Railway RRB 2016: General Awareness Test – Day 15

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It is Catabolic Process because it breaks down glucose to eventually transfer energy into its usable form in ATP. An anabolic process builds things up, photosynthesis is a version of this and the metabolic opposite of cellular respiration

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Yolk sac is the membranous sac attached to an embryo which provides early nourishment. It functions as the developmental circulatory system of the human embryo, before internal circulation begins.

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It is India’s highest literary award. He won in 1965 for his collection of poems in Malyalam Odakkuzhal (The bamboo flute, 1950)

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Britain is the only country. This is because Britain was the first country to introduce postage stamps.

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Karagam is the folk dance of Tamil Nadu performed in praise of the rain goddess Mariamman. The performers balance the water pot on their head.

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In 1994 she won ‘Miss Universe’ after winning Miss India. Same year runner-up of Miss India, Aishwarya Rai won Miss World title.

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Light scattering in colloidal solutions or particles in suspension is known as Tyndall effect.

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The most important event in the history of Tibetan Buddhism was the arrival of sage Padmasambhava in the 8th century. Padmasambhava translated numerous Buddhist texts into Tibetan language and combined tantric Buddhism with the local religion to create what is today known as Tibetan Buddhism.

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The inner layers are the Core, Radiative Zone and Convection Zone. The outer layers are the Photosphere, the Chromosphere, the Transition Region and the Corona.

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The Attorney General has the right of audience in all Courts in India as well as the right to participate in the proceedings of the Parliament, though not to vote.

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IMF gives short-term loans. While The World Bank gives medium and long-term loans

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Emphysema is a long-term, progressive disease of the lungs that primarily causes shortness of breath due to over-inflation of the alveoli (air sacs in the lung).

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Mahatma Gandhi got inspiration of Civil Disobedience from David Thoreau. He had been greatly influenced by the teachings of an American by the name of David Thoreau.

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Madhya Pradesh has been traditionally called Tiger State of India, as it harbors 19% of India’s Tiger Population and 10% of the world’s tiger population.

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The Silk Road was a network of trade routes, formally established during the Han Dynasty of China, which linked the regions of the ancient world in commerce.
Kanishka I, or Kanishka the Great, was the emperor of the Kushan dynasty in the second century.