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The brain is covered by

A) meninges B) skin
C) bone D) all the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) all the above

Explanation:

The central nervous system ( brain and spinal card ) are invested with the meninges which nourish and protect the system .This again is enclosed inside a bony box which has the skin above it

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Q:

The largest proportion of federal revenues comes from

A) borrowing B) excise taxes
C) social insurance taxes D) personal income taxes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) personal income taxes

Explanation:

The largest proportion of federal revenues comes from personal income taxes. Almost half of all federal revenue (47 percent) comes from individual income taxes.

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Can I increase the size of a dynamically allocated array? < Yes / No> if yes, how?

Answer

Yes, using the realloc() function as shown below:


main()


{


        int *p;


        p = ( int *) malloc (20) ;


        t = p;


        t = (int *) realloc ( p, 40);


        if ( t == NULL )


        Printf (" Cannot reallocate, leaves previous allocated region unchanged ");


       else


       {


              if ( p ==t )


              ;  / * the array expanded at the same region */


             else


            { 


                 free ( p ); / * deallocate the original array */


                 p = t;  /* set p to newly allocated region */


             }


      }


}  

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Who has become the first Asian to be chosen for the prestigious "Von Hippel Award" ?

A) Charles Lieber B) Marvin Cohen
C) C.N.R Rao D) Stuart Parkin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) C.N.R Rao

Explanation:

The Von Hippel Award, the Materials Research Society's highest honor, recognizes those qualities most prized by materials scientists and engineers—brilliance and originality of intellect, combined with vision that transcends the boundaries of conventional scientific disciplines. The Von Hippel Award is named after Arthur von Hippel (1898-2003), who was a pioneer in the study of dielectrics, semiconductors, ferromagnetics and ferroelectrics.

Eminent Scientist and Bharat Ratna Prof C.N.R. Rao was awarded 2017 Von Hippel Award. He is first Indian and first Asian to win this honour. The award will be presented to Prof Rao for his interdisciplinary contributions to development of novel functional materials, including nanomaterials, graphene, superconductivity, 2D materials and colossal magnetoresistance at Boston in November 2017.

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Q:

The kilo calories of energy released from one gram of fats is

A) 5.49 B) 4.59
C) 9.45 D) 9.54
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 9.45

Explanation:
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Q:

The universal donor belongs to blood group

A) A B) B
C) AB D) O
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) O

Explanation:

The persons with 'O' blood group do not have antigens in the red corpuscles. So that blood will not cause agglutination of corpuscles if mixed with any type of blood. So group 'O' persons are called universal donors.

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After the ruin of India's trade, industries and handicrafts, the burden of taxation in india had to be mainly borne by

A) Zamindars B) Peasantry
C) Income-tax-payers D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Peasantry

Explanation:
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Q:

Which planet is known as "Bright Wandering Star"?

A) Saturn B) Jupiter
C) Earth D) Venus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jupiter

Explanation:

The planet Jupiter is known as "Bright Wandering Star".

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