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Which of the following is not true of graded potentials?

A) They can form on receptor endings B) They increase amplitude as they move away from the stimulus point
C) They are short-lived D) They can be called postsynaptic potentials
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) They increase amplitude as they move away from the stimulus point

Explanation:

Graded potentials are changes in membrane potential that vary in size, as opposed to being all-or-none.

 

In the given options, They increase amplitude as they move away from the stimulus point is not true about the graded potentials.

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Q:

The tropical grasslands of Africa are known as?

A) Savanna B) Tundra
C) Siesman D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Savanna

Explanation:

The tropical grasslands of Africa are known as Savanna.

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Which of the following is not a concurrent power?

A) the power to levy taxes B) the power to borrow money
C) the power to sign treaties D) the power to maintain a court system
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the power to sign treaties

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Q:

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

 

Declension

 

A) Decay B) Decision
C) Improvement D) Increase
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Decay

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

 

Cyber security has ________________interesting parallel to terrorism. _________________ are asymmetric. Ensuring security of data, information, and communication is considerably harder than hacking into a system. The attacker has an inherent ________________ in both conventional terrorism and cyber attacks. In the case _________________ state­sponsored attacks, the challenges are of a much ________________ magnitude.

 

Cyber security has ________________interesting parallel to terrorism.

 

A) a B) an
C) the D) two
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) an

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In the following question, the sentence given with blank to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

 

This is the time that you need to _________ all your strength.

 

A) muster B) build
C) capture D) show
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) muster

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In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.


Equally disappointing is the court's ________________, one-paragraph dismissal of the claim that criminal ________________ creates a chilling effect upon speech. Such proclamations are easy _______________ from the high, secure, and insulated bench of the Supreme Court. It is journalists and newspapers, fighting hundreds of _____________ cases in court, _______________ have to deal with the very real consequences.


criminal ________________ creates a chilling effect upon speech

A) defamating B) defamation
C) defamate D) defamations
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) defamation

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A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to “No improvement”.

Baroda State in Western India had a reputation for being progressive in many fields, not in the last in education and social reform.

A) first B) realm
C) least D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) least

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