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Which of the following is true of a scientific theory?

A) It is only accepted after the person who came up with it has died. B) It is a method or device that applies scientific knowledge for some specific purpose.
C) It generates testable hypotheses, is supported by a large body of evidence, and is broad in scope. D) It must demonstrate the effect of one variable by testing control groups and experimental groups.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) It generates testable hypotheses, is supported by a large body of evidence, and is broad in scope.

Explanation:

A scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment. Such fact-supported theories are not "guesses" but reliable accounts of the real world. Scientific theories are not ever proved in the sense of being proved to be 100% correct.

 

Examples of some scientific theories are ::

Evolution, gravity, atomic theory, the germ theory of disease, relativity, quantum theory, electromagnetic theory, layered Earth theory, etc...

 

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Blood pressure is measured with

A) Thermometer B) Barometer
C) Sphygmomanometer D) Lactometer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sphygmomanometer

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Who present the theory of radioactive disintegration

A) Rutherford and Soddy B) Soddy and Fajan
C) Thomson and Rutherford D) Hahn and strassman
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rutherford and Soddy

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What is formed by all the ecosystems of the earth?

A) Biosphere B) Troposphere
C) Stratosphere D) Ionosphere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Biosphere

Explanation:

A biosphere is the sum of all the ecosystems established on planet Earth.

An ecosystem is an area in which the plants and animals all interact to create a living environment. Therefore ecosystem is a smaller unit of earth, all ecosystems together form the earth.

 

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The valve present between left auricle and left ventricle is

A) Mitral B) Tricuspid
C) Semilunar D) Pulmonary
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mitral

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Which of the statements given below are correct?

A) In 2017, Glenn Maxwell captained the IPL team Kings XI Punjab.

B) Roger Federer won the Table Tennis 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals Men's Singles.

C) Bernhard Langer won the Golf 2017 Senior PGA Championship.

A) Only A B) B and C
C) A and C D) A and B
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) A and C

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Which one of the following figures represents the following relationship:

Birds, Parrots, Bats

A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3

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Study Of Cells Is Called

A) Cellogysm B) Cell biology
C) Cell Organism D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cell biology

Explanation:

The branch of biology that studies the different structures and functions of the cell is called Cell Biology or Cytology.

 

 A cell is the smallest unit of life that can replicate independently, and cells are often called the "building blocks of life"

  

Cell Biology deals with :

        • Life cycle 
        • Structure and organisation of cell organelles and their physiological properties. 
        • Metabolic processes 
        • Interactions with their environment 
        • Signalling pathways.
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