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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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Q:

The headquarters of the Indian Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd is located in

 

A) Gurgaon B) Hyderabad
C) Pune D) Kolkata
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Gurgaon

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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 2016 black comedy crime thriller 'Udta Punjab' is loosely based on which of the following?

 

A) Wheat harvest in Punjab B) Drug abuse in Punjab
C) Child labour in Punjab D) Partition problems in Punjab
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Drug abuse in Punjab

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Q:

The ________  part of india receives maximum insolation

A) northern B) eastern
C) western D) southern
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) southern

Explanation:

southern region is closest to equator and thus receives sunlight for longer duration than any other part of India

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Q:

When is the commonwealth day observed by its member countries

A) Jan 25 B) may 24
C) octo 24 D) Nov 14
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) may 24

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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:

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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