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Who among the following has been awarded by the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award-2017 for his crucial mediating role and efforts to help children effected by the insurgency in his country?

 

A) Zannah Mustapha   B) Francois Gabart  
C) Sarah Mullally   D) Cyril Ramaphosa  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Zannah Mustapha  

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Which three processes are methods of genetic recombination?

A) independent assortment B) Crossing over
C) fertilization D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

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Genetic recombination is a complex process that involves alignment of two homologous DNA strands, precise breakage of each strand, equal exchange of DNA segments between the two strands, and sealing of the resultant recombined DNA molecules through the action of enzymes called ligases.

Crossing over, independent assortment and fertilization are methods of genetic recombination.

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A study published in PLOS Medicine found that obesity was the cause of 1 in 10 deaths in the United States. Also, obesity was the third-leading cause of death in men and women, after high blood pressure and smoking. Hence, many doctors believe that it’s high time obesity be placed in the category of serious diseases as it not only decreases life expectancy but also impairs the normal functioning of the body.
Which of the following statements, if true, undermines the given argument?

A) Extreme obesity can shorten a person's life span by 10 years. B) Obesity is the result of eating of too much and of a sedentary lifestyle and cannot be defined as a disease per se.
C) Obesity can be a genetic disorder such as sickle-cell anemia and Tay- Sachs, which are classified as diseases. D) The Food and Drug Administration, the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the Obesity Society, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and the American College of Gastroenterology have i
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Obesity is the result of eating of too much and of a sedentary lifestyle and cannot be defined as a disease per se.

Explanation:

The given argument states that obesity should be categorized as a serious disease as it is known to decrease life expectancy and to harm the normal functioning of the body just like any other life-threatening disease. Option B undermines the argument by pointing out that obesity is mostly a lifestyle problem and not a disease. Compared to 40 years ago, people today spend more time commuting, sitting in front of a computer, watching television, playing video games, and generally exercising less, and end up burning fewer calories. Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has collaborated with which company to distribute Covid vaccines under Covax alliance?

A) Roche B) Pfizer
C) Merck D) Johnson & Johnson
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pfizer

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Active/Passive voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active voice.

 

The General presented us a detailed battle plan.

 

A) A detailed battle plan will be presented to us by the General. B) The General presents us a detailed battle plan.
C) A detailed battle plan was presented to us by the General. D) Presenting of a detailed battle plan was being done by the General to us.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A detailed battle plan was presented to us by the General.

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__________________ is a good whose quantity demanded decreases when consumer income rises.

A) Veblen good B) normal good
C) exclusive good D) inferior good
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) inferior good

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In the question, a word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in two matrices given below. The columns and rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g., 'B' can be represented by 00, 13 etc., and 'A' can be represented by 55, 69 etc.

Similarly you have to identify the set for the word 'GIRL'

A) 02, 56, 97, 24 B) 31, 79, 68, 42
C) 23, 97, 77, 11 D) 11, 88, 95, 23
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 23, 97, 77, 11

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In January 2018, Aziz Ansari became the first Indian-American and first Asian to win a Golden Globe award for which comedy series?

 

A) Parent Trap B) Running North
C) Master of None D) Gone with the wind
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Master of None

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