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Did mercury cure syphilis?

Answer

Mercury was the remedy of choice for syphilis in Protestant Europe. Until the early 20th century, the primary treatment for syphilis was mercury, in the form of calomel, ointments, steam baths, pills, and other concoctions.


Mercury was already being used in Western Europe to treat skin diseases.

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 What are the advantages of fragmentation?

A) reduced disk space requirements B) higher availability
C) finer granularity of archives and resources D) parallel scans are possible with PDQ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) higher availability

Explanation:
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One of the following companies does have business interest in both oil and shipping sectors. Identify this.

A) Tata Group B) Reliance Group
C) Essar Group D) ONGC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Essar Group

Explanation:
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Kalachakra ceremony is associated with which religion?

A) Buddhism B) Islam
C) Hinduism D) Jainism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Buddhism

Explanation:

Kalachakra ceremony is associated with Buddhism. It is a way of planting a seed, and the seed will have karmic effect. One doesn't need to be present at the Kalachakra ceremony in order to receive its benefits.

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The combined gas law relates which of the following?

A) Volume & Temperature B) Temperature & Pressure
C) Volume & Pressure D) Volume, Temperature & Pressure
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Volume, Temperature & Pressure

Explanation:

The combined gas law states that the ratio between the pressure-volume product and the temperature of a system remains constant.

 

Hence it depends on all the three Volume, Temperature & Pressure.

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Process by which sediment is removed from its source is called

A) deposition B) erosion
C) weathering D) composition
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) erosion

Explanation:

Process by which sediment is removed from its source is called Erosion.

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Plants are photoautotrophs. What does this mean?

Answer

Photoautotrophs are those organisms that can make their own food using sun light with the help of the process of photosynthesis.


Plants can prepare their own food using sunlight. Hence they are Photoautotrophs.

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India's first Miss Trans Queen

A) Nitasha Biswas B) Namita Ammu
C) Veena Sendre D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Veena Sendre

Explanation:

Veena Sendre from Chhattisgarh was the India's first Miss Trans Queen.

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