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When is the world's Asthma day celebrated?

A) 7 may 2013 B) 7 june 2013
C) 7 january 2013 D) 7 july 2013
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 7 may 2013

Explanation:

7th may is considered as world's Asthma day .This worked with the theme of "you can controll your asthma"

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Organisms need Nutrients in order to

A) Breaking down food B) Utilize chemical compounds
C) recycling D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Breaking down food

Explanation:

Nutrients are necessary for break down the food and supply energy to the organisms and to carry out essential life functions.

  • Important nutrients are Hydrogen, Carbon and Oxygen.

 

  • Some more important nutrients for plants are : Potassium, Sulphur, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Calcium and Magnesium. 
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Why are yeast cells frequently used as hosts for cloning?

A) they are eukaryotic cells B) they do not have plasmids
C) only yeast cells allow the gene to be cloned D) they easily form colonies
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) they are eukaryotic cells

Explanation:

If you were to produce a protein in bacterial cloning systems, you would not get the same post transcriptional and post translational modifications because the prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems work differently on the modifications.

Thus human recombinant protein genes are usually cloned in yeast cells. Also since they have a short generation time, they can be easily culture.

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Q:

Oscar Awards are conferred annually by

A) Academy of Motion Pictures, arts and sciences, USA B) Hollywood Foreign Press Association
C) Government of United States D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Academy of Motion Pictures, arts and sciences, USA

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Which scientist discovered the radioactive element radium?

A) Isaac Newton B) Marie Curie
C) Benjamin Franklin D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Marie Curie

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Who won the US Open 2018?

A) Brooks Koepka B) Tommy Fleetwood
C) T. Finau D) D. Johnson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Brooks Koepka

Explanation:

Brooks Koepka shot a final round 68 for 281 (+1) to win his second straight U.S. Open, one stroke ahead of runner-up Tommy Fleetwood, who closed with the sixth round of 63 in U.S. Open history.

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Karnataka Bank Limited has recently launched Missed Call Banking Facility. Which of the following Statements are true regarding this?

(1) After giving missed call, the customer gets his account balance/mini statement through SMS on his mobile

(2) This Facility is free of cost

(3) Bank customers can give missed call from their registered mobile number to the designated numbers of the Bank and Know balance in their account or get mini statement

(4) These services are available only from registered mobile number of a customer to ensure confidentiality of the account details.

A) 1,3 and 4 B) 1,2 and 3
C) 1,2 and 4 D) 1,2,3 and 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1,2,3 and 4

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Proclamation of Emergency under Article 352 has been done How many times ?

A) 4 B) 3
C) 2 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3

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