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Which is the first metro rail in India?

A) Kolkata B) Hyderabad
C) Delhi D) Mumbai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kolkata

Explanation:

Kolkata Metro Rail is the first metro rail operating since 1984 in India.

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Which statement is true of all atoms that are anions?

A) The atom has fewer protons than does a neutral atom of the same element. B) The atom has more protons than electrons.
C) The atom has more neutrons than protons. D) The atom has more electrons than protons.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The atom has more electrons than protons.

Explanation:

Anions are atoms or radicals (groups of atoms), that have gained electrons. Since they now have more electrons than protons, anions have a negative charge.

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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 Ca++ion.

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

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Daydreaming, Meditation, Intoxication, Sleep and Hypnosis are all types of

A) waking consciousness B) self-absorption
C) altered states of consciousness D) self-awareness
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) altered states of consciousness

Explanation:

Consciousness is the state or quality of awareness, or, of being aware of an external object or something within oneself.

  

Day dreaming, Meditation, Intoxication, Sleep and Hypnosis are all types of altered states of consciousness . In al these states, a person's state of conscious is altered but he has consciousness.

 

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Jamini Roy is a famous

A) Dancer B) Magician
C) Cartoonist D) Painter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Painter

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The Yarlung Zangbo river in India is known as

A) Godavari B) Brahmaputra
C) Ganga D) Indus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brahmaputra

Explanation:

The Yarlung Zangbo river in India is known as Brahmaputra. The river Brahmaputra in China is called Yarlung Tsangpo or Yarlung Zangbo river. In Assam and Arunachal Pradesh it is called Lohit or luit meaning blood.

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The Brahmaputra is one of the major rivers of Asia, a trans-boundary river which flows through China, India and Bangladesh.

 

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In India, during the last decade the total cultivated land for which one of the following crops has remained more or less stagnant?

A) Rice B) Oil Seeds
C) Pulses D) Sugarcane
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pulses

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Which gymnospermic plant cures rheumatism?

A) Ephedra B) Pinus
C) Araucaria D) Gnetum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Gnetum

Explanation:

Oil from Gnetum spp a gymnosperm belonging to the family Gnetaceae is used to relieve the effects of rheumatism

The lianas and shrubs of Gnetum are found in the rain forests of the western ghats.

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