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The enzyme that is necessary to bring about clotting of blood is

A) peptidase	B) amylase
C) lipase	D) thrombokinase

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) thrombokinase

Explanation:

The clotting of blood is a chain reaction initiated by the enzyme thrombokinase produced by the platelets. This causes prothrombin to be converted into thrombin in the presence of $C a^{+ +}$ ion.

Thrombin combines with fibrinogen to produce fibrin threads which entangles the corpuscles to form the clot.

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' A Valley of ten thousand smokes' is the name given to a zone near the volcano

A) Mauna loa of Hawaie	B) Pinatabu of Philippines
C) Pelle in the Caribbean sea	D) Katmai of Alaska

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Katmai of Alaska

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Which is the longest snake in the world?

A) Black Mamba	B) Puff Adder
C) Reticulated Python	D) Anaconda

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Reticulated Python

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Which one of the following laws explain the formation of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide from carbon and oxygen

A) Laws of conservation of mass	B) Laws of multiple proportion
C) Laws of reciprocal proportions	D) Law of definite proportions

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Laws of multiple proportion

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Who is the newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ?

A) Achal Kumar Jyoti	B) V S Sampath
C) Om Prakash Rawat	D) H S Brahma

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Achal Kumar Jyoti

Explanation:

Achal Kumar Jyoti (64), a retired 1975 IAS Officer batch of Gujarat Cadre, is the newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), who took over as the head of the Election Commission in New Delhi on today. He succeeded Dr Nasim Zaidi. Jyoti will continue as the Chief Election Commissioner till January 17, 2018. Prior to this appointment, he was Election Commissioner of India. A CEC or an EC can have a tenure of six years or hold office till the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.

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Special 3-D photographs which have been taken with laser beams (and which make the objects look real) are called what?

A) Holograms	B) 3D special effects
C) Portraits	D) DVD

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Holograms

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A quality audit is

A) a structured, independent review to determine whether project activities comply with organizational and project policies, processes, and procedures.	B) the process of regularly evaluating overall project performance to provide confidence that the project will satisfy relevant quality standards.
C) an approach where the team members meet regularly to improve the process of quality control on their project.	D) the process of determining the appropriate actions to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the project to provide added benefits to project stakeholders.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a structured, independent review to determine whether project activities comply with organizational and project policies, processes, and procedures.

Explanation:

“A quality audit is a structured, independent review to determine whether project activities comply with organizational and project policies, processes, and procedures.”

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The newly appointed adviser to Odsha government on public health programmes, K. Srinath Reddy is the receiver of which prestigious civilian award ?

A) Padma Vibushan	B) Padma Shri
C) Padma Bhushan	D) Bharat Ratna

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