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Who deciphered the Brahmi and Kharoshthi scripts?

A) Piyadassi B) Colin Mackenzie
C) Alexander Cunningham D) James Prinsep
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) James Prinsep

Explanation:

The inscriptions of Asoka were first deciphered by James Princep in 1837. They are written in Pali language and in some places Prakrit was used. The Brahmi script was employed for writing.In the northwestern India Asokan inscriptions were found in Karoshti script.

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Which substance contains metallic bonds?

A) C6H12O6 B) Hg
C) H2O D) NaCl
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hg

Explanation:

Metallic bond is a bond between two metal atoms. Here in the given option Hg is the only metal with metallic bond.

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Two metallic wires made from copper have same length but the radius of wire 1 is half of that of wire 2. The resistance of wire 1 is R. If both the wires are joined together in series, the total resistance becomes

 

A) 2R B) R/2
C) 5R/4 D) 3R/4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5R/4

Explanation:

So, resistance of Wire 2 is R/4 as radius is half of wire 1, so area would be 4 times of wire 1.

Now for resistance in series. R= R1 + R2.

Therefore, Final R= R + R/4 = 5R/4

 

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Q:

Which practice reduces the risk of a boating emergency?

Answer

Developing a habit of wearing your lifejacket or PFD at all times also reduces the chance that you will drown should you find yourself in the water unexpectedly.

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India's which is the India's only aircraft carrier, will be fitted with a marine hydraulic system to boost the air operations of the ship, for the first time?

A) INS Vikramaditya B) INS Vikrant
C) INS Tarini D) INS Viraat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) INS Vikramaditya

Explanation:
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Q:

Which one phosphorylates ADP to make ATP?

Answer

ATP synthase Phosphorylates ADP to make ATP.

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Q:

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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Q:

Plants developing in dry conditions are

A) lithophytes B) hydrophytes
C) mesophytes D) xerophytes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) xerophytes

Explanation:

Plants developing in dry conditions are called as xerophytes.

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