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Direction: This question has a sentence with a missing preposition. Select the correct preposition from the options and mark your answer accordingly.
It was difficult to understand, what she was angry ______?
over
about
in
of
Correct answer
over
Directions
In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.**
Once in a blue moon
To make fun of someone
To became the worst vision of yourself
To be made fool of
A rare occurrence
Correct answer
To make fun of someone
Directions
Choose the word that means the same as the given word.**
Fecundity
Dryness
Fertility
Arid
Torrid
Correct answer
Dryness
Directions
Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.**
Hypocritically
Beautifully
Insidiously
Slickly
Artlessly
Correct answer
Beautifully
Directions
In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.**
Go on a wild goose chase
To undertake a risky venture
To get something right at the first try
To trust someone
To do something pointless
Correct answer
To undertake a risky venture
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Huge bacteria-killing viruses lurk in ecosystems around the world from hot springs to freshwater lakes and rivers. Now, a group of researchers has discovered some of these so called bacteriophages that are so large and so complex that they blur the line between living and nonliving, according to new findings.
Bacteriophages, or "phages" for short, are viruses that specifically infect bacteria. Phages and other viruses are not considered living organisms because they can't carry out biological processes without the help and cellular machinery of another organism. That doesn't mean they are innocuous: Phages are major drivers of ecosystem change because they prey on populations of bacteria, alter their metabolism, spread antibiotic resistance and carry compounds that cause disease in animals and humans, according to the researchers in a new study.
To learn more about these sneaky invaders, the researchers searched through a DNA database that they created from samples they and their colleagues collected from nearly 30 different environments around the world, ranging from the guts of people and Alaskan moose to a South African bioreactor and a Tibetan hot spring, according to a statement. From that DNA, they discovered 351 huge phages that had genomes four or more times larger than the average genome of phages. Among those was the largest phage found to date with a genome of 735,000 base pairs — the pairs of nucleotides that make up the rungs of the DNA molecule's "ladder" structure — or nearly 15 times larger than the average phage. What's more, they found that some of the phages had genes that coded for proteins necessary for the functioning of ribosomes — a cellular machine that translates genetic material into proteins. These proteins aren't typically found in viruses, but they are found in bacteria and archaea. "Typically, what separates life from nonlife is to have ribosomes and the ability to do translation; that is one of the major defining features that separate viruses and bacteria, nonlife and life," co-lead author Rohan Sachdeva, a research associate at UC Berkeley, said in the statement.
What can be the appropriate tagline for the given passage ?
Scientists discover largest bacteria-eating virus
What the research says about the new virus ?
Suspicion about the newly discovered virus.
Scientists trying to find the evidence on largest bacteria
Correct answer
Scientists discover largest bacteria-eating virus
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Huge bacteria-killing viruses lurk in ecosystems around the world from hot springs to freshwater lakes and rivers. Now, a group of researchers has discovered some of these so called bacteriophages that are so large and so complex that they blur the line between living and nonliving, according to new findings.
Bacteriophages, or "phages" for short, are viruses that specifically infect bacteria. Phages and other viruses are not considered living organisms because they can't carry out biological processes without the help and cellular machinery of another organism. That doesn't mean they are innocuous: Phages are major drivers of ecosystem change because they prey on populations of bacteria, alter their metabolism, spread antibiotic resistance and carry compounds that cause disease in animals and humans, according to the researchers in a new study.
To learn more about these sneaky invaders, the researchers searched through a DNA database that they created from samples they and their colleagues collected from nearly 30 different environments around the world, ranging from the guts of people and Alaskan moose to a South African bioreactor and a Tibetan hot spring, according to a statement. From that DNA, they discovered 351 huge phages that had genomes four or more times larger than the average genome of phages. Among those was the largest phage found to date with a genome of 735,000 base pairs — the pairs of nucleotides that make up the rungs of the DNA molecule's "ladder" structure — or nearly 15 times larger than the average phage. What's more, they found that some of the phages had genes that coded for proteins necessary for the functioning of ribosomes — a cellular machine that translates genetic material into proteins. These proteins aren't typically found in viruses, but they are found in bacteria and archaea. "Typically, what separates life from nonlife is to have ribosomes and the ability to do translation; that is one of the major defining features that separate viruses and bacteria, nonlife and life," co-lead author Rohan Sachdeva, a research associate at UC Berkeley, said in the statement.
Identify the correct synonym of the word ‘innocuous’ ?
Wicked
Gentle
Lethal
Meagre
Correct answer
Wicked
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Huge bacteria-killing viruses lurk in ecosystems around the world from hot springs to freshwater lakes and rivers. Now, a group of researchers has discovered some of these so called bacteriophages that are so large and so complex that they blur the line between living and nonliving, according to new findings.
Bacteriophages, or "phages" for short, are viruses that specifically infect bacteria. Phages and other viruses are not considered living organisms because they can't carry out biological processes without the help and cellular machinery of another organism. That doesn't mean they are innocuous: Phages are major drivers of ecosystem change because they prey on populations of bacteria, alter their metabolism, spread antibiotic resistance and carry compounds that cause disease in animals and humans, according to the researchers in a new study.
