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When the simmon commission visited India the Viceroy was

A) Lloyd George B) Lord lrwin
C) Lord Reading D) Lord Ripon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lord lrwin

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The rate of heartbeat is accelerated by the harmone

A) adrenaline B) acetylcholine
C) thyroxine D) pituitrin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) adrenaline

Explanation:

The hormone adrenaline also called epinephrine is known as a stress harmone. In emotional upset (like fear, anger etc.) this harmone is poured into the blood and it accelerates heart beat. The hormone acetylcholine decelerates heartbeat rate.

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How many Nephrons are in each kidney?

A) 10,000 B) 1,00,000
C) 1,000,000 D) 1000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1,000,000

Explanation:

There are about 1,000,000 nephrons in each human kidney.

Nephron, functional unit of the kidney, the structure that actually produces urine in the process of removing waste and excess substances from the blood.

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When was the Internet available to the Public?

A) 1970 B) 1980
C) 1990 D) 2000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1990

Explanation:

Internet service providers (ISP's) emerged in the late 1980's and early 1990's.

The ARPANET was decommissioned in 1990.

By 1995, the Internet was fully commercialized in the U.S., when the NSFNet was decommissioned, removing the last restrictions on use of the Internet to carry commercial traffic.

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Which Bank has become the first bank in India to launch DigiPOS, a Point of Sale (POS) machine ?

A) Yes Bank B) HDFC Bank
C) ICICI Bank D) SBI
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) HDFC Bank

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A cup of hot coffee is placed on a metal table in a room. By which of the following methods does it lose heat?

A) conduction and convection only B) conduction and radiation only
C) convection and radiation only D) conduction, convection and radiation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) conduction, convection and radiation

Explanation:

Part of the heat is conducted away by the metal table. Convection currents in air near the surface of the coffee are set up which accounts for some heat loss. Heat is also lost by radiation from the hot coffee to the surroundings. Most of the heat is lost by the last method.

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______ Tribunal has banned the use of Chinese 'Kite' strings made of nylon or any other synthetic material in India from July 2017 ?

A) National Green Tribunal B) National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission
C) Industrial Tribunals D) Central Administrative Tribunal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) National Green Tribunal

Explanation:

1. The National Green Tribunal banned the use of ‘Chinese’ kite strings, made of nylon or any synthetic material on the grounds that it poses threat to life and environment.

2. The Tribunal directed all state governments to prohibit the “manufacture, sale, storage, purchase and use” of synthetic manja or nylon threads and all other synthetic strings used for flying kites with immediate effect.

3. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar ordered the authorities to ban import of any synthetic manja.

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Which State Government has approved one per cent reservation for orphans in government jobs under general category?

A) Haryana B) Maharashtra
C) Madhya Pradesh D) Uttar Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Maharashtra

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