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Which of the following is an example of polygenic inheritance?

A) Skin pigmentation in humans B) Huntingtonʹs disease in humans
C) White and purple flower color in peas D) The ABO blood groups in humans
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Skin pigmentation in humans

Explanation:

Polygenic inheritance involves the determination of a particular phenotypic characteristic by many genes, called polygenes(group of genes influencing a quantitative characteristic), each having a small effect individually.

Height and skin colour in humans are examples of Polygenic characters.

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Q:

Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom is called

A) Nuclear energy B) Atomic energy
C) Potential energy D) Kinetic energy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nuclear energy

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IPR stands for

A) Intellectual Property Rights B) International Property Rights
C) International Postgraduate Research D) Indian Property Rights
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Intellectual Property Rights

Explanation:

IPR's stands for Intellectual Property Rights. Intellectual property is the product of the human intellect including creativity concepts, inventions, industrial models, trademarks, songs, literature, symbols, names, brands,....etc.

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Who became the Chief Minister of a state only for one day?

A) Zakir Hussain B) Jagdambika Pal
C) Rajendra Prasad D) Rajiv Gandhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jagdambika Pal

Explanation:

Jagdambika Pal was the Ex - Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh only for one day i.e, on 21 Feb to 22 Feb in the year 1997.

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Which line is an example of the poetic technique metonymy?

A) I’m martyr to a motion not my own B) These old bones live to learn her wanton ways
C) Let seed be grass, and grass turn into hay D) I swear she cast a shadow white as stone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) These old bones live to learn her wanton ways

Explanation:

Metonymy is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept. Hence it occurs when a word is replaced by a word that has an obvious relation to itself.

 

In the given example of the text, the bones refer to the human being.

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A Website address is a unique name that identifies a specific

A) Link B) PDA
C) Web browser D) Website
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Website

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Q:

Ram Mohan Roy was given the title of Raja by

A) British B) Cholas
C) Mughals D) Dutch
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mughals

Explanation:

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Raja Ram Mohan Roy, a social and educational reformer, was an idealist who contributed immensely in eradicating social evils prevalent in the society during the 18th century.
He was popularly known as "Father of Modern India".

 

He was given the title of Raja by the Mughal emperor Akbar Shah II in the year 1830 as he had gone to England as an envoy of the emperor.

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Unlike conservation, what does preservation emphasize?

A) Saving natural resources B) Managing natural resoucres
C) Carrying capacity D) Renewing natural resources
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Saving natural resources

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