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There are how many Non-permanant members of Security Council?

A) 5 B) 10
C) 15 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10

Explanation:

There are 10 Non-permanant members of Security Council

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Name the cricketer who has become the first Indian to face 500-plus balls in an Test match innings ? 

A) Virat Kohli B) Cheteshwar Pujara
C) Karun Nair D) Murli Vijay
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cheteshwar Pujara

Explanation:

India's most consistent middle-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara stormed his way into record books after playing a marathon innings against Australia on fourth day of the third Test match
surpassing Rahul Dravid previous best of 495 balls. 

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Q:

Washing soda is 

A) sodium hydroxide B) sodium carbonate
C) sodium bicorbonate D) Potassium chloride
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) sodium carbonate

Explanation:

Sodium hydroxide - NaOH is caustic soda

 

Sodium carbonate - Na2CO3 is washing soda

 

Sodium bicarbonate - NaHCO3  is baking soda 

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Q:

Lamarck's theory of inheritance of acquired characters was challenged by 

A) August Weismann B) Hugo de Vries
C) Herbert Spencer D) Carl Linnaeus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Herbert Spencer

Explanation:

August Weismann cut off the tails of mice for 21 successive generations and still they produced generation after generation of only tailed young ones. So he concluded that acquired characters are not inherited.

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Q:

In plant body, the water and minerals are transported by _______

A) Bast B) Collenchyma
C) parenchyma D) Xylum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Xylum

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Q:

Which compound matches the IR Spectrum?

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A) 3 – Hexanol B) Trans – 4 – Octene
C) 1, 5 – Hexadiene D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1, 5 – Hexadiene

Explanation:

Infrared spectroscopy involves the interaction of infrared radiation with matter. It is used by chemists to determine functional groups in molecules. IR Spectroscopy measures the vibrations of atoms, and based on this it is possible to determine the functional groups.

Here in the given spectrum, there is no alcohol stretch present in the spectrum. There is no vinyl bending present in the spectrum.
 

Hence, both options B and C are compounds that are not matching with IR spectrum. 1, 5 – Hexadiene is the compound matches the IR Spectrum.

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Q:

Netherlands is hosting a festival of India at which cities in 2017 ?

A) Hague B) Amsterdam
C) Groningen D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

A Festival of India is being organized in the Netherlands from 26 January – 27 March 2017. The events will be held in the cities of The Hague, Amsterdam, Rotterdam/Maastricht, Utrecht, Eindhoven and Groningen.

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Q:

Badrinath is situated on the bank of river

A) Yamuna B) Alaknanda
C) Saraswathi D) Ganga
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Alaknanda

Explanation:

The Alaknanda is a Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and one of the two headstreams of the Ganga. Badrinath is situated on the bank of river Alaknanda.

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