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Q:

Yellow colour of papaya is due to

A) Caricaxanthin B) Carotene
C) Lycopene D) Papain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Caricaxanthin

Explanation:

Papayas are yellow due to the presence of carotene and xanthophyll pigments i.e, Caricaxanthin present in the chromoplasts of the fruit pulp.

 

The coloration of the different tissues in plants is due to the plastids which are present in the cells. Leucoplasts are white in colour, chloroplasts are green in colour and chromoplasts are of various colours. These plastids can take any colour at different time. Therefore, green fruits ( chloroplasts) turn colurful (chromoplasts) at maturity.

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Which country’s new rules on drones, permit them to fly over people and at night in the country?

 

A) South Korea B) Russia
C) United States D) China
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) United States

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Q:

The Computer size was very large in

A) Fourth Generation B) Third Generation
C) Second Generation D) First Generation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) First Generation

Explanation:

The First Generation Computers size was very large. 

 

Since the First generation computers used 1000s of vacuum tubes that required lot of space made them gigantic in size. Single transistor could replace 1000 vacuum tubes and a single IC chip replaced 1000s of transistors made computers smaller and more speedy.

 

It is obvious that computers developed with more power, reliability, speed and smaller sizes due to the enhancement of technology.

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Which crop was first cultivated in Sri Lanka under plantation agriculture?

 

A) Coffee B) Tea
C) Rubber D) Coconut
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Coffee

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Q:

The articles 17 and 18 of Constitution provide

A) Social Equality B) Economic Equality
C) Political Equality D) Religious Equality
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Social Equality

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Q:

Which one of the following canons of taxation was not advocated by Adam Smith?

 

A) Canon of equity B) Canon of certainty
C) Canon of convenience D) Canon of fiscal adequacy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Canon of fiscal adequacy

Explanation:

Adam Smith propounded the following first four canons of taxation -(1)Canon of Equity. (2) Canon of Certainty: (3) Canon of Convenience or Ease (4) Canon of Economy.

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‘Build Back Better recovery plan’,  is associated with the Head of which country?

 

A) India B) Japan
C) New Zealand D) United States
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) United States

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Telecom company Nokia belongs to which country?

A) Denmark B) USA
C) Sweden D) Finland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Finland

Explanation:

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NOKIA belongs to the countyry Finland.

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