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Which virus is not associated with cancer?

A) Epstein-Barr virus B) Papillomavirus
C) Retrovirus D) Hepatitis virus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Retrovirus

Explanation:

In the above given options, Retrovirus is the only virus which is not associated with cancer. Here the viruses which are associated with different types of cancer. They are:

Hepatitis virus which is associated with Liver cancer

Papillomavirus which is associated with Cervical cancer

Epstein-Barr virus which is associated with Burkitt's lymphoma.

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How many Earth- sized Exoplanets have been discovered by NASA around a single star in February 2017 ?

A) 14 B) 7
C) 6 D) 11
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 7

Explanation:

NASA announced a Seven new system of Exoplanets, which are Earth-size, and could potentially hold life.These exoplanets are located outside of our solar system and orbit a star. NASA has named the system of planets after the ‘Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope,’ which is located in Chile. This telescope first discovered three of the planets in this system in May 2016. Unlike Earth, which rotates on its axis, the planets are “tidally locked to the star.” This means that one side of the planet has only day, and one side has only night. It also means the weather conditions are unlike what we experience on Earth.

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Which among the following forms of precipitation is different from the rest?

A) dew B) fog
C) mist D) hail
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) hail

Explanation:

While dew , fog and mist are formed due to condensation of vapour into water drops, hail falls from the clouds in the form of hard pellets of ice.

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What is the official language of African Development Bank

A) English B) French
C) (a) and (b) D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) (a) and (b)

Explanation:
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Q:

Name an English Word of more than 2 letters that both begins and ends with the letters

Answer

Headache and Heartache are the only two words that of more than 2 letters that both begins and ends with the letters "HE" in the same order.

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Q:

Claude Bernard first recognized

A) plant stomata opening and closing to maintain homeostasis B) chemical reactions of enzymes
C) separate fluids outside and inside the cell D) feedback loops
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) plant stomata opening and closing to maintain homeostasis

Explanation:

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Claude Bernard was a French physiologist, who first recognised plant stomata opening and closing to maintain homeostasis.

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Q:

Which event occurs during interphase?

A) Centrioles appear B) Spindle fibers begin to form
C) The cell grows D) Centromeres divide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The cell grows

Explanation:

The cell carries out the metabolic processes and it grows during interphase.

The cell cycle has three phases that must occur before mitosis, or cell division happens. These three phases are collectively known as interphase. They are G1, S, and G2.

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Q:

The Buddh International Circuit is in

A) Gandhinagar B) Greater Noida
C) Guwahati D) New Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Greater Noida

Explanation:

The Buddh International Circuit, an Indian motor racing circuit, is located in Greater Noida.

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