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Whom the Greeks refered to as Amitraghata?

A) Chandragupta Maurya B) Bimbisara
C) Bindusara D) Vasudeva
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Bindusara

Explanation:
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Find the Missing Number Puzzle for the Given

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A) 8 B) 16
C) 9 D) 12
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 9

Explanation:

Given

 

6 = 3 => Number of letters in SIX = 3

 

12 = 6 => Number of letters in TWELVE = 6

 

14 = 8 => Number of letters in FOURTEEN = 8

 

Similarly,

 

22 = 9 => Number of letters in TWENTY TWO = 9

 

 

 

 

 

Therefore, 22 = 9.

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The firm which leads the list of 54 indian firms in the recently released Forbes 'Global 2000' list

Answer

Reliance Industries 

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Siphon will fail to work if

A) The level of the liquid in the two vessels are at the same height B) The temperature of the liquids in the two vessels are the same
C) The densities of the liquid in the two vessels are equal D) Both its limbs are of unequal length
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The level of the liquid in the two vessels are at the same height

Explanation:

Siphon is a tube bent to form two legs of unequal length by which a liquid can be transferred from a reservoir and then down to a lower level of it.

 

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Siphon will fail to work if, the level of the liquid in the two vessels are at the same height.

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Q:

In which year was "Jana Gana Mana" adopted as the National Anthem  ?

A) 1947 B) 1949
C) 1951 D) 1950
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1950

Explanation:

1950

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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:

______ 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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Q:

World’s first oil paintings have been found in which of the following countries ? 

A) China B) Afghanistan
C) India D) Pakistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Afghanistan

Explanation:

In Afghanistan, Bamiyan caves.

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