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Q:

The bankruptcy of which company initiated the Panic of 1873?

A) Republic Steel Company B) Jay Cooke & Company
C) Standard Oil Company D) Century Building Society
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jay Cooke & Company

Explanation:

Jay Cooke & Company, a major component of the United States banking establishment, found itself unable to market several million dollars in Northern Pacific Railway bonds in september 1873. Cooke's firm, like many others, had invested heavily in the railroads.

 

Hence, the bankruptcy of Jay Cooke & company initiated the Panic of 1873.

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Q:

In oil painting, linseed oil acts as

A) Binder B) Primer
C) Wet plaster D) Pasting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Binder

Explanation:
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Q:

Air pressure is measured in which of the following units?

A) Steridian B) kg/mts
C) Newton D) Pascal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pascal

Explanation:

Pressure = (Net Force) / (Applied area) = Newton / square meters


Measuring units of pressure are:

. Pascal
. Bar
. Torr
. Pounds per square inch (psi)
. Standard atmosphere (atm).

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Q:

Which discovery is attributed to Phoebus Levene?

A) identification of ribose and deoxyribose B) recognition of RNA as DNA’s messenger
C) extraction and observation of DNA D) construction of an accurate DNA model
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) identification of ribose and deoxyribose

Explanation:

Phoebus Levene was an organic chemist in the early 1900's. He is perhaps best known for his incorrect tetranucleotide hypothesis of DNA. He is who studied the structure and function of nucleic acids.

 

The discovery of Identification of Ribose and Deoxyribose is attributed to Phoebus Levene.

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Q:

The process of copying dna is called

A) Copying B) Replication
C) Repulsion D) Replying
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Replication

Explanation:

The process of copying dna is called Replication.

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Q:

I am a cold man without a soul. If there is warmth in me, it slowly will kill me. What am I?

Answer

A snowman is a cold man without a soul, if there is warmth in it, it slowly will kill him.

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Q:

The book Mother India was authored by

A) Annie Besant B) Katherine Mayo
C) Mrinalini Sinha D) Lala Lajpath Rai
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Katherine Mayo

Explanation:

The book Mother India (1927) is a polemical book by American historian Katherine Mayo which attacks Indian society, religion and culture.

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Q:

Compounds are formed as a result of chemica change.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TRUE

Explanation:

TRUE, the compounds are formed as a result of chemical change.

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