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Lamarck's theory of inheritance of acquired characters was challenged by 

A) August Weismann B) Hugo de Vries
C) Herbert Spencer D) Carl Linnaeus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Herbert Spencer

Explanation:

August Weismann cut off the tails of mice for 21 successive generations and still they produced generation after generation of only tailed young ones. So he concluded that acquired characters are not inherited.

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Q:

Netherlands is hosting a festival of India at which cities in 2017 ?

A) Hague B) Amsterdam
C) Groningen D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

A Festival of India is being organized in the Netherlands from 26 January – 27 March 2017. The events will be held in the cities of The Hague, Amsterdam, Rotterdam/Maastricht, Utrecht, Eindhoven and Groningen.

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There are how many Non-permanant members of Security Council?

A) 5 B) 10
C) 15 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10

Explanation:

There are 10 Non-permanant members of Security Council

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Hot water is poured simultaneously in four metallic tumblers painted outside with different paints. After some time the water will be found to have cooled most in the tumbler painted.

A) rough white B) rough black
C) shining white D) shining black
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) rough black

Explanation:

Black surfaces are good emitters of heat. If the black surface is rough too, the emitting will be better. Shinning surfaces reflect black radiation . So if the black surface is also shining the effectiveness of emitting heat is lessened.

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A series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do it is called a _______

A) Program B) Command
C) User response D) Processor
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Program

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Q:

Badrinath is situated on the bank of river

A) Yamuna B) Alaknanda
C) Saraswathi D) Ganga
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Alaknanda

Explanation:

The Alaknanda is a Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and one of the two headstreams of the Ganga. Badrinath is situated on the bank of river Alaknanda.

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Which compound matches the IR Spectrum?

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A) 3 – Hexanol B) Trans – 4 – Octene
C) 1, 5 – Hexadiene D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1, 5 – Hexadiene

Explanation:

Infrared spectroscopy involves the interaction of infrared radiation with matter. It is used by chemists to determine functional groups in molecules. IR Spectroscopy measures the vibrations of atoms, and based on this it is possible to determine the functional groups.

Here in the given spectrum, there is no alcohol stretch present in the spectrum. There is no vinyl bending present in the spectrum.
 

Hence, both options B and C are compounds that are not matching with IR spectrum. 1, 5 – Hexadiene is the compound matches the IR Spectrum.

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Q:

That which cannot be seen -

A) Invisible B) Unseen
C) Intangible D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Invisible

Explanation:
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