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Which of the following physiographic feature of India is geologically the oldest?

A) Himalayan Mountain Chain B) Indus- Ganga Brahmaputra plain
C) The Peninsular Plateau D) The Coastal Plains
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The Peninsular Plateau

Explanation:

It is composed of Archaean gneisses and schists

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The enzyme that is necessary to bring about clotting of blood is 

A) peptidase B) amylase
C) lipase D) thrombokinase
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) thrombokinase

Explanation:

The clotting of blood is a chain reaction initiated by the enzyme thrombokinase produced by the platelets. This causes prothrombin to be converted into thrombin in the presence of Ca++ion.

Thrombin combines with fibrinogen  to produce fibrin threads which entangles the corpuscles to form the clot.

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Which company has introduced 91-Octane petrol EXTRA PREMIUM in India?

A) BPCL B) Hindustan Petroleum
C) Indian Oil D) IBP
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Indian Oil

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Which is South Korea's largest car manufacturing 

A) Hyundai B) Honda
C) Suzuki D) Toyota
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hyundai

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Who invented waterproof fabrics ?

A) James Dewar B) Charles Goodyear
C) Mary Moore D) Charles Macintosh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Charles Macintosh

Explanation:

Charles Macintosh (29 December 1766 – 25 July 1843) was a Scottish chemist and inventor of waterproof fabrics.He devoted all his spare time to science, particularly chemistry, and before he was twenty resigned his clerkship to take up the manufacture of chemicals. In this he was highly successful, inventing various new processes. His experiments with one of the by-products of tar, naphtha, led to his invention of waterproof fabrics.

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ISRO has signed a memorandum of understanding with which of the following company to help develop low-cost lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles ?

A) SAIL B) DRDO
C) BHEL D) GAIL
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) BHEL

Explanation:

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) to help develop low-cost lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

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The philosopphical essence, "The world is but God manifest and God is my own soul" may be traced to the 

A) Vedas B) Upanishads
C) Puranas D) Manusmriti
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Upanishads

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The coding or scrambling of data so that humans cannot read them, is known as _____.

A) Compression B) Encryption
C) Ergonomics D) Biometrics
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Encryption

Explanation:

The coding or scrambling of data so that humans cannot read them is known as encryption.

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