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Which poet first popularized the sonnet form?

A) Edmund Spencer B) Francesco Petrarch
C) Shakespeare D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Francesco Petrarch

Explanation:

The sonnet is a fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter, which employ one of several rhyme schemes and adhere to a tightly structured thematic organization. Francesco Petrarch first popularized the sonnet form and after that many others like Shakespeare, Edmund Spencer and many other started that.

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Q:

Which one of the following National Highways is the longest

A) NH-2 B) NH-7
C) NH-8 D) NH-15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) NH-7

Explanation:
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India's longest rail-road bridge #Bogibeel Bridge has built over which river?

A) Brahmaputra B) Ganga
C) Yamuna D) Godavari
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Brahmaputra

Explanation:

Bogibeel bridge ( 4940 m ) is a combined road and rail bridge over the Brahmaputra river in the north eastern Indian state of Assam between Dhemaji district and Dibrugarh district.

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Biogeochemical cycles are crucial to ecosystem function because

A) they keep the planet warm enough for living things to survive B) energy flows through ecosystems in one direction only and is eventually dissipated as heat
C) they prevent catastrophic extinctions D) nutrients and other life-sustaining molecules are in limited supply and must be continually recycled
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) nutrients and other life-sustaining molecules are in limited supply and must be continually recycled

Explanation:

Biogeochemical cycles are crucial to ecosystem function because ::

 

1. Chemical elements are available in only limited amounts and must be recycled.

2. Nutrients and other life-sustaining molecules are in limited supply and must be continually recycled.

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Q:

The term fourth estate is used in reference to

A) The executive B) Parliament
C) Judiciary D) The Press and newspaper
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The Press and newspaper

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Q:

Long Sightedness means

A) near images are blurry B) far images are blurry
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) near images are blurry

Explanation:

Long sightedness is a common vision condition in which nearby objects are blurry.

 

In this situation, the person with this condition of the eye where the curvature of the cornea is flat or the axial length of the eyeball is short. When light enters the eye, it does not focus directly on the retina, but focuses beyond the retina. This causes near images to appear out of focus and blurred.

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Long sightedness is also called hyperopia, and sometimes presbyopia.

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Q:

Which of the following does not occur during Mitosis?

A) spindle formation B) condensation of the chromosomes
C) breakdown of the nuclear membrane D) replication of the DNA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) replication of the DNA

Explanation:

Replication of the DNA does not occur during Mitosis.

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Q:

Tubes that bifurcate from the windpipe

A) Bronchi B) pleura
C) Apex D) Adenoids
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bronchi

Explanation:

Tubes that bifurcate from the windpipe are called Bronchi.

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