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Q:

Nipah virus outbreak in Bangladesh in the year

A) 2001 B) 2006
C) 2012 D) 2015
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 2001

Explanation:

The first identification of Nipah virus as a cause of an outbreak of encephalitis was reported in 2001 in Meherpur district of Bangladesh. Since, then Outbreaks of the deadly Nipah virus has been recorded almost every year in selected districts of Bangladesh.

 

Drinking raw date palm sap and contact with a case were identified as the major risk factors for acquiring the disease.

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Q:

Which of the following statements about GDP is correct?

A) Nominal GDP values production at constant prices, whereas real GDP values production at current prices. B) Nominal GDP values production at market prices, whereas real GDP values production at the cost of the resources used in the production process.
C) Nominal GDP consistently underestimates the value of production, whereas real GDP consistently overestimates the value of production. D) Nominal GDP values production at current prices, whereas real GDP values production at constant prices.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nominal GDP values production at current prices, whereas real GDP values production at constant prices.

Explanation:
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Q:

Which of the following metal is generally used for making filaments of bulb?

A) W B) Ag
C) Fe D) Rh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) W

Explanation:

W is the symbol for chemical element Tungsten or Wolfram.

It is used in making filaments of bulbs.

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Q:

Which of the following describes the process of glycolysis?

A) It represents the first stage in the chemical oxidation of glucose by a cell. B) Breakdown of Glucose
C) Converts Glucose to Pyruvate D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

Explanation:

Glycolysis is the chemical process that converts glucose C₆H₁₂O₆, into Pyruvate, CH₃COCOO− + H⁺.

    • It represents the first stage in the chemical oxidation of glucose by a cell.

 



    • The free energy released in this process is used to form the high-energy molecules ATP and NADH.

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Q:

National Statistics day observed every year on

A) 20 October B) 20 July
C) 29 June D) 21 September
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 29 June

Explanation:

National Statistics day is celebrated annually 29th June, on the occasion of Birth anniversary of India’s eminent statistician Late Prof Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis.

It also commemorates the contributions made by PC Mahalanobis in the fields of statistics and economic planning.

 

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Q:

The country with longest coastline in the world is

A) Canada B) Norway
C) Russia D) Greenland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Canada

Explanation:

Canada has the longest coastline than any other countries in the world. It measures 1,51,020 miles long approximately. Norway, Indonesia, Greenland and Russia being in 2, 3, 4 and 5th places.

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Q:

Nuclear Fission is caused by the impact of

A) Electron B) Neutron
C) Proton D) Deutron
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Neutron

Explanation:

In nuclear physics, nuclear fission is either a nuclear reaction or a radioactive decay process in which the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts (lighter nuclei). The fission process often produces free neutrons and releases a very large amount of energy.

 

Thus, The Nuclear Fission is caused by the impact of Neutrons.

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Q:

What is the main purpose of state legislatures?

A) to make and pass laws at the state level B) to control the legislation of local governments
C) to provide legislative support for Congress D) to challenge the legality of federal laws
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) to make and pass laws at the state level

Explanation:

Each state in the U.S. has a state legislature. The state legislatures main purpose is to make and pass laws at the state level.

 

An integral part to each state government - indeed where the people of each state are best represented - is the state legislature.

 

State legislatures are the respective representative bodies for the people of each state.
The primary responsibility of any state legislature is to design, draft, and vote on bills and laws to govern each state. Bills and laws generally go through several committees prior to being voted on in the entire assembly, through which the bills and laws are changed, amended, or killed altogether.

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