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Which action is the best example of a direct observation?

A) listening to a cricket chirp at night and counting the number of chirps per minute B) determining the seal population of an island by counting seals in 10 square meters of the island
C) identifying which bird was present by the tracks that it leaves in the sand at a beach D) reading numbers on a heat sensor to conclude that there is a deer in the night woods
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) listening to a cricket chirp at night and counting the number of chirps per minute

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Which best matches the description with the genetic material?

A) Chromosomes are located in the cytoplasm. B) DNA is located in the nucleus.
C) Nucleotides form a helical structure that is called a gene. D) Chromosomes create genes.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) DNA is located in the nucleus.

Explanation:

DNA is the genetic material in the cell. 

 

Hence, option B) DNA is located in the nucleus best matches the description with the genetic material.

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Which of these places lies nearest to the Equator?

A) Singapore B) Lagos
C) Colombo D) Jakarta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Singapore

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Who was appointed as Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation in the year 2017 ?

A) Alok Kumar Verma B) Anil Sinha
C) Rakesh Asthana D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Alok Kumar Verma

Explanation:

Senior IPS officer Alok Kumar Verma, Delhi Police Commissioner was appointed as new Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation. He will have tenure of two years. He was selected by a three-member committee comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice J S Khehar and Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge. He will take over from interim director Rakesh Asthana, who was handed the reins of the premier investigating agency after former director Anil Sinha retired on December 2, 2016.

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The network layer concerns with

A) Packets B) Frames
C) Bytes D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Packets

Explanation:

The network layer concerns with the packets. It brings the packets from the source to the destination.

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SEBI decided to give an exemption to some companies from the requirement of the minimum 25 per cent public shareholding. Companies exempted from such requirement should fulfil which of the following norms?

A. They should have market capitalisation of Rs.1,000 crore

B. They should have 20 million shares listed

C. They should have a turnover of Rs.400 crore per annum

A) Only A B) Only B
C) Only C D) Both A & B
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both A & B

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The Deccan Agriculturalists 'Relief Act of 1879 was enacted with which one of the following objectives?

A) Restore lands to the dispossessed peasants B) Ensure financial assistance to peasants during social and religious occasions
C) Restrict the sale of land for indebtedness to outsiders D) Give legal aid to insolvent peasants
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Give legal aid to insolvent peasants

Explanation:

The Deccan Riots Commission was set up which presented a report to the British Parliament in 1878.In 1879, the Agriculturists Relief Act was passed which ensured that the farmers could not be arrested and imprisoned if they were unable to pay their debts.It was an Act for the relief of Indebted Agriculturists in certain parts of the Deccan.

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Who has become the first batsman to score three double tons in One Day Internationals?

A) Virat Kohli B) AB de Villiers
C) Chris Gayle D) Rohith Sharma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rohith Sharma

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