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Who discovered the monomers of nucleic acids?
Options- A. James Watson, Francis Crick, and Rosalind Franklin
- B. Friedrich Miescher
- C. Phoebus Levene
- D. Gerardus Johannes Mulder and Jöns Jacob Berxelius
- Correct Answer
- Phoebus Levene
ExplanationDeoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid polymer composed of monomers called nucleotides. Nucleotides are composed of three components: (1) a pentose sugar; (2) a nitrogenous base; and (3) one to three phosphate groups.
Phoebus Levene, a Russian biochemist was the first to discover the nucleotide and the first to correctly identify the way nucleic acid molecules, DNA.
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Options- A. Ram
- B. Jaganath
- C. Shiva
- D. Vishnu Discuss
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Options- A. 25 years
- B. 21 years
- C. 18 years
- D. 35 years Discuss
- 3. FFC stands for
Options- A. Foreign Finance Corporation
- B. Film Finance Corporation
- C. Federation of Football Council
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 4. Which of the following famous financial journals of international repute confers 'Finance minister of the year' Award?
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- B. Business Standard
- C. Euromoney
- D. Money Matters Discuss
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Options- A. highly coloured alloys
- B. alloys which contain mercury as one of the contents
- C. alloys which have great resistance to abrasion
- D. alloys which contain carbon Discuss
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- B. Iron, tin
- C. Iron, Brass, Tin
- D. Copper, Tin Discuss
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- B. Golf
- C. Bridge
- D. Polo Discuss
- 8. World Human Rights Day is observed on
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- B. December 10
- C. December 7
- D. September 5 Discuss
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Options- A. the Consolidated Fund of India
- B. the Contingency Fund
- C. both the above funds
- D. None of the above Discuss
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Options- A. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- B. Rabindranath Tagore
- C. Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
- D. Aurobindo Ghosh Discuss
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