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Q:

The first NBA Basketball School has been opened in which city ?

A) Delhi B) Bengaluru
C) Mumbai D) Hyderabad
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mumbai

Explanation:

The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced the launch of NBA Basketball School, a network of tuition-based basketball development programs around the world open to international male and female players ages 6-18 in Mumbai.

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Q:

In an objective competitive exam, a correct answer score 4 marks and on a wrong answer 2 marks are negatively added. A student scores 420 marks from 150 question. How many answers were correct ?

A) 145 B) 138
C) 125 D) 120
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 120

Explanation:

let x be the correct answer and y be the wrong answer
so the total number of questions is (x + y) = 150.....(1)
=> 4x - 2y = 420.....(2)
By solving (1) & (2), we get
=> 6x = 720
hence x = 120
Therefore, number of correct answers are 120.

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Q:

Pain controlling chemicals in the body are called

A) Endorphins B) Neural regulators
C) Androgens D) Histamines
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Endorphins

Explanation:

Endorphins are called pain controlling chemicals in the body.

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Which city has been named as the world's most liveable city for the seventh year in a row by The Economist in its Global Liveability Report ?

A) Hyderabad B) Vienna
C) Melbourne D) New Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Melbourne

Explanation:
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Which is a characteristic of a Mixture?

A) a pure substance B) chemically comined
C) they can be mixed in some fixed ratio D) it is either homogenous or heterogenous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) it is either homogenous or heterogenous

Explanation:

A mixture is the blending of two or more dissimilar substances.

 

Characteristics of a Mixture:

1. It has No formula.

2. It is an impure sustance

3. They can be mixed in any ratio.

4. The properties of the mixture are the properties of its constituents.

5. Constituents can e easily seperated by physical methods.
eg: Heating, Drying, Crystallization, Distillation etc...

6. It is either homogenous or heterogenous.

 

A major characteristic of mixtures is that the materials do not chemically combine. Mixtures can be divided into those that are evenly distributed (homogeneous) and those that aren't (heterogeneous).

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In agroup of six women, there are four dancers, four vocal musicians, one actress and three violinists. Girija and Vanaja are among the violinists while Jalaja and Shailaja do not know how to ply on the violin. Shailaja and Tanuja are among the dancers. Jalaja, Vanaja, Shailaja and Tanuja are all vocal musicians and two of them are also violinists. If Pooja is an actress, who among the following is both a dancer and a violinist ?

A) Shailaja B) Vanaja
C) Girija D) Tanuja
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Tanuja

Explanation:

The four vocal musicians and one actress in the group are given. Two dancers are Shailaja and Tanuja. Two violinists are Girija and Vanaja. Since Jalaja and Shailaja cannot be violinists, so remaining two violinists are Tanuja and Pooja. Clearly, Tanuja is both a violinist and a dancer.

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Q:

Systems biology is mainly an attempt to

A) simplify complex problems by reducing the system into smaller, less complex units. B) understand the behavior of entire biological systems.
C) analyze genomes from different species. D) speed up the technological application of scientific knowledge.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) understand the behavior of entire biological systems.

Explanation:

Systems biology is mainly an attempt to understand the behavior of entire biological systems by studying interactions among its component parts.

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Q:

Which of the following is an air pollutant?

A) Sulphur dioxide B) Ozone
C) Water vapour D) Nitric oxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sulphur dioxide

Explanation:

Air pollutants are solid particles, gases, and liquid droplets in the air that can adversely affect ecosystems and the health of humans.

 

Major ambient air pollutants include toxic metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, benzene, particulate matter (PM), nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, and ozone. Power plants, factories, and vehicle and air traffic are the most important anthropogenic sources of air pollution.

 

In addition, natural sources such as wildfires and volcanic activity contribute to ambient air pollution.

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