D) 87
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 88

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Which is the most powerful piece in a game of chess?

A) King B) Queen
C) Rook D) Knight
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Queen

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'Akash' developed by DRDO is

A) A surface-to-air missile system B) A surface-to-surface missile system
C) A air-to-surface missile system D) Not a missile system
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A surface-to-air missile system

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‘Altitude sickness’ is caused at high altitude due to

A) high partial pressure of oxygen B) low partial pressure of oxygen
C) low level of haemoglobin D) high partial pressure of carbon dioxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) low partial pressure of oxygen

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Altitude sickness, the mildest form being acute mountain sickness (AMS), is the negative health effect of high altitude, caused by rapid exposure to low amounts of oxygen at high elevation.

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Who propounded the homeopathic principle of 'like cures like'?

A) Hippocrates B) Samuel Hahnemann
C) Samuel Cockburn D) George Vithoulkas
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Samuel Hahnemann

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Who played Gandhi in 1982's Oscar Winning Movie of the same name?

A) Ben Kingsley B) Saeed Jaffrey
C) Marlon Brando D) Richard Attenborough
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ben Kingsley

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Orbital period of Halley's comet is ___ years.

A) 25 B) 50
C) 75 D) 100
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 75

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