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Who became the first European : Woman to travel to the Forbidden City of Tibet

A) Gertude Bell B) Althea Gibson
C) Alexandra David Neel D) Ann Bancraft
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Alexandra David Neel

Explanation:
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Who has been described as the "destroyer of the Sakas, the Yavanas and the Pallavas"?

A) Skanda Gupta B) Gautamiputra Satakarni
C) Simuka D) Satakarni I
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gautamiputra Satakarni

Explanation:

Gautamiputra Satakarni has been described as the "destroyer of the Sakas, the Yavanas and the Pallavas".

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The Length of the Day is determined in

A) length of the hours B) length of the year
C) astronomical units D) solar terms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) astronomical units

Explanation:

The Length of the Day is determined in Astronomical Units.

The length of a day corresponds to the time the Earth takes to turn around on its axis, which is approximately 24 hours. But it's not exactly 24 hours. 

This phenomenon is due to tides raised by the Moon which slow Earth's rotation. Because of the way the second is defined, the mean length of a day is now about 86 400.002 seconds, and is increasing by about 1.7 milliseconds per century.

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"Light years" is the unit of _____?

A) Acceleration B) Distance
C) Light Intensity D) Weight
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Distance

Explanation:

A Light-year is a distance that light travels in the vacuum in one Julian year (365.25 days).

The light-year is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances. It is about 9.5 trillion kilometers or 5.9 trillion miles. 

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DNA is made of repeating units called

A) Nucleotides B) Ribozomes
C) Peptides D) Aminoacids
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nucleotides

Explanation:

DNA is a very long chain polymer made up of thousands of repeating units called nucleotides.

 

Nucleotide Unit is composed of a phosphate group, a pentose sugar, and a nitrogenous base.

 

The sides of the DNA ladder are made up of alternating deoxyribose sugar -- phosphate group units.

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All of the following are true of neurons except that

A) they conduct a nervous impulse B) they are a very specialized form of connective tissue
C) thay are separated from one another by synapses D) When mature, they lose ability to divide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) they are a very specialized form of connective tissue

Explanation:

All of the following are true of neurons except that they are a very specialized form of connective tissue.

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One of the ingredients of the paste on the side of a match box is 

A) Phosphorus pentaoxide B) Phosphorus trichloride
C) Phosphorus trisulphide D) Phosphorus trioxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Phosphorus trisulphide

Explanation:

The paste applied to the side of a match box is a mixture of phosphorus trisulphide, glass powder (or sand) to cause friction and glue (binding material)

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Which Sultan's reign witnessed as much as half of the produce being charged as revenue from certain provinces?

A) Mohammed bin Tughlaq B) Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq
C) Alauddin Khilji D) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Alauddin Khilji

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