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Cortisol is secreted by

A) Thyroid gland B) Pituitary gland
C) Adrenal gland D) Parathyroid gland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Adrenal gland

Explanation:
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Q:

In the making of jewels, gold is usually mixed with 

A) zinc B) tin
C) copper D) aluminium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) copper

Explanation:

In making jewels, gold is usually mixed with copper to make it little hard.

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Q:

Updated List of Cabinet Ministers of India in September 2017 ?

Answer

Sr. No             Minister                         Portfolio


 1.           Shri Narendra Modi         Prime Minister and also in-charge of:


                                                           – Ministry of Personnel
                                                            – Public Grievances and Pensions
                                                            – Department of Atomic Energy
                                                            – Department of Space


  All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister.


  2.           Shri Raj Nath Singh         Minister of Home Affairs


  3.           Smt. Sushma Swaraj       Minister of External Affairs


  4.           Shri Arun Jaitley            -  Minister of Finance


                                                    – Minister of Corporate Affair


 5.           Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari   – Minister of Road Transport & Highway


                                                      – Minister of shipping 


                                                      – Minister of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation


 6.           Suresh Prabhu                     Minister of Commerce & Industry


 7.           D.V Sadananda Gowda        Minister of Statistics & Programme Implementation


 8.           Sushri Uma Bharati             Minister of Drinking Water & Sanitation


 9.           Nirmala Sitharaman            Minister of Defence


 10.         Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi          Minister of Minority Affairs


 11.         Shri Ramvilas Paswan         Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution


 12.         Maneka Sanjay Gandhi       Minister of Women & Child Development


 13.         Shri Ananth Kumar          – Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers
                                                    – Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs


 14.         Shri. Ravi Shankar Prasad    – Minister of Law & Justice                                                                                                    – Minister of Electronics & Information Technology         


 15.         Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda      Minister of Health & Family Welfare


16.         Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati     Minister of Civil Aviation


17.         Shri. Anant Geete                      Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises     


18.         Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal         Minister of Food Processing Industries


19.         Shri Narendra Singh Tomar         – Minister of Rural Development
                                                             – Minister of Panchayati Raj
                                                            – Minister of Drinking Water & Sanitation


20.         Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh      Minister of Steel


21.         Shri Jual Oram                              Minister of Tribal Affairs


22.         Shri Radha Mohan Singh                Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare          


23.         Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot              Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment


24.         Smt. Smriti Irani                           – Minister of Textiles
                                                                – Minister of Information & Broadcasting            


25.         Dr Harsh Vardhan                         – Minister of Science & Technology
                                                                – Minister of Earth Sciences
                                                               – Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change


26.          Prakash Javadekar                        Human Resource Development


27.          Piyush Goyal                                 – Minister of Railways


                                                                – Minster of Coal


28.         Dharmendra Pradhan                     – Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas


                                                               – Minister of Skill Development & Enterprise

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Q:

Which of the following is an Organic Molecule?

A) Nitrogen gas B) Ammonia
C) Fructose D) Water
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Fructose

Explanation:

Fructose is an Organic molecule among the given options.

  

Organic Molecules :

An organic molecule is one which contains carbon, although not all compounds that contain carbon are organic molecules. Noticeable exceptions are carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), carbonates (e.g. calcium carbonate), carbides (e.g. calcium carbide) and cyanides (e.g. sodium cyanide). Pure carbon compounds such as diamond and graphite are also not organic compounds. Organic molecules can range in size from simple molecules to complex structures containing thousands of atoms.

 

Although carbon is present in all organic compounds, other elements such as hydrogen (H), oxygen(O), nitrogen (N), sulfur (S) and phosphorus (P) are also common in these molecules.

 

In simple, Molecules needed for life that have carbon are called Organic Molecules.

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What is the unique about the film ' Adi Shankaracharya '

A) It is the first Sanskrit Film B) It has no female actress
C) It is the first film of the director G.V.Iyer D) It has won the National Award
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) It is the first Sanskrit Film

Explanation:
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Q:

Which of the following describes the process of glycolysis?

A) It represents the first stage in the chemical oxidation of glucose by a cell. B) Breakdown of Glucose
C) Converts Glucose to Pyruvate D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

Glycolysis is the chemical process that converts glucose C₆H₁₂O₆, into Pyruvate, CH₃COCOO− + H⁺.

    • It represents the first stage in the chemical oxidation of glucose by a cell.

 



    • The free energy released in this process is used to form the high-energy molecules ATP and NADH.

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Q:

What is the minimum and maximum length of the header in the TCP segment and IP datagram?

Answer

The header should have a minimum length of 20 bytes and can have a maximum length of 60 bytes.

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Q:

The Mode of nutrition in which particulate food is devoured is 

A) holozoic B) holophytic
C) saprophytic D) Parasitic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) holozoic

Explanation:

The feeding mechanism is of several types. If it is entirely plant-like (photosynthesis),it is called holophytic. It is entirely (holo) animal-like (zoic), that is devouring already existing food, it is called holozoic.

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