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Sleeping sickness in man is caused by the organism

A) plasmodium B) entamoeba
C) giardia D) trypanosoma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) trypanosoma

Explanation:

Trypanosoma is a protozoan animal. It lives as a parasite in the blood and later invades the cerebrospinal fluid to cause the sleeping sickness. This parasite is transmitted by the Tsetse fly.

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One of the ingredients of the paste on the side of a match box is 

A) Phosphorus pentaoxide B) Phosphorus trichloride
C) Phosphorus trisulphide D) Phosphorus trioxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Phosphorus trisulphide

Explanation:

The paste applied to the side of a match box is a mixture of phosphorus trisulphide, glass powder (or sand) to cause friction and glue (binding material)

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Wavelength of which of the following colours of the visible spectrum of light are maximally  absorbed by green plants________

A) Green and Yellow B) Red and Blue
C) Green and Red D) Blue and Yellow
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Red and Blue

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Who is the author of the book "The way of Knife: The CIA, A secret army and a war at the ends of the earth" ?

A) Mark Twain B) Irika John
C) Mario Pujo D) Mark Mazzetti
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Mark Mazzetti

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Which of the statements given below are correct?

A) Rajiv Ouseph won the Badminton 2017 BWF Super Series Finals Men's Singles.

B) In 2017, Anthony Davis played for the NBA team New Orleans Pelicans.

C) Lewis Hamilton won the Formula One 2017 Australian Grand Prix.

 

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

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What is the general formula of alkenes?

 

A) CnH2n B) CnH2n+2
C) CnH2n-2 D) CnH2n-1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) CnH2n

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"Light years" is the unit of _____?

A) Acceleration B) Distance
C) Light Intensity D) Weight
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Distance

Explanation:

A Light-year is a distance that light travels in the vacuum in one Julian year (365.25 days).

The light-year is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances. It is about 9.5 trillion kilometers or 5.9 trillion miles. 

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Q:

The term protoplasm was coined by

A) Hugo von Mohl B) J. E. Purkinje
C) Oken D) Kolliker
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) J. E. Purkinje

Explanation:

Protoplasm is the living content of a cell that is surrounded by a plasma membrane.

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J. E. Purkinje in the year 1839 coined the term 'protoplasm' for the fluid substance of the cell.

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