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If people sleep in closed rooms where charcoal fire is burning , they die due to 

A) carbon monoxide B) carbon dioxide
C) methane D) phosgene
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) carbon monoxide

Explanation:

A closed room is aplace where charcoal is burnt in limited supply of air. There is every chance for the formation of the deadly poisonous carbon monoxide, which when inhaled, reacts with the iron in haemoglobin of blood and prevents the supply of oxygen. It is said to be treacherous as there can be no previous warning of its presence because it is an odourless and colourless gas.

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Who is the author of the book "The Alchemist"?

A) Agatha Christie B) Paulo Ceolho
C) Frankenstien D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Paulo Ceolho

Explanation:

Paulo Ceolho is the author of The Alchemist

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In general, which is the cause of a sea breeze?

A) Pressure B) Specific heat
C) Heat D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Specific heat

Explanation:

The usual cause of sea breeze is the difference in specific heat capacity between land and water Land heats and cools more quickly than water.

 

What is the cause of a sea breeze?

The air over the land is warmed and rises, to a greater temperature than that over the sea. This produces a convection current, with cooler air flowing in from over the sea to replace that rising from the land. At night the land cools more than the sea, so the action reverses to produce a land-breeze, blowing off the land.

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The instrument of instructions contained in the Government of India Act, 1935 has been incorporated in the Constitution of India in the year 1950 as ______ 

A) Fundamental Rights B) Directive Principles of the State Policy
C) Fundamental Duities D) Emergency Provisions
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Emergency Provisions

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Who is author of the book 'Preparing for the Twenty First Century '

A) V.S.Naipaul B) John Ruskin
C) Paul Kennedy D) Henry Kissinger
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Paul Kennedy

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What part of the body controls balance?

A) Cerebrum B) Cerebellum
C) Medulla oblangata D) Amygdala
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cerebellum

Explanation:

The cerebellum is a small part of the brain positioned at the back of the head, where it meets the spine, which acts as the body's movement and balance control centre.

 

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It's a lot smaller than the cerebrum at only 1/8 of its size. But it's a very important part of the brain.

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What happens during the S-phase of the cell cycle?

A) cell division B) cell growth
C) DNA replication D) protein and enzyme synthesis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) DNA replication

Explanation:

S-phase (synthesis phase) is the part of the cell cycle in which DNA is replicated, occurring between G1 phase and G2 phase. Precise and accurate DNA replication is necessary to prevent genetic abnormalities which often lead to cell death or disease.

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Which of these does not contain a structural protein?

A) Tendons B) Ovalbumin
C) Muscles D) Ligaments
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ovalbumin

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