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The grouping of blood is based on substances called 

A) antibodies B) antigens
C) antitoxin D) enzymes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) antigens

Explanation:

The red blood corpuscles  or erythrocytes usually carry antigens and there are two types of antigens. The A group persons have antigen A in their red corpuscles and the B group have antigen B in their red corpuscles. The AB group person have both antigen A and antigen B in their erythrocytes. The 'O' group persons have no antigens in their red corpuscles.

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When two similar sources vibrate with slightly different frequencies , a regular rise and fall occurs in the loudness of tone. This phenomenon is known as 

A) doppler effect B) beats
C) resonance D) echo
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) beats

Explanation:

Beats means the periodic increase and decrease in loudness heard when two notes of nearly the same frequency are sounded simultaneously.

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Which of the statements given below are correct?

A) Julio Granda won the Chess 2017 Women's World Chess Championship.

B) Australia hosted the Tennis 2017 Hopman Cup.

C) Max Verstappen won the Formula One 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix.

 

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

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On which of the following dates is the Navy Day celebrated in India ?

A) October 8 B) February 1
C) January 15 D) December 4
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) December 4

Explanation:

On December 4, 1971, the Indian Navy successfully executed Operation Trident, which was a devastating attack on Pakistan Naval Headquarters in Karachi. The operation, which marked the first use of anti-ship missiles in the region, did irreparable damage to the Karachi port during the 1971 Indo-Pak war. To commemorate this, December 4 is celebrated as the Indian Navy Day.

Every year to celebrate the achievements and role of the naval force to the country we clebrate Navy Day. The Indian Navy is the marine branch of the Indian Armed Forces and is led by the President of India as Commander-in-Chief.

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Q:

Which is faster Light or Sound?

A) Light B) Sound
C) Both are same D) Can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Light

Explanation:

Light travels Faster than Sound.

 

Light :

1. Light doesn't require a medium to travel.

2. It travels in the vaccum with the speed of 1,86,000 miles per second.

 

Sound:

1. Sound rquire a medium.

2. It travels in the Air with the speed of 340 meters per second.

3. It travels Faster in Water than in Air.

4. It travels Faster in Steel than in Water. 

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Who amongst the following is the author of the book " Development as Freedom" ?

A) M.S. Swaminathan B) C. Rangarajan
C) Y.V. Reddy D) Amartya Sen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Amartya Sen

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Q:

The hormone that helps in the implantation of embryo

A) Testosterone B) Insulin
C) Prolactin D) Progesterone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Progesterone

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Q:

The State Hermitage Museum is located in which country?

A) Moldova B) United State
C) France D) Russia
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Russia

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