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A mixture of sand and naphthalene can be seperated by __________

A) Fractional distillation B) Sublimation
C) Chromatography D) Any of them
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sublimation

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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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Q:

One light year is approximately equal to

A) 10^12 mts B) 10^16 mts
C) 10^11 mts D) 10^13 mts
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10^16 mts

Explanation:

Light year is the unit of to express astronomical distances, that light can travel in one year. Light moves at a velocity of about 300,000 kilometers (km) each second. So in one year, it can travel about 10 trillion km. More precisely, one light-year is equal to 9,500,000,000,000 kilometers.

 

Approximately, 1 light year = 10^16 mts.

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The abundance of which type of mangrove tree has lent its name to the saltwater swamp which forms in the lower part of the Ganges delta?

Answer

Sundari

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The energy stored in photosynthesis is obtained from

A) Sunlight B) Oxidation of glucose
C) Breakdown of proteins D) breakdown of glucose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sunlight

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Q:

Grand Central Terminal Park Avenue is the world's

A) smallest railway station B) largest railway station
C) longest railway station D) None of above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) largest railway station

Explanation:

Grand Central Terminal also referred to as Grand Central Station or Grand Central is the world’s largest railway station in terms of platforms in New York City with 44 platforms covering 48 acres.

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Q:

Who wrote The Great Indian Middle Class?

A) Pawan verma B) Arundhati Roy
C) Vikram Chandra D) Jayprakash Sharma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pawan verma

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India's rank in the State of World's Mothers Index 2014

Answer

137

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