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Who is the first woman lawyer to be appointed as Supreme court judge?

A) Indu Malhotra B) Fathima Beevi
C) R. Banumathi D) Ruma Pal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Indu Malhotra

Explanation:

Supreme Court collegium has selected senior advocate Indu Malhotra as the first woman lawyer to be directly appointed as a judge of the apex court.

Along with Malhotra, Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice KM Joseph has also been promoted as a Supreme Court justice.

Malhotra holds the distinction of being only the second woman in Supreme Court’s history to be designated as a senior advocate in 2007.

In all, Malhotra is going to be the seventh woman judge since independence to make it to the Supreme Court.

At present, Justice R Banumathi is the lone woman judge in the apex court.

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Which of the following does not occur during Mitosis?

A) spindle formation B) condensation of the chromosomes
C) breakdown of the nuclear membrane D) replication of the DNA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) replication of the DNA

Explanation:

Replication of the DNA does not occur during Mitosis.

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Which poet first popularized the sonnet form?

A) Edmund Spencer B) Francesco Petrarch
C) Shakespeare D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Francesco Petrarch

Explanation:

The sonnet is a fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter, which employ one of several rhyme schemes and adhere to a tightly structured thematic organization. Francesco Petrarch first popularized the sonnet form and after that many others like Shakespeare, Edmund Spencer and many other started that.

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Q:

The term fourth estate is used in reference to

A) The executive B) Parliament
C) Judiciary D) The Press and newspaper
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The Press and newspaper

Explanation:
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Biogeochemical cycles are crucial to ecosystem function because

A) they keep the planet warm enough for living things to survive B) energy flows through ecosystems in one direction only and is eventually dissipated as heat
C) they prevent catastrophic extinctions D) nutrients and other life-sustaining molecules are in limited supply and must be continually recycled
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) nutrients and other life-sustaining molecules are in limited supply and must be continually recycled

Explanation:

Biogeochemical cycles are crucial to ecosystem function because ::

 

1. Chemical elements are available in only limited amounts and must be recycled.

2. Nutrients and other life-sustaining molecules are in limited supply and must be continually recycled.

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Tubes that bifurcate from the windpipe

A) Bronchi B) pleura
C) Apex D) Adenoids
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bronchi

Explanation:

Tubes that bifurcate from the windpipe are called Bronchi.

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India's longest rail-road bridge #Bogibeel Bridge has built over which river?

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

Explanation:

Bogibeel bridge ( 4940 m ) is a combined road and rail bridge over the Brahmaputra river in the north eastern Indian state of Assam between Dhemaji district and Dibrugarh district.

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Which one of the following National Highways is the longest

A) NH-2 B) NH-7
C) NH-8 D) NH-15
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) NH-7

Explanation:
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