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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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Who are the beneficiaries of ‘Xcelerator Bangalore' (XB) initiative, which was launched recently?

 

A) Research Fellows B) Women-owned Micro-businesses
C) School children D) Transgender community
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Women-owned Micro-businesses

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Name the cricketer who has become the first Indian to face 500-plus balls in an Test match innings ? 

A) Virat Kohli B) Cheteshwar Pujara
C) Karun Nair D) Murli Vijay
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cheteshwar Pujara

Explanation:

India's most consistent middle-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara stormed his way into record books after playing a marathon innings against Australia on fourth day of the third Test match
surpassing Rahul Dravid previous best of 495 balls. 

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Q:

The historical monument Al Khazneh is located in which city ?

A) Giza B) Tehran
C) Baghdad D) Petra
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Petra

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Q:

What type of simple machine is an axe?

A) Lever B) Wedge
C) Both A & B D) The screw
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

The simple machine Axe is made up of both the lever arm and a wedge.

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Which one of the following has recently conferred the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters (D.Lit) on UN Secretary General Bank-ki- Moon?

A) Jamia Millia Islamia University B) Lal Bahadur Shastri Sanskrit University
C) G.G.S Indraprastha University D) I.I.T Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jamia Millia Islamia University

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Q:

What is the rank of Bihar in view of population in India

A) 4th B) 3rd
C) 5th D) 11th
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3rd

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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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