Railway RRB 2016: General Awareness Test – Day 13

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Carbohydrates contain them in the ratio of 1 carbon atom, 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen.

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Mitosis is the process in which a eukaryotic cell nucleus splits in two, followed by division of the parent cell into two daughter cells. The word “mitosis” means “threads,” and it refers to the threadlike appearance of chromosomes as the cell prepares to divide.

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Pollen is produced by the anther of the male reproductive parts of a flower. The flower is the reproductive organ of a plant.

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Fermi – A unit of length equal to 10-15 meter (one femtometer), used in nuclear physics. It is similar to the diameter of a proton.

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On 22 December, we have a shortest day in the year.

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He remained acting Prime Minister 2 times. Up to now, he is only the acting PM of India.

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a method by which a game is restarted after a stoppage. Two opposing players stand with the ball between them and alternately strike their sticks together and against the ground three times before trying to hit the ball

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Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece

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The Indian Independence League (also known as IIL) was a political organisation operated from the 1920s to the 1940s to organise those living outside of India into seeking the removal of British colonial rule over India. Founded in 1928 by Indian nationalists, the organisation was located in various parts of South-East Asia and included Indian expatriates.

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Chanakya was an Indian teacher, philosopher, economist, jurist and royal advisor. He is traditionally identified as Kauṭilya or Vishnu Gupta, who authored the book, the Arthashastra.

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It was the Danish astronomer, Olaus Roemer, who, in 1676, first successfully measured the speed of light. His method was based on observations of the eclipses of the moons of Jupiter.

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They all have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons.