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Which statements about viruses are true?

A) HIV contains reverse transcriptase. B) A retrovirus contains RNA.
C) Both A & B D) All RNA-containing viruses are retroviruses.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

The statements true about viruses are :

 

1. The capsid enters the host cell if the virus is enveloped.

2. Enveloped viruses bud from the host cell. 

3. HIV contains reverse transcriptase.

4. A retrovirus contains RNA.

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Which of the following is a micro nutrient?

A) Mg B) Cl
C) P D) Ca
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cl

Explanation:

The micronutrients (or trace minerals): boron (B), chlorine (Cl), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), molybdenum (Mo), nickel (Ni). and cobalt (Co).

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What is a word made up of 4 letters, yet is also made up of 3. Everything is written with 9 letters, and then with 4. Rarely consists of 6, and never is written with 5.

Answer

The Riddle itself has the Answers.


What is a 4 letter word


Yet is written in 3 letters


Everything is written with 9 letters


Then with 4 letters


Rarely has 6 letters


Never is written in 5 letters.

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The bankruptcy of which company initiated the Panic of 1873?

A) Republic Steel Company B) Jay Cooke & Company
C) Standard Oil Company D) Century Building Society
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jay Cooke & Company

Explanation:

Jay Cooke & Company, a major component of the United States banking establishment, found itself unable to market several million dollars in Northern Pacific Railway bonds in september 1873. Cooke's firm, like many others, had invested heavily in the railroads.

 

Hence, the bankruptcy of Jay Cooke & company initiated the Panic of 1873.

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Which type of soil is capable of holding moisture for release to plants during the dry period? Alluvial/Black/ Laterite/Red

Answer

Black

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Which of the following is present in a prokaryotic cell?

A) Ribosomes B) Chloroplast
C) Mitochondria D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ribosomes

Explanation:

Ribosomes are present in prokaryotic cells. These are organelles which consist of two subunits. They are present in both Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells. They are made up of RNA and proteins and present in the cytoplasm and on the membranes and are involved in protein synthesis.

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The greater is the marginal propensity to consume, the

A) lower is the price level B) smaller is the marginal propensity to save
C) lower is the average propensity to consume D) higher is the interest rate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) smaller is the marginal propensity to save

Explanation:
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The Earth's population has ________since the turn of the century

A) Stayed the same B) doubled
C) trebled D) multiplied ten times
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) trebled

Explanation:

The population increases in geometrical progression and has crossed the 5 billion mark. The united nations estimate an average growth rate of 1.5% per annum.

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