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The Legislature of the USA is known as the 

A) Commons B) Congress
C) Parliament D) Senate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Congress

Explanation:

The US Congress consists of two bodies 

a) the Senate and   b) the House of Representatives. The Senate, composed of 100 members (two Senators from each State), is a powerful body and exercises a very real influence in national affairs.

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Q:

Analytical Engine was invented by

A) Dewar B) Charles Babbage
C) Daimler D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Charles Babbage

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Q:

"Good Samaritan Policy" has been launched by which state / union territory government?

A) Delhi B) Karnataka
C) Telangana D) Gujarath
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Delhi

Explanation:

The Delhi government has recently approved 'Good Samaritan Policy' under which monetary incentive of Rs 2,000 and appreciation certificate will be given to people who help road accident victims in the national capital. The scheme is intended to encourage people to take accident victims in emergency situation to hospitals so that someone’s life could be saved.

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Q:

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:

Hard copy of a document is

A) Printed on printer B) Stored in floppy
C) Store in CD D) Store in hard disk
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Printed on printer

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Q:

Washing soda is 

A) sodium hydroxide B) sodium carbonate
C) sodium bicorbonate D) Potassium chloride
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) sodium carbonate

Explanation:

Sodium hydroxide - NaOH is caustic soda

 

Sodium carbonate - Na2CO3 is washing soda

 

Sodium bicarbonate - NaHCO3  is baking soda 

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Q:

The proportion of forest to the total national geographical area of India as envisaged by National Forest Policy is

A) 30.3% B) 33.3%
C) 38.3% D) 42.3%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 33.3%

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Q:

If both the office of President and Vice-president vacant, who has been empowered the President function.

A) Chief Justice B) Prime Minister
C) Speaker of Loksabha D) Chief of Army Staff
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chief Justice

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