To learn more about these sneaky invaders, the researchers searched through a DNA database that they created from samples they and their colleagues collected from nearly 30 different environments around the world, ranging from the guts of people and Alaskan moose to a South African bioreactor and a Tibetan hot spring, according to a statement. From that DNA, they discovered 351 huge phages that had genomes four or more times larger than the average genome of phages. Among those was the largest phage found to date with a genome of 735,000 base pairs — the pairs of nucleotides that make up the rungs of the DNA molecule's "ladder" structure — or nearly 15 times larger than the average phage. What's more, they found that some of the phages had genes that coded for proteins necessary for the functioning of ribosomes — a cellular machine that translates genetic material into proteins. These proteins aren't typically found in viruses, but they are found in bacteria and archaea. "Typically, what separates life from nonlife is to have ribosomes and the ability to do translation; that is one of the major defining features that separate viruses and bacteria, nonlife and life," co-lead author Rohan Sachdeva, a research associate at UC Berkeley, said in the statement.
Which of the following statement is true about Bacteriophages ?
They are capable of spreading disease in humans and plants.
These are viruses which are not living organism and are major contributor to ecosystem
Bacteriophages are bacterias which specifically infect virus
They carry out biological processes without the help and cellular machinery of another organism
Correct answer
They are capable of spreading disease in humans and plants.
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Huge bacteria-killing viruses lurk in ecosystems around the world from hot springs to freshwater lakes and rivers. Now, a group of researchers has discovered some of these so called bacteriophages that are so large and so complex that they blur the line between living and nonliving, according to new findings.
Bacteriophages, or "phages" for short, are viruses that specifically infect bacteria. Phages and other viruses are not considered living organisms because they can't carry out biological processes without the help and cellular machinery of another organism. That doesn't mean they are innocuous: Phages are major drivers of ecosystem change because they prey on populations of bacteria, alter their metabolism, spread antibiotic resistance and carry compounds that cause disease in animals and humans, according to the researchers in a new study.
To learn more about these sneaky invaders, the researchers searched through a DNA database that they created from samples they and their colleagues collected from nearly 30 different environments around the world, ranging from the guts of people and Alaskan moose to a South African bioreactor and a Tibetan hot spring, according to a statement. From that DNA, they discovered 351 huge phages that had genomes four or more times larger than the average genome of phages. Among those was the largest phage found to date with a genome of 735,000 base pairs — the pairs of nucleotides that make up the rungs of the DNA molecule's "ladder" structure — or nearly 15 times larger than the average phage. What's more, they found that some of the phages had genes that coded for proteins necessary for the functioning of ribosomes — a cellular machine that translates genetic material into proteins. These proteins aren't typically found in viruses, but they are found in bacteria and archaea. "Typically, what separates life from nonlife is to have ribosomes and the ability to do translation; that is one of the major defining features that separate viruses and bacteria, nonlife and life," co-lead author Rohan Sachdeva, a research associate at UC Berkeley, said in the statement.
Which of the following statements is/are true regarding the research conducted on DNA ?
I. It had genomes four or more times larger than average genomes of phages.
II. DNA had a ladder structure.
Both I and II
Only I
Only II
Neither I nor II
Correct answer
Both I and II
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Huge bacteria-killing viruses lurk in ecosystems around the world from hot springs to freshwater lakes and rivers. Now, a group of researchers has discovered some of these so called bacteriophages that are so large and so complex that they blur the line between living and nonliving, according to new findings.
Bacteriophages, or "phages" for short, are viruses that specifically infect bacteria. Phages and other viruses are not considered living organisms because they can't carry out biological processes without the help and cellular machinery of another organism. That doesn't mean they are innocuous: Phages are major drivers of ecosystem change because they prey on populations of bacteria, alter their metabolism, spread antibiotic resistance and carry compounds that cause disease in animals and humans, according to the researchers in a new study.
To learn more about these sneaky invaders, the researchers searched through a DNA database that they created from samples they and their colleagues collected from nearly 30 different environments around the world, ranging from the guts of people and Alaskan moose to a South African bioreactor and a Tibetan hot spring, according to a statement. From that DNA, they discovered 351 huge phages that had genomes four or more times larger than the average genome of phages. Among those was the largest phage found to date with a genome of 735,000 base pairs — the pairs of nucleotides that make up the rungs of the DNA molecule's "ladder" structure — or nearly 15 times larger than the average phage. What's more, they found that some of the phages had genes that coded for proteins necessary for the functioning of ribosomes — a cellular machine that translates genetic material into proteins. These proteins aren't typically found in viruses, but they are found in bacteria and archaea. "Typically, what separates life from nonlife is to have ribosomes and the ability to do translation; that is one of the major defining features that separate viruses and bacteria, nonlife and life," co-lead author Rohan Sachdeva, a research associate at UC Berkeley, said in the statement.
What separates life from nonlife in viruses and bacteria ?
Only ribosomes
Their ladder structured DNA
Ribosomes and the ability to do translation
Just the ability to do translation
Correct answer
Only ribosomes