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What is the function of chloroplast in a plant cell?

A) absorb nutrients from soil B) absorb water
C) absorb sunlight D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) absorb sunlight

Explanation:

Chloroplasts are organelles found in plant cells and eukaryotic algae that conduct photosynthesis. Chloroplasts absorb sunlight and use it in conjunction with water and carbon dioxide gas to produce food for the plant.

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Which one of the following States of India is not covered by Food Forecasting Stations set up by the Central Water Commission?

 

A) Rajasthan B) Jammu and Kashmir
C) Tripura D) Himachal Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Himachal Pradesh

Explanation:

Presently, there are 226 flood forecasting stations consisting of 166 level forecasting stations for villages and towns and 60 inflow forecasting stations for reservoirs/dams/barrages in the country. Existing flood forecasting network covers 22 States / Union Territories and 19 major river basins / sub-basins in the country.

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India's Multi Application Solar Telescope (MAST) was operationalized at the ____ Solar Observatory.

A) Udaipur B) Jaipur
C) Kodaikanal D) Ahmedabad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Udaipur

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Which is not a function of the cell membrane?

A) helps substances pass from the cytoplasm into the nucleus B) keeps materials within the cell separated from the environment outside the cell
C) helps control the movement of materials into and out of the cell D) allows the cell to change shape under pressure
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) helps substances pass from the cytoplasm into the nucleus

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What was the goal of the temperance movement?

A) No alcohol B) No tobacco
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) No alcohol

Explanation:

The temperance movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was an exception in many ways: "Temperance" refers to the moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages.

 

However, in the context of the temperance movement, the term usually indicated complete abstinence, which means drinking no alcohol at all. The goal of the temperance movement in the United States was to make the production and sale of alcohol illegal. Supporters believed that prohibiting alcohol would solve a number of society's problems, making people safer, healthier, and more productive.

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Q:

Who has become the IAF’s first woman flight engineer?

A) Avani Chaturvedi B) Bhawana Kanth
C) Hina Jaiswal D) Mohana Singh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hina Jaiswal

Explanation:

Hina Jaiswal from Chandigarh has become the IAF’s first woman flight engineer.

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Q:

The largest glaciers are

A) continental glaciers B) mountain glaciers
C) piedmont glaciers D) alpine glaciers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) continental glaciers

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Increasing marginal cost of production explains

A) the income effect. B) why the supply curve is upsloping.
C) why the demand curve is downsloping D) the law of demand.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) why the supply curve is upsloping.

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